Coolest thing you did this summer during the long break between the Green Bay and Oneida Elite events?
Scroggins:I went to the Florida Keys to catch lobster with Kelly Jordon, my family and friends.
Rojas:I caddied for my 10-year old son in a Junior PGA Championship event.
KVD:I spent four days chillin’ with family and friends, and smashing the smallmouth on Torch Lake.
Number of Hours you drove to get to Lake Oneida?
Scroggins:I’ve been in that Tundra for two days -- about 21 hours of driving all together.
Rojas:Not far, my rig was in Buffalo.
KVD:I worked a charity event two hours this side of home, and then drove another 8 hours to get here.
Three lures you won’t dare leave the dock without at Oneida?
Scroggins:Pad Crasher frog, 1-ounce jig, and 3/8 ounce Texas-rigged Wooly Bug.
Rojas:I ain’t sayin’.
KVD:Frog, Sexy Dawg topwater, and a Strike King Rodent for pitching.
What percentage of the winning angler’s creel will be largemouth?
Scroggins:70% of the winning creel will be largemouth.
Rojas:I’m saying 50/50.
KVD:Smallmouth will dominate. Only 25% of the winning creel will be largemouth.
How many pounds per day will you have to catch to assure yourself a Top 12 finish?
Scroggins:14 pounds
Rojas:13 to 14 pounds
KVD:14 ½ pounds
What do you enjoy most about this particular tour stop?
Scroggins:There’s so many fish in this lake.
Rojas:We always come here at the end of summer and it’s nice and cool and refreshing outside.
KVD:Catching smallmouth, and eating the walleye we catch in practice.
Most memorable Oneida moment?
Scroggins:I broke down and was trolling back toward the dock for service when smallmouth started schooling around me. I caught enough of them to finish in the Top 25 despite my engine issues.
Rojas:Winning here in August of 2008.
KVD:Catching 75 smallmouth off of one spot in one tournament day.