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?...
A few weeks ago Bassmaster.com published my column about my history of poor Elite Series starts and the need to reverse that trend this year. With the St. Johns River now in my rearview mirror, I’m...
The Bassmaster Elite Series heads to Lake Lanier for the second stop of the 2019 season. After an amazing display of big largemouth bass at the St. Johns River, anglers will adjust for a deeper,...
At 12 years old, Kelley Jaye thought his life was over, when it actuality was just beginning. His parents split up and his mother moved him from the city to the country, which might as well have...
After a long offseason we are creeping up on the start of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series campaign, my seventh season on the tour and one that I’m really excited about. In addition to desperately...
In my six years on the Bassmaster Elite Series, many of my best finishes have come on hard jerkbaits. They’ve occurred on a pretty wide variety of fisheries – everywhere from Florida to Texas to up...