Jay Yelas Quotations

When you catch a 7-pounder and an 8-pounder on what was really a pretty tough day of fishing, it's just one of those days where everything goes right. It's a thrill to catch one of the biggest stringers of my career in one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

I am glad to be down here tonight, ... This is a great area and great training ground for bass fisherman.

From now through September big fish will be in grass packs, ... You need to get a big one ounce jig with a frog or a crabapple or plum colored worm and find your wolf pack of fish.

I wasn't sweating it too much. I just needed a couple of guys to finish in the top 10 at the Classic and double-qualify. I figured the odds were in my favor.

A Champions Journey of Faith, Family and Fishing.

It's been a process, over the last couple of years. Things have changed. The atmosphere at BASS has changed. The culture over there has changed. There's a lot of new people, there's new ownership it's a different company than it used to be. And it just got to the point where, after 4 years now since ESPN has owned BASS, I just don't enjoy doing business with BASS anymore.

It's really a big fish technique, and I was fortunate to catch five of them. It's mostly an early bite and the lure is key.

In bass fishing there are about 10 different lures and hook-set techniques that can be good. Clay is an expert in the techniques that don't require a strong hook set, and some days he gets on a roll and doesn't lose any fish.

In a lifetime, if a guy has three chances to win the Classic, that's a huge accomplishment.