Schmitt: “I’m happy again”
Bryan Schmitt, the Day 2 leader with 43-0, wasn’t a happy man most of this morning. On a clear, calm day when everyone expected the bass fishing to be better,...
The acrobatics of northern smallies
After touring all over the country with the Bassmaster Elite Series and photographing the catching of about every fish known to man, I don’t think there is a fish alive...
Clent Davis recovering, watching Bassmaster LIVE
You may glance at the photo above and think you are looking at phases of the moon, but no, you are looking at pictures of Clent Davis’ shoulder. When Clent...
Pipkens goes good, bad, ugly
Chad Pipkens put on quite a show in landing his second smallmouth bass of the day. Let his marshal, Rick Moore, explain both this photo and how Pipkens ended up...
Zaldain being selective
Chris Zaldain is showing three keepers for about 10 pounds in BassTrakk. I think it’s more by maybe 1-pound or more. It could be showing a limit for about 15-pounds....
The consistency of Lake Champlain
After three practice days this week, there was some question about whether the weights at this year’s tournament would match those from last year at Lake Champlain. The prevailing thought...
Zaldain back to his old tricks
Chris Zaldain is back to his old tricks from previous days. The first two days he’s been chasing birds on a huge flat. Then settling in on a ridge of...
What’s an Alewife?
We’ve heard anglers talk this week about bass eating a bait fish called an alewife. On Bassmaster LIVE Chris Zaldain showed us some that bass had spit up in his...
Feider a confident quipster now
Seth Feider is always good for a quote or two, whether he’s up or down. He admitted to being nervous before this next-to-last 2021 Elite Series tournament. His nerves have...
Champlain good now, may get better
If you watched the Day 2 weigh-in at Lake Champlain, and it felt like you were watching a repeat of the Day 1 weigh-in, your eyes weren’t deceiving you. The...
