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I guess you could say that today I was flying high. I had the opportunity to go up in the helicopter as it searched Grand Lake for the leading pros. Having never been in a helicopter before, I was pretty nervous at first, but the nervousness turned to excitement when after about five minutes we spotted a large gallery of boats on the water watching KVD.
The top pros out here are like magnets for spectator boats. When you are watching the pros from the water, it seems like it is fairly easy to spot significant points and fishing spots. However, when you are in the air and are able to see the hundreds of points, coves, banks, and miles of shoreline, you gain an appreciation for how good these guys really are at finding big bass.
One of the highlights of the helicopter trip was being able to hover over the tournament leader, Jeff Kriet. Believe it or not, while I was watching Kriet from the chopper, I noticed that my fellow Sooner Bass Angler, Justin Hurd, was in the on-the-water gallery watching him fish.
- Matt Pangrac
