BASS Communications / Seigo Saito

Jones said he's considering abandoning the area that he and Jordon have worked for 3 days.

"I assume that Kelly and I have caught most of the good, catchable fish out of there," he said. "I haven't decided whether I'll go back and see if more swim there, or what I'll do.

I'll sleep on it tonight and decide if tomorrow's going to be a practice day or if I'll go back and pound it one more time. It's really a tough call."

He caught one of his four keepers on the way to the lock and then had sporadic action throughout the day.

"I lost one I'd like to have a do-over on. It was about a 3 1/2-pounder and it got me hung up and pulled off. But those are the perils of the game."

If nothing else, he'll have gained points on the two anglers ahead of him in the AOY race (VanDam and Skeet Reese).

"I'd like to move up a couple of places tomorrow because those points could be very valuable come year's end." Read More