Lucas with another big upgrade

Justin Lucas just landed another big spotted bass, in the 3-pound range. This should add at least a pound to his five fish limit. BASSTrakk is showing him with 8...

Nice upgrade for Lucas

Toyota Angler of The Year leader Justin Lucas just caught a 2-pound spotted bass for a nice upgrade. BASSTrakk has him with 7 pounds now, but we think he has...

Lucas’ quiet determination

Justin Lucas did not have a great 2017 season. He finished in 64th place after averaging 6th place finishes in his first three years on the Elites. When Thomas Allen...

The current situation

Here is a bit of meaningless trivia that will factor into the week. Chickamauga, Guntersville, Kentucky Lake. All are waterways managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. But did you know...

Skeet’s two-species plan

Skeet Reese needs to have a good tournament this week. He enters 30th in AOY points, too close for comfort to that Top 35 cutoff for automatic Classic berths. After...

Make way for the leaders

Casey Ashley wrote a column this week for Bassmaster.com about his strategy for the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship. He enters the tournament in 14th place. He can’t win...

Whitaker breaks down the bite

Two key takeaways from my morning conversation this morning with Jake Whitaker, who is second behind Roy Hawk in the Rookie of the Year race. If there were a local...

Whitaker admits he’s nervous

Twenty-six-year-old Jake Whitaker has reason to be nervous this week. He’s fishing close to his home in Fairview, N.C. He’ll have family and friends here this week. He’s four points...

Lucas likes “Smith Lake North”

Justin Lucas is a native Californian, but he’s been living in Guntersville, Ala., for several years now. And he loves fishing Alabama’s Smith Lake, a noted spotted bass fishery. Lucas’...

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