Lester is back

Brandon Lester is riding the momentum of a great year going into the final two days of the season. When evaluating an Elite Series anglers success we too often just...

Mueller’s game plan

Call Paul Mueller’s game plan on Sunday all about putting points on the board. He initially planned to hit an area found during practice the first thing in the morning....

Combs culls with a 4 1/2-pounder

Keith Combs is in the process of completing a solid season on the Elite Series – again. The Huntington, Texas, pro uncharacteristically finished 43rd in the AOY standings last year...

Mystery with Mueller

Paul Mueller has been in the abyss with no signal for Bassmaster LIVE or BASSTrakk. I managed to get in contact with his cameraman Tim. Mueller unofficially has 5 fish...

Hartman over $250K, and counting

Jamie Hartman has had a whale of a time fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series this season, especially considering he’s coming off a medical hardship season due to a back injury....

Prince catching big ones today

Cliff Prince is continuing a rally that started at the St. Lawrence River in August and has him on the verge of clinching a Bassmaster Classic berth. After placing 9th...

Hudnall’s Classic quest

Derek Hudnall’s quest to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic is coming from an unlikely source and place. The Louisianan had never before been to Lake St. Clair, and caught his...

Zaldain’s mental game

I have followed with keen interest the evolution of Chris Zaldain’s career. Yesterday I was impressed with this comment that speaks a lot about how he’s matured as an angler....

Movers and shakers from Day 1 of AOY

Coming into the AOY Championship, it seemed there were a few anglers who could move from outside the Classic cut back into contention. Anglers like Jake Whitaker, Skylar Hamilton, and...

Blaylock’s confidence

Stetson Blaylock is off to a good start on Monday. Call it a case of riding off a confidence-building Sunday. Part of that comes from the fact that Blaylock caught...