Chad
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Hometown
Reeds Spring,
Missouri
Birthdate
October 20, 1966
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Deborah (wife)
Hobbies
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Meet the Elites: Chad Morgenthaler
Meet the Elites: Chad Morgenthaler
Chad Morgenthaler's tale is actually told through three different careers. The second career led directly to the third, while the first career provided the financial fuel."I got started in the...
Daily Limit: Thankful for …
Daily Limit: Thankful for …
The Bassmaster Elite Series anglers list off what they are most thankful for this holiday season.
Fantasy Fishing: Bank on momentum, not just bank beaters
Fantasy Fishing: Bank on momentum, not just bank beaters
Wow! What an amazing season it has been so far! Sam Rayburn did not disappoint.Here are a few quick stats if you missed it during the event. According to BASSTrakk, on Day 1, there were 57 fish...
Purging hats a delicate endeavor
Purging hats a delicate endeavor
How one Elite angler dealt with the painful experience of seeing part of his hat collection go.
Elites keep memories under hats
Elites keep memories under hats
Davy Hite doesn't really collect hats, but he has more than 100 because he just can't throw away certain memories.
Elite pros hold on to their hats
Elite pros hold on to their hats
Most pros have tremendous hat collections, and we look into their likes, dislikes and the nuances of their relationship with hats.
Fantasy Fishing: Cast early, cast often
Fantasy Fishing: Cast early, cast often
The Elite Series is headed back to my home water and the Nation’s Capital for the first time since 2007, and making it even better, it’s an election year.No, you cannot vote for the winner, but if...
Fantasy Fishing: The odds are on green grass
Fantasy Fishing: The odds are on green grass
In an episode from the second season of the classic 1970s sitcom What’s Happening! called “Give Me Odds,” Dwayne — played by the highly underrated Haywood Nelson — has what he describes as a...
Fantasy Fishing: Go with patient flippers at Cayuga
Fantasy Fishing: Go with patient flippers at Cayuga
Lake Texoma wasn’t exactly as I had written about it in my last Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing story, but once you pen something you can’t go back and change it. With that being said, my team was...
Fantasy Fishing: Count on skilled vegetation anglers to catch them on Cayuga
Fantasy Fishing: Count on skilled vegetation anglers to catch them on Cayuga
I’ve fished two B.A.S.S. tournaments on Cayuga Lake (a Northern Open in ‘12 and an Elite Series event in ‘14) and both were held in mid-August. Even though this year’s Elite event is in late June I...
Fantasy Fishing: Brandon Card was the best choice at BASSfest 2016
Fantasy Fishing: Brandon Card was the best choice at BASSfest 2016
DURANT, Okla. — Coming into GEICO BASSfest presented by Choctaw Casino at Lake Texoma, Greg Hackney was leading the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race. Now that the event has...
Fantasy Fishing: Go with momentum and local flavor
Fantasy Fishing: Go with momentum and local flavor
I’d love to tell you that I had a good Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing showing at Toledo Bend, but to remain consistent with my season thus far, my picks tanked. I know I’m starting to sound like a...
Fantasy Fishing: Pick offshore specialists for BASSfest
Fantasy Fishing: Pick offshore specialists for BASSfest
As a former Elite Series angler I thought I’d have no problem assembling strong Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing rosters this year because I feel I know most of the Elite Series anglers' strengths and...
Daily Limit: Elites hit Hemphill
Daily Limit: Elites hit Hemphill
Hemphill has a storied existence in bass fishing, and a current batch of Elites again did their part to keep that going.At the behest of longtime B.A.S.S. pro and Toledo Bend guide Dave Mansue, a...
Fantasy Fishing: Power fishermen will shine at Toledo Bend
Fantasy Fishing: Power fishermen will shine at Toledo Bend
My streak of bad choices continued yet again at Wheeler Lake, aside from my choosing of Greg Hackney. But, there’s a still a lot of room for improvement. What’s especially interesting is that my...
Fantasy Fishing: Stop, hammer time - Toledo Bend style
Fantasy Fishing: Stop, hammer time - Toledo Bend style
After four Elite Series tournaments it appears that my Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing skills have created quite a buzz. I was out fishing the Potomac River recently when I ran into an acquaintance who...
Fantasy Fishing: Pick anglers whose biggest strength is fishing grass
Fantasy Fishing: Pick anglers whose biggest strength is fishing grass
When the Bassmaster Elite Series last visited Toledo Bend in early May 2014, Jacob Powroznik won by focusing on the shad spawn, and also by mixing in some sight fishing during the final day when...
Fantasy Fishing: Look for adjustability in Arkansas
Fantasy Fishing: Look for adjustability in Arkansas
Winyah Bay didn’t go my way, so I’m going to regroup, reassess and try to make up some lost ground when the Bassmaster Elite Series visits Arkansas next week. I’m trying to get into the spirit of...
Fantasy Fishing: Ya Winyah some, ya loseyah some
Fantasy Fishing: Ya Winyah some, ya loseyah some
So far, my Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing picks have tanked. Can’t blame anyone, but those of you who read my column could easily blame me for being WAAAAYYY off base.I’m not sorry.What’s funny is that...
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