The truth about BASSTrakk

If you were watching “Bassmaster LIVE” Saturday when Stetson Blaylock put his first big bass of the day on a digital scale, you got a glimpse of the truth behind...

Staying put

Since Stetson Blaylock started in this small lake in The Fingers, the tide had dropped around 1 1/2 feet. Possibly 2 feet. And it’s still got another potential 2 feet...

Looking for a grande

Koby Kreiger just put No. 3 in the livewell. He had to measure it, so it wasn’t a giant. But it really has amped up Krueger’s confidence.  “Now we go...

Blaylock adds another

Stetson Blaylock has just landed his third keeper of the morning. And his smallest. This one close to 1 pound.  He’s slowly building but he no doubt knows he needs that...

A different day for Cory Johnston

Yesterday the fishing action was basically nonstop in this area up the Cooper River where anglers such as Cory Johnston, Jesse Tacorante and John Crews have managed to earn their...

Two for Kreiger

Koby Kreiger just put another bass in the boat, and he was pumped.  “That’s the kind we need, boys,” he said.  The bass wasn’t a giant, weighing roughly 1 1/2...

Blaylock’s baits

Normally the interviews I do for the top lures gallery are pretty normal with nothing unusual in the lineup. Last week was an exception for second-place finisher Stetson Blaylock at...

Fishing ‘the fingers’

Koby Kreiger is sharing a canal system locals call “The Fingers” with Day 3 leader Stetson Blaylock, although he stayed out of Blaylock’s starting banks for the first hour or...

Cory’s familiar baits

Cory Johnston is using baits and techniques that have paid off twice in Championship Sundays here and at the St. Johns River. He likes to sight fish and is getting...

Blaylock’s second keeper

Stetson has just landed his second keeper. It’s nicer than the last. But we didn’t get a good look at it.  With Kreiger 50 yards away. And the rest of...