Gerald Swindle made a key decision Sunday afternoon that got him into Monday’s top 10 final. He threw a crankbait around a bridge and caught two key fish, a 3-pounder and a 2 1/2. When he left...
Seth Feider came into Neely Henry Lake with a 4-point lead over Patrick Walters in the Angler of the Year race. Walters just missed the Day 2 cut, by 3 ounces, and Feider finished 12th yesterday....
Steve Kennedy finished 45th on Day 3 of the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry. If it had been the Whataburger Catfishmaster Elite, he would have finished first. Kennedy loves to fish for...
Wes Logan noted at yesterday’s weigh-in that he would have four baits tied on the rods on his boat deck: a swim jig, a frog, a squarebill crankbait and a flipping jig - "5/8ths, a big jig,” he said...
Paul Mueller has caught the biggest bass of the tournament so far with a 6-pounder this morning on a chartreuse squarebill crankbait. Wes Logan caught his two biggest bass yesterday on a chartreuse...
First, Gerald Swindle put a solid 12-pound, 10-ounce limit in the boat, then Paul Mueller landed what appears to be the biggest bass of the week, entered in BassTrakk as a 6-pounder. The bite has...
In three days of the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake there have been three different leaders. On Day 1 it was Brock Mosley, who weighed a five-bass limit of 16-pounds, 15 ounces....
While he’s only 26 years old, Wes Logan has as much experience on Neely Henry Lake as any angler in this field. It’s the lake where he and his father fished more tournaments than any other. Maybe...
Bob Downey primarily fished backwater areas the first two days at Neely Henry. But he’s moved out to the main river this morning, and he’s surged from his 5th place start to the top of the...
In spite of the fact he finished in 8th place yesterday, Wes Logan wasn’t happy. He couldn’t help but think about what could have been, specifically the 4 1/2-pounder that jumped and spit his lure...
When Brandon Palaniuk was on the weigh-in stage yesterday, he claimed that he didn’t know what he was going to do when at started Day 1 at Neely Henry Lake, he didn’t know what he was going to do...
It seems there’s never a dull moment around Gerald Swindle, but this one was extraordinary. Swindle has leaned hard on a 1/4-ounce buzzbait in this tournament, entering the day in 4th place with 27...
Tournament leader Paul Mueller has been as consistent as possible the first two days at Neely Henry, weighing 15 pounds, 3 ounces both days. But he did it under less than ideal conditions yesterday...
Patrick Walters had caught a five-bass limit every day this season, until Saturday. While there are still three tournaments remaining in the 2021 Elite Series season, the Angler of the Year race...
Paul Mueller has had an uncharacteristically poor season on the Elite Series. He was ranked 81st in the Angler of the Year standings after at 86th place finish at Lake Fork two weeks ago. His best...
Obviously, Gerald Swindle hasn’t gotten gun-shy about boat-flipping a 4-pounder. Swindle, who lost a 4-pounder that came unhooked during a boat flip attempt early this morning, successfully swung a...
Chris Johnston came into this tournament ranked 5th in the Angler of the Year standings. But that was in jeopardy after Day 1 at Neely Henry when Johnston finished 67th with a 7-pound, 5-ounce...
Todd Auten landed a largemouth bass at 8:45 that clearly had a belly full of eggs. It went into BassTrakk as a 4 1/2-pounder, but appeared to be at least a 5-pounder. It put Auten in the lead. He’s...
Greg Hackney knows how to hold a bass for a photo, as you can see here. The closer the fish is to the camera, the bigger it looks. This bass was entered in BassTrakk as a 3-pounder. It’s a...
Gerald and Le Ann, aka Lulu, Swindle are celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary today. After losing a 3 1/2-pounder that came unhooked, bounced off the boat rail and then back in the lake,...
