Forty years ago, Craig Lamb went to his first B.A.S.S. tournament as a starstruck teenager. As a grownup, he reports about the people, places and news of the tournament trail.
Patrick Walters continues to roam about the cove where he's been since arriving directly from the launch site. He's got 2 bass in the boat for about 4 pounds, and there are more than a...
Patrick Walters is surrounded by about 10 boats in his fishing area, and using a Rat-L-Trap and 13 Fishing Loco Special jerkbait. The casting targets are quite unique. During springtime...
Co-angler Dalton Tankersley just boat flipped this fish that he and his partner estimated to weigh 9-plus pounds. Photographer Andy Crawford has it closer to 7 pounds. Regardless of the weight...
The fog delay was cancelled with the Top 10 anglers departing Volunteer Landing in downtown Knoxville at 8:30 a.m. ET. The 90-minute delay will not change the regularly scheduled check-in time of 3...
The start of Championship Sunday is being briefly delayed by fog on the Tennessee River.B.A.S.S. Officials made the decision after survey the conditions on the River with the Tennessee Wildlife...
John Cox started the day in 5th on the leaderboard with 23 pounds, 14 ounces. Now, BassTrakk shows him in 4th with a weight of 9-4, for 4 keepers. This morning at the dock he told me that a rising...
Going into the weekend the forecast called for between a 60% and 90% chance of rain for Saturday and Sunday, respectively, and throughout the day and night.That has changed and so might the fishing...
Mark Menenedez has just two areas that are producing his catches. One is in Fort Loudoun and the other is 35 miles away in Tellico Lake. Menendez is 9th on the Leaderboard with 23 pounds, 14...
That Blog title is actually a play on words. Scott Martin is 6th on the Leaderboard and 5th in BassTrakk. His score so far is 2 bass for 4 pounds, bringing his cumulative weight to 27 pounds, 14...
Andy Crawford just sent in this two-photo sequence that's worth a fish story.In the first photo, you see three anglers on a dock next to their boat. Another boat is not pictured.Patrick Walters...
Jeff Gustafson now has 4 keepers in the boat as he gives the smallmouth a beat down in his area. His deep water spot bottoms out at 24 feet, and it features a mixed rubble of rocks and boulders-...
Click on the AOY tab in the new BassTrakk and you will see a familiar name at the top. That name is Greg Hackney.Hackney currently leads the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with an...
We think of this Blog as the historical record of the tournament, it's continuous flow of information documenting what happens throughout a competition day.Until this season, BassTrakk was the...
Everyone in this tournament has a game plan. On the Tennessee River system, that game plan can be influenced by another. That game plan is the generation schedule of the Tennessee Valley Authority...
Yesterday, six anglers failed to weigh a bass, and that's not the end of the world.How so?Because they are one bite away from extending their tournament here. The Top 50 cut weight is 5 pounds, 7...
Steve Kennedy is doing what he likes to do (except use a swimbait), which is flipping and pitching at isolated cover in shallow cover. The only problem is that tactic needs sunshine to position the...