Morgenthaler on the board

After a rough start, Chad Morgenthaler has landed his first keeper. It’s just a 2-pounder, but it keeps him in third place – 5 pounds behind leader Paul Mueller.

Admiration and pride

I have two opposing thoughts on a day like this. One is you have to admire those willing to take the risk while getting pummeled by wind and waves. It...

Morgenthaler back in the game

Chad Morgenthaler has figured out his equipment issues and is back in play. He’s working the river right out of Clayton, working main richer humps. He’s landed two smallmouth, but...

Into the teeth of the giant

So far four of our 10 have raced off, or actually bumped and jumped, into the teeth of the giant. Paul Mueller, Chris Johnston, Taku Ito, and Clark Wendlandt are...

Morgenthaler’s start

Chad Morgenthaler was sitting in third when he left the dock, and he abandoned his Lake Ontario area because of the wind. And now he’s bobbing around in the St....

Two different worlds

I’m sitting 25 miles from Clayton New York on the edge of Lake Ontario and the weather as forecasted showed up here. Just not in Clayton. It’s like two different...

Mueller on verge of a bass triple crown

Paul Mueller has two Bassmaster Elite Series wins, most recently this year on Florida’s St. Johns River, known for its largemouth bass. In 2019, the 46-year-old angler from Naugatuck, Conn.,...

The frustrations of weather

If you are a tournament bass fisherman there are two things that equally frustrate you on a regular basis. First is the nature of bass. Why they bite one day...

No 10th to first Sunday

When Micah Frazier went into the Sunday top 10 final last year at the St. Lawrence River, he was the last man in. But he trailed leader Chris Johnston by...

Felix’s unwritten code

There is an unwritten code that many anglers follow. It’s not talked about a whole lot, it’s just understood. Alex Felix, one of our rookies, understands that code exactly. Felix...