Palaniuk with no. 3

He went an hour between bites, but Brandon Palaniuk has put his third bass on the scorecard – a 2-2. “They’re going to have to get bigger, but this will...

Swindle playing ‘small ball’

Gerald Swindle has just moved from 12th to 6th place in the BASSTrakk standings. There is something special about that move. Recently in a speech the two-time Toyota Bassmaster Angler...

It’s topwater time

Brandon Palaniuk is now throwing his third main bait of the week – a Storm Arashi Top Walker. The wind has suddenly picked up and the sky is growing darker...

“I’m sorry; I’ll get one for you”

Jacob Wheeler is certainly learning how to work with Bassmaster media. He told Steve Bowman and myself this morning before take-off he was going to wail on em early. We...

Palaniuk with No. 2

Brandon Palaniuk is taking his sweet time and catching fish in a hurry, if you get my drift. He just put his second in the boat – a 2-11, then...

Lures of the Top 12

Photographer Garrick Dixon and myself got a head start on the Lures of the Top 12 story gallery to come in a couple days. Going through the notes are these...

Wheeler’s career stats

Jacob Wheeler starts Championship Sunday in fourth place with 61-3, which put him 10-13 back from Brandon Palaniuk in first place. This morning Wheeler returned to the spot where he...

Palaniuk off to quick start

It took Brandon Palaniuk no time to get on the board in a big way – a 4-pound, 2-ounce bass landed at 7:13. Not bad after a 7 a.m. takeoff...

Blog: Tuning up for some weather

As if the stacked up drama at the top of the scoreboard isn’t enough there is more on the radar. Most of those storms have passed but last night the...

ShareLunker gets a facelift

LUFKIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s idea to raise conservation awareness, teach better trophy bass handling and promote catch and release resulted in the creation of Operation...