> Day 4: 5, 12-07 (20, 61-01)

Gagliardi moved up two places in the standings today despite weighing his lightest bag of the tournament. The high finish was welcome after a poor 2011 that saw the former AOY finish 88th in the points.

"It feels good, especially after a not-so-stellar year last year," he said. "It's nice to get off to a good start."

Unlike some of the other top finishers, he didn't bounce around a lot. He did most of his damage from a single locale.

"It was definitely tougher today. I only got four keepers off my main spot, then I had another place where I could catch keeper (spotted bass), so I went there and picked up one or two. Then I ran up the river and caught my biggest one on a swimbait, but I also lost a 5-pounder.

"My best place was real close to a shallow spawning flat, and I think today most of them had moved on in there." Complete Story