Frank Talley's Journey of Joy, Hope and Sadness

FOR MOST OF us, our time on this earth is a journey of joy, hope and sadness. As much as we’d like to, none of us can avoid the last one.

At the age of 45, in his second year on the Elite Series, Frank Talley has already experienced an abundance of all three.

The Joy

On Day 2 of the YETI Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair, Talley sacked the biggest bag of his young Elite career with 22 pounds 10 ounces. That moved him into 10th place in the tournament and 27th in Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.

“I was on cloud nine,” he said.

But on Day 3, well, Talley tanked. The wind died down, and he only caught three fish. Talley dropped