The American Angler office posting for January 1 said, "Report from the bridge tonight was 20 fish and nine of those were cows, from John Haskin's 273-pounder cows were caught by Chris S., Bob H., David P., Chris R., John W., Wes C., and Zeke on down to Bill Randall's 202-pounder. The guys decided to hang out until the morning because they may have the opportunity of a lifetime right where they sit, not to mention the beautiful flat, calm weather. Morale is high, everyone on the boat has a big fish and is looking forward to tomorrow morning."