LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Day two, or “Cut Day,” of the Bass Angler Magazine, or BAM, Super 60 Championship opened on Saturday with a prayer from the Tournament Director Michael Bray, the national anthem and a fog delay.

Bray and the owner of BAM, Mark Lassagne, decided to err on the side of caution and hold the field for two hours to ensure safe boating conditions. 

Tournament directors have a tough job and making that call commands respect for the anglers safety and the sport of fishing.

With the smell of two stroke oil exhaust in the air and the purr of four stroke motors the professional field of anglers patiently waited for the low fog to lift.

After the eight hour day of fishing was shortened to six, Cut Day was complete and the top 10 anglers’ weights were zeroed for the final day of competition. 

On Sunday morning, the championship is up for grabs and the angler who manages their fish and location the best will reign victorious.

The top 10 anglers competing for the Bass Cat prize package worth $70,000 are in order below:

• Mason McAbee from Bakersfield, California;
• Luke Johns from Folsom, California;
• Colby Pearson from Rogue River, Oregon;
• Bryant Smith from Roseville, California;
• Austin Bonjour from Templeton, California;
• Robert Riehl from Stockton, California;
• Randy McAbee from Bakersfield, California;
• Sean Minderman from Spokane, Washington;
• Ty Manterola from Pasco, Washington;
• Tyler Madden, Brentwood, California.

Craig Nelson is a former professional golfer who fell in love with tournament bass fishing 20 years ago. He found Lake County after fishing an FLW Stren Series event and never left. He’s the back-to-back winner of the Konocti Classic and runner up in the inaugural WON Bass Clear Lake Open.