Anglers on the upswing, downswing in AOY

The in-tournament day-to-day movements in the Angler of the Year point standings can be much ado about nothing. The only AOY points an angler earns are based strictly on the...

The paper plate

Drew Benton compared a paper map version of Lake St. Clair to a paper plate. “It’s just flat, featureless and nothing on the bottom,” he said on Bassmaster LIVE. “Just...

Closest thing to an Alabama rig?

It’s no secret that John Cox is catching his fish on Berkley MaxScent baits, primarily the Flat Worm, but also the Flatnose Minnow. And it’s no secret that MaxScent has...

John Crews’ tale of two seasons

John Crews started 2020 hot. Maybe the best start of his career. He finished 2nd at the St. Johns River and 6th at the Bassmaster Classic. Then a global pandemic...

Mullins drifting success

David Mullins has just added his third. This one close to that 4-pound mark. It’s also one that will likely stay with him all day. It gives him three for...

LeHew with quality over quantity

The bite is few and far between for Shane LeHew this morning, but the size is quality. Currently sitting at 8 pounds total with 2 fish, he could definitely stay...

The game within the game

I mentioned strategy in that last blog. The games within the game are often the coolest part of these events. I remember covering Jason Christie when he won here a...

Cox limits

John Cox just put his fifth bass in the livewell, and it was a fish that put a smile on his face. “Finally,” he said, after scooping the 4-pounder. That...

Mullins searching longer and harder

David Mullins is on the same drift he started on this morning. As soon as he arrived in the area this morning he dropped his trolling motor, dropped his power...

Cox regrouped after New York

John Cox was the happiest angler of the 85 who crossed the stage at the Day 1 weigh-in, and it wasn’t just because he caught the first-place bag of 24-12....