Before and after

The room is filling up at registration for the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Eastern Open #3 at Lake Champlain.

BASSTrakk is like a cheatin’ boyfriend

Julie Roumbanis has tried to keep up with her husband, Fred, via BASSTrakk over the years. The sharp-witted Ms. Roumbanis once said, “BASSTrakk is like a cheatin’ boyfriend. Nothing but...

Drop shots dominate

This morning I interviewed the Championship Monday lineup of anglers to get their lure details. You’ll see the goods later this week in the ever popular top lures gallery. Not...

Does X mark the spot?

Mark Daniels Jr. has been in search of his next keeper for three hours, bouncing all around the highway 212 bridge area. He just returned to his primary spot after letting it...

Why Pirch is ‘The Golden Ram’

Why, you may wonder, is Clifford Pirch nicknamed “The Golden Ram”? Well, mainly because if you’re on the Elite Series, you get a nickname whether you want one or not....

MDJ goes shallow

Mark Daniels Jr. has gone three hours since his last keeper, the 3 pound, 4-ounce smallmouth. That’s his biggest fish of the day. About an hour ago Daniels ran north...

Roy culling up, finally

Bradley Roy has stayed in the same area but switched sides of the lake and started culling up, according to photographer Andy Crawford. Roy just landed a 3-pounder and a...

Duckett’s big school not biting

Boyd Duckett is in the midst of a good news/bad news situation. The good news? He’s found a school of smallmouth bass bigger than anything he’s seen previously this week....

Big bass live north

It’s an oversimplification, but heading north – sometimes way north – from the Spring Creek takeoff spot on Lake Oahe has been the best formula for success this week. Dean...

AOY race tightening

The points don’t become official until after today’s weigh-in, but the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race has definitely tightened this week at Lake Oahe. Depending on where Justin...