Mayfly hatch

Typically a mayfly hatch during tournament week is a really good thing. There have been some very large bags caught during these hatches all over the country. After speaking to...

Element of luck involved

Within the first two or three minutes of covering Chris Johnston, he had a fish nearly take the rod out of his hands. Much like the rest of the field,...

Loughran’s got it covered

Ed Loughran has managed to cover an abundant amount of water during practice. He seems to be on what my boater calls “The country school bus pattern”… meaning he’s only...

Gross in good spirits

Buddy Gross seems to be in good spirits this morning, considering the right ankle injury he is facing. It’s an obvious obstacle to overcome for this sport, but so far...

Matsushita’s got that Classic feeling

I’m riding along with Masayuki Matsushita, winner of Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn. He has been saying he can’t believe he is actually fishing the Bassmaster Classic. It has...

Unexpected scene on Ray Roberts

We made a quick move across the lake to find Micah Frazier fishing flooded shoreline cover. An unusual scene for the former Elite Series champion who is a great offshore...

Mosley dialed in

Brock Mosley seems to be dialed in. We’ve left him after making him catch a fish for us. Some of the things he mentioned as we trolled along with him...

The language of practice day

The language of practice day is different as well. All these guys are doing their best to keep any secrets to themselves. We just rolled up on Brock Mosley. As...

Open waters

Lake Ray Roberts is 4 to 5 feet above pool, and it looks like that’s opening up more options for those Classic competitors who love fishing shallow. I was shooting...

Canterbury cracking down

The final day of practice for the Bassmaster Classic allows anglers to expand on their preexisting game plan or even continue to try new things. After catching up with Alabama’s...