Cherokee continues its finicky ways
As has been emphasized all week, Cherokee Lake has a well-earned reputation for being the place where consistency goes to die. We’ve seen vivid examples all three days. Four anglers...
Mueller’s steady rise stands out
Paul Mueller made big leaps in the standings on Friday and Saturday to reach Sunday’s Top 12 at Cherokee Lake. No matter what happens today, Mueller’s Elite Series season will...
Catchers change, but catching the same
While the anglers catching the fish have varied considerably over the past three days, the overall bass fishing has been consistent on Cherokee Lake. And it’s been about what was...
Standings tighten up late
Fishing has picked up in the final hour before check-in and tightened up the BASSTrakk standings. The most significant catch was a 4-7 by Seth Feider at 3:01, which puts him...
Pre-practice advantage
Earlier I reported about Jacob Wheeler’s deep dive study of Cherokee Lake. Last December he spent over a week here, graphing the lake from one end to another. As a...
Wheeler off sidelines, on rebound
Watch Bassmaster LIVE and see the back sides of two anglers fishing from the same front deck. They are Dustin Connell and Jacob Wheeler. Both are good friends and Connell...
Hartman, Feider inching up
Jamie Hartman just culled up to match Seth Feider’s second-place total of 50-5, which puts them 2-5 behind first-place Jesse Wiggins, unofficially. That’s been the pattern since Wiggins jumped to...
Connell comes to Wheeler’s aid
It looks like Dustin Connell and Jacob Wheeler are fishing a buddy tournament in Connell’s boat. After Wheeler’s boat was disabled by a voltage issue, he talked to fellow first-year...
From smallmouth to largemouth
The daily log from BASSTrakk proves as fact the narrow window of opportunity of success for the smallmouth anglers. That magic time is between 8:30-10:30 a.m. After that, the smallmouth...
Season sets up perfect for Feider
Minnesota native Seth Feider ended the 2016 Elite season on a serious roll. At the last full field event on Wisconsin’s Mississippi River he finished a close second to Ott DeFoe. A...
