Where are the local sticks?

Bassmaster Elite Series pros rarely win an event on their home lake, but the scoreboard reveals an even farther distance from the top for the Alabama contingent. It’s logical to...

Sun getting higher, bigger bass biting

There’s barely a cloud in the sky over Lake Guntersville. And as the sun gets higher the bass catches are getting bigger on this relatively calm day. Cody Hollen has...

Kennedy tangled in vegatation

Steve Kennedy provides us with a look at how some of these fish are looking as they get to the boat. This 4-pound class fish came in with another 4-pounds...

Ito back in his comfort zone

Taku Ito was unquestionably the star of the three-tournament northern swing of smallmouth bass tournaments. The Elite Series rookie from Chiba, Japan, put together three top 10 finishes in a...

Shryock plans one-two punch

It’s been six months since Hunter Shryock was last on Lake Guntersville, where he finished 25th in the Bassmaster Classic. As he noted this morning, “One thing hasn’t changed. I’ve...

Jocumsen’s comfort zone

BASSTrakk shows Carl Jocumsen in fourth place with 7 pounds, 5 ounces. What’s not on the scorecard is the 5-pounder that he lost at the boat. Junk fishing might be...

Lake Mead update

Andrew Sayles at the 2020 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional at Lake Mead.

Welcher in his comfort zone now

Kyle Welcher emerged from the northern smallmouth swing 4th in the Elite Series Rookie of the Year standings and 24th in the Angler of the Year standings. Welcher, who is...

Palmer’s luck turning

After a slow start today on our end we settled in on Luke Palmer. As soon as we rolled up, Palmer misses one on a topwater. A cast or two...

Walters hottest angler on tour

You can make a case for Patrick Walters being the hottest pro angler on tour. Granted, it’s based on a small sample. The second-year Elite Series angler from Summerville, S.C.,...