Wiggins is king of the world
Granted, it’s early, but there has never been an angler atop the B.A.S.S. world like Jesse Wiggins is right now. For instance, not only is he leading his first-ever Elite...
Jordan Lee moves up, action heating up
After writing that Paul Mueller pulled in to third place according to BASSTrakk, he got knocked down to fourth before I could finish and click the publish button. Mueller started off...
Wheeler’s pre-scout paying off
Jacob Wheeler came to Cherokee Lake on an aggressive pre-scoutinug mission in December. The time is paying off. Wheeler struggled early until finally finding a groove. To find it took...
One-spot wonders are leading
Leader Jesse Wiggins isn’t the only angler who has caught all of his fish from one spot over the last two-plus days. Ott DeFoe moved up the leaderboard from 31st...
Is there a Chiropractor in the house?
Ott DeFoe is about as still as a statue. Standing in the front of the boat, fishing straight down, with his head bent forward and staring at his Humminbird unit....
World, meet Wiggins
World, it’s time to meet Jesse Wiggins. That is if you hadn’t been introduced to him already. The 27-year-old from Cullman, Ala., won the Southern Open on Harris Chain (Fla.)...
Feider gets encouraging signs
You heard some wavering in Seth Feider’s game plan at Friday’s weigh-in. On the one hand, he only landed five bass yesterday. On the other hand, he lost two good...
The $10,000 ounce
One ounce was expected to be the difference between earning $10,000 Friday or going home with nothing, and it was. David Fritts, the former Bassmaster Classic champion, had the ten-grand difference-maker yesterday...
Wiggins with a limit
At 8:10 our leader, Jesse Wiggins, had his limit. We’re guess-timating he has 14 pounds. There are at least two good culls in the bunch. Oops, he just culled one and added a half...
Wiggins with fourth keeper
Jesse Wiggins just landed his fourth keeper. We’re estimating that gives him 11 pounds in the livewell. That’s four keepers by 8 a.m. And he lost his fifth near the boat. This boy...
