Perfect for docks
Day 2 leader Cody Hoyle is fishing docks up Reeds Creek, and Bassmaster Classic champ Hank Cherry said it was a great decision. “These conditions are perfect for dock fishing,”...
Fog delay lifted for Championship Saturday
Fog began developing over Lake Norman just prior to the 7 a.m. final day start of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Southern Open. The Top 10 anglers and their boats will be...
Go with what you know
Two-time Bassmaster Classic Champ Hank Cherry said Lake Norman is just like any other impoundment in the country, so those who excel on their home lakes shouldn’t make this event more...
Dialing in docks
Lake Norman is known for a couple things: First, it’s the largest manmade lake located wholly within North Carolina. Second, there’s a lot of docks — a lot of docks....
Docks and efficiency
Yesterday, Cherry shared that docks are a great Lake Norman option for tournament-winning bags. But he also said not just any stretch of docks will do. In fact, he was...
Smith doing the math
Morning reports from Bassmaster photographer Andy Crawford indicated that Day-1 leader Blake Smith was having a tough time igniting the fast start he experienced yesterday. Certainly, he’d rather have an...
Waiting on moonset
The day dawned with a bright, nearly full moon overhead. Hank Cherry pointed at it and said it could really hamper the morning bite. “See that? When that goes down...
Schools abound
We pulled into a cove where bass are schooling everywhere, and Hank Cherry’s casting arm is twitching. “Those fish are catchable,” he said. How would he target them? “When there’s...
Smith on the run
Blake Smith just pulled up his trolling motor and said he was starting to rotate through a bunch of spots. “I’m going to start running brush piles to make sure...
Smith breaks the ice
Day 1 leader Blake Smith finally connected with his first keeper after working an area with schooling bass. It’s not a huge fish, but it breaks the ice. “Number one,”...
