Combs figuring it out?

Keith Combs’ practice this week didn’t leave him with a solid game plan for Day 1 at Toledo Bend. “It’s definitely tough,” said Combs, who finished 4th here last year....

AOY watch

It’s way too soon to make strong predictions, but here are some assumptions about standing shifts for Toyota Angler of the Year. BASSTrakk has current leader Ott DeFoe in 14th...

Day 1 totals last year

Based on practice, which is always shaky ground, the 110 Elite Series pros painted generally a less rosy picture of Toledo Bend this year than what they experienced last year....

Locked out, but the music’s good

In the background is the Bassmaster Media Center. In the foreground are people that belong inside. They (we) are locked out. Not to worry. We work anyway. Do you listen...

Hot Ott

Is anyone surprised to see Ott DeFoe near the top of the scoreboard? Of course not, considering his hot streak.  Just two weeks ago the current Toyota Angler of the...

Shad, bass spawns

Yesterday in interviews we heard lots about which spawning phase is most active. Much of the bass population is in spawning mode, even though under normal seasonal conditions that would...

Big girls are eatin’

Two 8-pounders were recorded on BASSTrakk by 8:02 this morning. Jason Christie landed an 8-pounder at 7:38, and Shaw Grigsby caught an 8-8 at 8:02. It’s highly likely those were...

Jordan Lee’s hot spot

This was posted early this morning in a blog post about both Jordan Lee and Jacob Powroznik. Based on Lee’s big day, it bears repeating, with some additions. Lee weighed...

Just how big was that fish

After two hours Edwin Evers finally gave up on the big bass he had been camping on. Just how big was it? As Evers departed the cove he estimated the largemouth to...

Groans echoing through the cove

We have seven spectator boats watching Edwin Evers sight fish the same bass for the past two hours. That’s 14 people in total. Evers has swung and missed three times in the...