Loughran culls up

Ed Loughran III said he was making one stop on his way to fish for largemouths, and it paid off with a nice cull fish.  “It gave me an extra...

Loughran needs an upgrade

Ed Loughran III has about 18 pounds in the boat, and he’s fishing relaxed.  “It’s been good,” he said. “I caught them in about two hours, fishing deep.” But he...

Three-horse race

Sometimes I write blogs knowing full well that it will be a harbinger of things to come. Literally moments after that last post, Palaniuk boats a 4 1/2 pounder.  Now...

Palaniuk bringing the beatdown

“What is happening?!”  When we hear this on the water from a seasoned pro like Brandon Palaniuk, something special is in the air.  Palaniuk just experienced a 46-minute flurry (12:10-12:56)...

Palaniuk putting on an insane show

Brandon Palaniuk feels like he’s back in his high school wrestling days. His mouth is dry and he’s nervous. And he’s putting on an insane show of smallmouth bass catches. ...

Missed opportunity

Cory Johnston hasn’t had a great day, logging just over 10 pounds thus far.  He’s hopping grass flats and submerged islands, getting very little action. But after more than an...

Big fish flurry brings midday thunder

Boom, boom, boom.  Did you hear that? The skies are dark, but it wasn’t thunder — at least not the meteorological kind. That was the sound of a midday flurry...

Mullins haunted by lost bass

David Mullins has lost two big smallmouth bass today. The last one was particularly heartbreaking, as Mullins thought it was solidly hooked on his crankbait and he had it almost...

Shallow move pays off for Hartman

Hartman’s move shallow pays off.  Not finding fish in his previous spot Jamie moved about 20 yards shallower up onto the point and relocated the school.  He culled three times...

Johnston in the weeds

We picked up Cory Johnston just as he was leaving an offshore reef in the Goose Island area, but he was pulling his trolling motor.  He’s now made three stops,...