Veteran outdoor writer Pete Robbins provides a fan's perspective of B.A.S.S. complemented by an insider's knowledge of the sport. He blogs about fishing travel at www.halfpastfirstcast.com
Here’s a throwback for you: In June of 1997 a friend and I went to Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka as co-anglers in a big tournament. My friend, who had fished the Northeast division of the Red Man...
We've seen some heroic comebacks this week, including Seth Feider's big bag today and the comeback that Keith Combs engineered yesterday.Neither will likely win, though.Cherry established a huge...
If Hank Cherry wins he will be the first NC champ since David Fritts in 1993 and the first winner in a Bass Cat since Mark Davis in 1995.Two Hall of Famers, both inducted in 2019. Maybe this is the...
It would be easy to say this Cherry has this wrapped up, but this is Guntersville and there are plenty of 7+ lb bass swimming out there -- sometimes in close proximity to one another.There's no...
We are back in Brown's Creek and passing by your tournament leader. Very few spectators as compared to past Classics, including the 2014 iteration here. With Bassmaster LIVE, you're actually closer...
With the sun out the water is starting to heat up, but until a moment ago it was dead slick calm. Then the wind kicked up and almost immediately Blaylock hooked up with a solid keeper. He had to...
We left Brandon Card to drop off Steve Bowman's photo gallery at the media trailer. On the way we passed Hank Cherry and his spectator gallery.Now we have moved to Stetson Blaylock in the vicinity...
Here in the land of "Roll Tide," Steve Bowman feels a bit out of sorts. He let out an impromptu "Woo pig sooie" and fellow Arkie Stetson Blaylock, fishing just 30 yards away, picked up on it. "I...
After making his second short move of the morning, Card "missed one that felt like a good one." He said he needs wind to get them to commit to his jerkbait and he is not getting it.With no wind and...
We haven't seen many spinning rods this week so far -- in fact, I don't remember any -- but Brandon Card had several on the deck of his Vexus.He just used one of them to catch keeper number two. It...
With a gallery consisting of us and his brother Jordan (an Opens competitor), Card moved to his second spot and promptly boated a keeper.He had to measure it to make sure, but it is a start.