Jeff
Holland
Biography
Jeff Holland is an aquatic biologist and tournament angler who fishes the Bassmaster Southern Opens.
Personal Info
Hometown
Winter Springs,
Florida
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Smith Lake scenery
Smith Lake scenery
Lewis Smith Lake has to rank at the top of the list for scenic lakes in the nation. Clear water, beautiful lake-front homes, mountain bluffs, and lots of fish.
Leaving the 'work lake'
Leaving the 'work lake'
Leaving my "work lake" to try and use my biologist skills and find bass on Lewis Smith Lake in Jasper, Ala., this week. Look forward to hanging out with all my friends and competitors. Safe travels...
Anticipation drives the sport
Anticipation drives the sport
Anglers Billy Matthews, myself, Shaw Grigsby, and Paul Elias eagerly wait to receive our boat draw numbers.
First keeper and another clue
First keeper and another clue
Conditions completely changed from Monday's sunny day practice. Steady rain and overcast conditions made fishing tougher. It took me a few hours to figure out the bigger bass again. Now I've caught...
Catching and eating
Catching and eating
Rain Tuesday on Chickamauga, and I'm on a good shell cracker pattern. The lunch menu is Dayton's finest Japanese Steak House shrimp tempura! Still looking for that first keeper bass.
B.A.S.S. Nation angler in top aquatic plant management for Florida
B.A.S.S. Nation angler in top aquatic plant management for Florida
It stands to reason that a person who enjoys fishing and duck hunting understands the balance in nature and cares to protect it. Matt Phillips is a B.A.S.S. Nation member with such a viewpoint...
Jeff Holland finds a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Jeff Holland finds a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Just after noticing the morning rainbow and saying my morning prayers I was granted a nice largemouth bass. This is a good beginning to my daily scouting process of gaining clues and dialing in my...
Tall native plants of the Harris Chain
Tall native plants of the Harris Chain
When the Bassmaster Southern Open anglers visit Florida for the first tournament of 2017, they should expect to encounter a wide variety of tall native and exotic plants growing on the Harris Chain...
Cliff Prince catches 3 in a flurry
Cliff Prince catches 3 in a flurry
Here's a slo-mo battle from Cliff Prince. He caught three fish in a flurry this morning.
Packed house
Packed house
I'm proud to be one of the many Marshals in Palatka, Fla., anticipating the start of the first Bassmaster Elite event of 2016 on the St. Johns River.
Learn something from every bass
Learn something from every bass
Balancing fatherly duties, career work demands and family time with a tournament career has always been limited by time.With the support of my family and the backing of sponsors like Aquatic...
Hydrilla and Lake Seminole
Hydrilla and Lake Seminole
Fall is a time of year that many anglers like myself look forward to fishing. Cooler water and abundant plants allow anglers to use a wide arsenal of lures and fishing...
Let's get it started!
Let's get it started!
I hope the fish keep biting like they have all week. It's been a fun practice on Lake Norman but challenging weather. Let's get this tournament started!
Hopefully the lake warms
Hopefully the lake warms
Since this cold front hit all the fish went down to 50 and 70 ft! The rocky shorelines are beautiful to look at but tough to catch fish on. I sure hope the water warms come ...
Smith Lake's aquatic plants
Smith Lake's aquatic plants
I was searching for aquatic plants on Smith Lake and located two submersed aquatic algae, Stonewort ( Nitella spp.) and one that resembled Spirogyra spp. Both make up the basis for the food...
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