Steve Bowman is a veteran outdoor writer, covering B.A.S.S. for almost three decades. He’s currently the editor/manager for tournament coverage on Bassmaster.com.
The 2016 Rookie of the Year Drew Benton is concentrating on his game plan at the start of Day 1 of the Guranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River.Benton is on his first spot of the...
Clint Miller has just finished his limit. He’s going to call it around 8 pounds. But it looks a little heavier than that.Either way that will put him back in second place at the moment.He still...
Stetson Blaylock is currently on the lower end of the lake in short creek where there is a large school of bass and Shad.He’s basically chasing breaking fish. He’s caught two but both were short....
Stetson Blaylock has some special spectators this morning.His wife Lindsey and children Kei and Linnie are out here cheering him on.Elite angler Randy Pierson was nice enough to tote them around...
Stetson Blaylock has started his morning in quick fashion.Once again not long after arriving, Blaylock has hooked into his first keeper. This one is a bit above 2-pounds, which will take care of...
Stetson Blaylock has finished his limit and by our count that puts him in a virtual tie with Lee Livesay.Blaylock is headed back to the grass mat that has produced a 5-pounder on Day 1 and a 3...
Stetson Blaylock has just caught his fourth fish. It adds another 2-pounds to his total and virtually assures he will make the final. He still needs a fifth to keep the lead and they are...
Somewhere in the middle of all that vegetation is a 3-pound bass. It’s Stetson Blaylock’s third keeper of the day and gives him somewhere in the 7-pound range at the moment. But things could...
A big change today is the wind. It’s been relatively calm all week, which hasn’t helped the bite a whole lot.But the moment I’m feeling a steady 10- to 15-mile wind out of the Southeast.That will...
It seemed like forever for this day to get started. But it’s not taking Stetson Blaylock long to get the catching started.Within just a few casts he hooked up and landed his first keeper. And on...
I’ve had the misfortune of losing an ear on my prop. So I’m limping back to the launch.That trip took me by Gerald Swindle. He’s currently got a limit in the boat for about 9 pounds.That’s about...
Matt Herren is trying to touch every inch of a grass mat in front of him. Since we’ve been watching him for almost 45 minutes he’s hardly ever wavered from making a cast at this mat.It covers about...
After several moves Stetson Blaylock has settled in the back of creek where he culled several times yesterday.Interesting enough it’s also where Matt Herren put together a top 10 standing.Both are...
Stetson Blaylock left the group and headed about a half mile away to another point. He immediately hooked up but it was with a big catfish.After a lengthy battle on his first cast he hooked up...
The reference to a stripper in my last blog must have heated things up. As soon as it sent both Chad Pipkens and Stetson Blaylock hooked up with their first keeper. It was literally at the same...
This is same story Chapter 2 for me this morning. I’m sitting on Stetson Blaylock and on either side of him is Gary Clouse and Chad Pipkens.And like yesterday the action is slow. Pipkens provided...
Gary Clouse is on the board. Not long after pulling up to the edge of this trio he hooked and brought to the boat one that appeared to be close to 2-pounds.I didn’t hear a sigh of relief from...
The offshore point that Stetson Blaylock is sitting on is getting busy.When we found Blaylock this morning Gary Clouse was just moving off and Chad Pipkens moved soon after.Now the trio is back....