Chad’s Chick history

BASSTrakk shows Chad Pipkens in 3rd place with a consistent limit weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces. Coincidentally, Pipkens has a productive past on Lake Chickamauga. In the 2019 Bassmaster Eastern...

Ugly fish makes a limit

“That’s the ugliest fish I’ve ever caught! He’s got a three pound head and a pound body.” Lee Livesay has filled out his limit and has a little time left...

Buddy Gross: “This is brutal”

After three practice days, Buddy Gross knew a tournament day like this was possible, telling his wife, “We might want to wear masks that cover our whole head. It could...

Livesay: Doing the right thing

“We’re doing the right thing,” Lee Livesay said as he pumped his fist and put his fourth keeper in the boat. Moments later, Livesay had another blow up and miss...

Wendandt breaks the drought

Clark Wendlandt is finally on the scoreboard. He caught a 3-plus pounder at 1:20 on a popping frog. “Gosh, I needed that bite,” he said. “I feel a little better....

Wendlandt “struggling big-time”

Clark Wendlandt just confirmed what BASSTrakk shows: He doesn’t have a keeper and, in his words, “We are struggling big-time. I’m just winging it now. I still think a frog...

Midday update with Livesay

The day began with tempered expectations following a difficult practice. Livesay began the day with one rod on the deck and a simple plan to just fish. Not long into...

Worries over

Gary Clouse is on the board. Not long after pulling up to the edge of this trio he hooked and brought to the boat one that appeared to be close...

Offshore point busy

The offshore point that Stetson Blaylock is sitting on is getting busy. When we found Blaylock this morning Gary Clouse was just moving off and Chad Pipkens moved soon after....

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