The 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series is set to begin on the St. Johns River. Although the Central Florida fishery has been the first stop for the Elite Series over the past two years, the river...
Kelley Jaye explains how he changes the action of his jerkbait and improves landing percentage by changing treble hooks based on what species he's targeting.
Citing personal reasons, veteran pro Kelley Jaye of Dadeville, Ala., has withdrawn from this week’s Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain and announced he will not fish the remainder of the Bassmaster...
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Kelley Jaye talks about fishing similar areas and his approach during the changing seasons. Fish use creek channels as highways in and out of these areas as the...
The Bassmaster Elite Series season has been over for a couple of months. I still haven’t gotten over the sting of missing the upcoming Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk....
Before starting my tour-level career, I’d never fished outside of the state of Alabama, so as you can imagine the learning curve was quite steep. I remember going up north for the first time and I...
If you’d told me at the beginning of the year that at this point in the season I’d be outside the Classic bubble looking in, I would’ve been shocked. I don’t think I was overconfident, but with...
There is no question that the lingering days of summer make for some difficult fishing across the South.In this case, Oklahoma certainly fits into that region — it’s hot.With the first day in the...
After stumbling through the two New York tournaments, I currently find myself in 43rd place in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. According to the Bassmaster.com, that has me as the...
Over the past couple of years of my Bassmaster Elite Series career, the fisheries of upstate New York have treated me pretty well. As often happens in this sport, just when you think you have...
I guess by now it’s no longer a secret that you can enjoy success with a jerkbait throughout the year, not just during the prespawn. If you had any doubt before that they’ll eat it during the...
The sixth regular-season stop on the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule brought us to Lake Guntersville, about 160 miles due north of my home in Dadeville. It was a memorable week for me, mostly...
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Lake Guntersville impressed, as it always seems to do by producing many bags exceeding the targeted 20-pound mark. Also as expected, big bass were caught on several different...
Since coming home from Texas Fest I’ve been going non-stop at Alabama Motor and Pump Service. It looks like other parts of the country have experienced some extreme weather, but at home it has been...
Here we go: Back-to-back slugfests on the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series. With all the heavy rains in Oklahoma, unfortunately Fort Gibson had to be postponed, which means that we are closing in on...
With three of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments in the books, Winyah Bay will be a make-or-break event for a lot of the field. I count myself among that group, because I’m currently in...
This is going to be a fun tournament, for sure. Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing players can expect to see bass caught deep, on docks, maybe on beds — you name it. But what will the winning pattern be?...