It didn’t take Bassmaster Elite Series pro Micah Frazier long to put his first bass in the livewell. He’s working an area about 5 minutes from the landing, and the 2-pounder bit on the second pass...
Rookie Kyle Welcher had fish No. 1 in the boat before the sun broke the horizon good, but has struggled to make anything happen since.But he just put another keeper in the livewell. Again, it’s not...
Elite Series rookie Kyle Welcher ran about 10 miles north of take-off, ducked into the back of a canal and quickly broke the ice.The bass wasn’t a giant - Welcher had to measure it - but the first...
Drew Cook’s BASSTrakk phone isn’t working, so he’s showing a zero. But he said his livewell is actually holding two fish worth about 11 or 12 pounds.“I’ve got only got two fish, but one is a giant,...
Scott Canterbury started today in fifth place, about 4 pounds behind leader Kelley Jaye.But Canterbury just cut that gap with a solid 3-pounder he caught flipping lilies just off Lake George.But he...
Luke Palmer is working lilies in the Astor area, and it only took about 15 minutes to get his first bite.The fish wasn’t what he was looking for, though.“It was just short,” Palmer said.But at...
Driving to Astor to wait on anglers heading to the Lake Dexter area, I saw the sunrise through the trees. I left the hotel early, so I ducked down a street and walked out to Lake George - and was...
Relentless winds have forced cancelation of the first two days of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, but local pro Cliff Prince said there is another weather condition worth considering...
Jamie Hartman said postponement of the first day of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite Series at St. Johns River is likely to really throw the field for a loop — and it certainly has him scratching his...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Prince put together a group of about 10 anglers to use the canceled day to visit Palatka High School.The anglers are here at CP Deli for breakfast, and are on...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Cox runs a deep V Crestliner with a top speed of about 60 mph because he doesn’t feel the need to go faster following an high-speed accident several years ago...
Chris Zaldain left his starting spot with two smallies in the boat for about 5 1/2 pounds, and I headed in to work up the photo gallery (which will be available soon) because he told me yesterday...
Chris Zaldain is working over a small area thoroughly, and he just caught his second keeper. It looked to be a 2-pounder, although it’s too windy for me to communicate with him. ...
It is rough as a cobb where Chris Zaldain set up shop this morning, but he just put his first bass on the board. The fish weighs “just under 4” pounds, so the angler who went Into today nine...
The 8 o’clock hour was good to Keith Combs, producing almost 8 of the 10 pounds he’s put in the boat. He was still in fifth when we pulled up, but he’s been whacking on the spotted bass to...
Chris Zaldain headed up the lake to fish for largemouths early, and that decision has already paid off in a big way. He missed a bite on a swimbait, switched to a small jig and on the first...
Bassmaster Elite pro Ed Loughran has a limit for about 9 pounds. But he doesn’t feel secure yet.He’s hoping to trade out at least one of the two squeaker spotted bass in his livewell for a...
Frank Talley tried to fish main-lake stretches of bank, but he didn’t stay long before finding protected pockets.“I like wind; it’s why I’m getting some of my bites,” Talley said “But it’s keeping...
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Frank Talley just put his first bass of the day in the livewell, a 2-pound smallie that fell for a topwater on a wind-blown bank.But he had to be patient before...
