Old school power fishing
After spending his time craning his neck looking for a Livescopable fish to catch, Stetson Blaylock moved back shallow and found the fish he needed in 4 feet of water....
Rare emotion and poker faces
Bassmaster’s Kyle Jessie assured me that Stetson Blaylock showed some emotion earlier today — and provided the above photographic proof of such — but in my experience, he’s one of...
Smith with a 6-pound topwater bite
Taylor Smith found a big topwater bite, right at the noon hour. It was 6 pounds big and the big bass of the day so far. Smith, the B.A.S.S. Nation...
Welcher: “We’ve got a chance now!”
Kyle Welcher is suddenly a very excited angler. That’s because he just caught a 4-pounder that he cast to with his wacky-rigged “gray worm,” as he calls it. Suddenly, he’s...
New miracle road is called Chris Bowes Byway
Our hosts in Anderson County had an unforeseen challenge after the Day 1 launch. They expected a large crowd, but the volume of people significantly exceeded the limits of the...
Welcher shifts into wacky gear
Kyle Welcher knew a bunch of guys were catching bass on wacky-rigged worms pitched around boat docks this week. But he simply hadn’t been able to make that work for...
Blaylock covering water
After seeing him close to Green Pond, then outside the mouth of the Seneca River, then inside the Seneca, I figured Stetson Blaylock might stay close all day. Then he...
Shoulder to shoulder at the Expo
Bass fans crowd the Greenville Convention Center for the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by Marathon.
Four-legged friends and fishing slow
As Blaylock patiently makes his way around docks not far from the take-off he has a flotilla on the water and fans on the bank. Included in the latter group...
Blaylock’s momentum
With two great finishes in Florida to start the Elite Series season — and a solid resume to back it up — no one should be surprised to see that...
