AOY Championship a two-man race

Though the picture isn’t in full focus, but the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year championship race is pretty clear after the Advance Auto Parts Bassmaster Elite at St....

Down to the wire with Christie

It’s 12:30 as I write this with no idea when and if it ever reaches Bassmaster.com. I’m hesitant to say it: but the wind is laying down on St. Clair. I like...

ROY update

Jamie Hartman is the only eligible rookie fishing today in the race for Toyota Bassmaster Rookie of the Year. That gives him a solid lead going into the Toyota Bassmaster...

Christie staying put

Jason Christie is primarily making a half-mile drift across this flat. We have to be on somewhere between 20 or 30 drifts in the basic same line. Why these fish...

Christie’s keepers

I have no idea how the catch rate is going for the rest of the field. But Christie is catching a keeper about every 5- to 10-minutes. None have culled...

Three for Lee

Matt Lee is fishing his third Championship Sunday of the season. History has a lot to do with it, and his current fifth-place position in BASSTrakk.  “The Canadian side was good to...

Palaniuk, Christie seasons compared

With this two-man race taking shape for the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, it’s worth taking a look back at the seasons posted by Brandon Palaniuk and...

Christie throwing back 2-pounders

Christie’s throwing back 2-pounders was the right decision. He’s finished out his limit and I’m guessing has somewhere over 20 pounds and he’s still catching them. He just lost one...

Mosley’s backup plan

Having a backup plan laid the groundwork for where Brock Mosley is on the BASSTrakk score board. That is in the lead. He just caught a key smallmouth weighing around...

Christie may be gambling

We’ve watched some incredible gambles pay off and win in this event, like Palaniuk’s pick up stakes and head to Huron on Day 2. Christie maybe gambling as well. Throwing...