Dave
Precht
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Dave Precht is the Editor in Chief of Bassmaster Magazine. To read more from Precht, follow his column "Back Deck" in Bassmaster Magazine.
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Biggs bags Nation Central
Biggs bags Nation Central
James Biggs could’ve slept in and still won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional on Lake Guntersville, but instead the Euless, Texas boater caught a five-bass limit of 19 pounds, 9...
Oklahoma wins Nation Central Team title
Oklahoma wins Nation Central Team title
Oklahoma claims team title, and James Biggs leads the individual competition with 50-9.
The top of my bucket list
The top of my bucket list
You learn a lot about people when you spend a day in the boat with them, and most of what you learn is good.Ernest Hemingway apparently didn’t relish the idea of a fishing buddy.Reportedly, he said...
The beauty of belonging
The beauty of belonging
“Psychologists say we can’t be mentally healthy if we don’t have a sense of belonging and being accepted by others.”In the late 1980s and ’90s, when I was editor of this fine publication, I...
Paul Mueller wins on Lake Lanier
Paul Mueller wins on Lake Lanier
Paul Mueller captures his first Elite Series victory at Lake Lanier with 69-0 total.
Card’s big spot
Card’s big spot
While most of the rest of the field is fishing deep structure with finesse baits, Brandon Card is burning the bank with a small Yo-Zuri crankbait.When we pulled up to him for a second visit today...
Feider sees action
Feider sees action
Shane and I happened onto Seth Feider, who at that point was in ninth place in round three of the Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier. He had a limit for today weighing 15 1/2 pounds, and 38-14...
Card on deck
Card on deck
After leaving Paul Mueller sometime ago, we located Chris Zaldain fishing structure further down the lake. He had three good fish by that time.He had also attracted a number of spectator boats...
A national champ
A national champ
Paul Mueller is one of several Elite anglers who worked their way up to the top tier of professional fishing through the bass nation program. He won the national championship in 2014.He very nearly...
Number four for Mueller
Number four for Mueller
Mueller is on fire. Right now he is fighting his fourth spotted bass in the short time we’ve been in this spot. I think that’s another two in a row on two casts. The last one is a little...
Heavier than they look
Heavier than they look
According to BASSTrakk, I badly short-changed Mueller on the weight ofhis first two fish. We thought they would go about 2 pounds each, buthe estimated them to weigh 5 1/2 pounds together.I do know...
Mueller doesn't waste time
Mueller doesn't waste time
Well, that didn’t take long. Within 10 minutes after setting down athis first hole, Paul Mueller tightened up on a nice spotted bass. Thefish finally came to the boat and he lipped it in. The...
Johnston culling
Johnston culling
We got to watch Chris Johnston cull a few minutes ago. He's in fourth with 30-11. I watched him on the St. Johns last week, when he finished second to Rick Clunn. The cull bumped him to 15-11 for...
Needles in a haystack
Needles in a haystack
Sorry for the long silence. Finding anglers who are leading this event is worse than looking for needles in a haystack because the needles keep moving.We are using the BASSTrakk map, which is...
What a difference a week makes
What a difference a week makes
What a difference a week makes. This time last week, I was watching Rick Clunn catch giant Florida largemouth on the St. Johns River in 80 degree weather. Today, it's in the low 50s, and Clunn and...
Extra incentive
Extra incentive
Jeff Gustafson is providing extra incentive for fish to bite. He is running a Hydrowave unit by T-H Marine on his Lund. The electronic device emits baitfish sounds underwater that are meant to...
Gustafson searching
Gustafson searching
As a fishing guide in Canadian waters, Jeff Gustafson has to be a master of reading electronics. His eyes are glued to his depthfinder screen constantly, as he probes structure around a small...
Gustafson found
Gustafson found
Photographer Shane Durrance and I finally have found our target, Jeff Gustafson, on the lower end of the lake.We were using one of those “find your buddy“ apps to locate his photographer, Jake....
A look at Cory Johnston's morning
A look at Cory Johnston's morning
Here's a look at some of Cory Johnston's catches and misses on Day 4.
Johnston lands a nice one
Johnston lands a nice one
We found Chris Johnston fishing a grassy shoreline just in time to see him land a very nice bass. The fish weighed 5 pounds and moved him into first place according to BASSTrack.That fish bumped...
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