After coming close to winning a Central Open and enduring all the emotions of his mistake that cost him the title, John Garrett was calm and collected.
For the second week in a row, a two-pound penalty for having six fish in the livewell may determine the outcome of a B.A.S.S. tournament. It happened to Shane LeHew in the Elite Series event at...
Arkansas River veteran angler Jason Christie was asked yesterday how this tournament would be won today. The Park Hill, Okla., pro was a pre-tournament favorite. He was in 15th place on Day 1, but...
Like a deep bruise, Keith Poche won't forget this tournament for a while. Over the first two days, he caught the fish to be leading by three pounds going into today. However, the Pike Road, Ala.,...
Brandon Palaniuk's success on the Elite Series, which includes the 2017 Angler of the Year title, has been highlighted by top finishes on deep, clear reservoirs or rivers. But in his first...
It's no surprise to anyone who has followed B.A.S.S. for years that 54-year-old Arkansas angler Stephen Browning made the top 12 cut here at the Arkansas River, or that he took an early lead with...
Dale Hightower has increased his lead early today with a couple of two-pounders. Early fish are always a confidence builder, especially for the tournament leader on the last day. But the main thing...
Based on the first two days, it's easy to build the case that any of today's 12 finalists could win the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open. The Arkansas River has produced plenty of evidence this...
Steve Bowman and I were driving to put in at the Kerr Lake pool and photograph all the anglers there, including most of the leaders. Before we'd launched the boat, Dale Hightower called —...
Brad Whatley has a two-pronged approach on the Arkansas River today. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Bivins, Texas, locked down to Kerr Lake this morning, and he plans to be back in the lock...
Elite Series angler Chris Zaldain isn’t fishing the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at the Arkansas River, which began at 6 a.m. CT today. But, of course, he has a rooting interest, as his wife...
The time-consuming part was just getting here. Once Lee Livesay locked down to Kerr Lake with, he estimated, about 70 other tournament boats, it took him only 30 minutes to catch his first three...
If not for Shane LeHew's misfortune, Buddy Gross wouldn't have qualified for today's top 10. As you may recall, LeHew suffered a 2-pound penalty yesterday for having six fish in his livewell at one...
Buddy Gross is putting on a brushpile-fishing clinic. The latest example was a 6 1/2-pounder that has given him a five-bass limit of 26 pounds, 4 ounces. And, more importantly, it has moved him...
Scott Canterbury started the day with a 4-pound, 3-ounce lead over his closest competitor going into the final day of the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula. He's got close to a 17-pound limit...
Buddy Gross made the highest leap in the Day 1 standings to reach today's top 10 final. The 47-year-old veteran angler but Elite Series rookie from Chickamauga, Ga., was 43rd after Wednesday's...
It's widely believed that the biggest bass in a brushpile will be the first one to bite, if they're biting at all. Drew Cook, who has caught most of his fish off brushpiles in this tournament was...
Just after the top 10 Elite Series anglers launched at 5:25 a.m. CDT today, another tournament began the takeoff process at Lakepoint State Park Marina. It's the annual Alabama Children's Classic...
Shane LeHew caught the biggest bag of the first three days of the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula. The problem was his 25-pound, 1-ounce five-bass limit was reduced by two pounds due to a...
