Alton Jones leads the Elite Series Opener on the St. Johns River after three days. Photo courtesy of B..A.S.S; by Seigo Saito.The good news for Alton Jones is that he's leading the St. Johns Showdown by more than 9 pounds going into this morning's final day of competition. The bad news is that a single fish could erase that lead on the St. Johns River, and any one of the 12 anglers who qualified for the final day could catch a monster bag today and win the tournament.
Jones is in his element, though. He's one of the best sight-fishermen on tour, especially when the bedding fish are getting hit hard and have gotten fussy -- and that's exactly what is going on at the St. Johns River right now. He's adept at finding fish, moving away from them and then "sight fishing by feel." He's also understands when NOT to catch a fish. In fact, leaving males so that more females would move into the area has been an important part of his strategy this week.
Jones is in his element, though. He's one of the best sight-fishermen on tour, especially when the bedding fish are getting hit hard and have gotten fussy -- and that's exactly what is going on at the St. Johns River right now. He's adept at finding fish, moving away from them and then "sight fishing by feel." He's also understands when NOT to catch a fish. In fact, leaving males so that more females would move into the area has been an important part of his strategy this week.
"I've been fishing professionally for 21 years now," Jones said this morning on Facebook, "but I still have a few butterflies this morning. I'm going to go out and give God my very best effort today and leave the results in his hands."
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