Combs continues the grind
“I just knew I was coming here to throw a crankbait,” snapped Keith Combs as he flipped at another dock with his jig. The Elite Series Pro from Texas admits...
A wide variety of lures working
If you’ve watched “Bassmaster LIVE” this morning, you’ve noticed how many different baits have produced bites on Lake Guntersville. Jerkbaits, vibrating jigs, big spoons, wacky-rigged worms, jigs and swimbaits. Oh,...
Kennedy’s treasure chest
Earlier this year, I visited Steve Kennedy for a project about baits. When we wrapped he retrieved from his man cave a box that I will call the Treasure Chest....
Walters staying in AOY contention
Patrick Walters’ Angler of the Year title hopes took a hit at Neely Henry Lake when he missed the Day 2 cut by three ounces. After trailing AOY leader Seth...
Combs has plenty of room to grow
When I received my Day 1 Marshal Pairing last night which revealed I’d be spending the day with Keith Combs, I had visions of spending the day watching him hurl...
Early to rise, early to the scales
With most of our Bassmaster Elite Series schedule weighted on the springtime side of the calendar, we rarely see takeoff times as early as 5:30 a.m. I’m more curious than...
Hudnall lands 6-5 early
Derek Hudnall had the big bass lead at 8 o’clock this morning, thanks to this 6-pound, 5-ounce largemouth he landed at 7:37. It’s almost half the weight of his 14-pound,...
Birds, drones and keepers
Below the cackles of a tree full of cormorants, Frank Talley is ripping a couple different moving baits through shallow grass on the end of a narrow island. A few...
Northern anglers feeling at home
Lake Guntersville is unusually clear in many areas. As Hank Cherry put it yesterday, “Some of the water here is as clear as it is up north. Scary clear.” Scary...
Swindle: Heavy spaghetti and soaking crankbaits
At the end of a speed walk back from a boat ramp bathroom, and just before launching at Day 1 of the Berkley Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Guntersville, Team...
