Day 1 go-time

Official word is we are going at 8:20, a 50 minute delay. Anglers are getting ready and we're going to get the second Elite of the 2014 season underway. Anglers will...

Dinner with db

After registration, Don Barone walks up to me and asks, "Are you hungry?"   The only possible answer is yes. I then follow Don a good ways out of Palatka...

From Oregon to Palatka

John Vander Werf will be in the boat with John Murray tomorrow, one of many who take the opportunity to be a Bassmaster Marshal. Mr. Vander Werf takes dedication to the...

Hite: Green pumpkin chatterbait

Brett Hite has caught most of his fish today on a green pumpkin Chatterbait. Earlier today he was fishing a black and blue Chatterbait. Be sure to read Steve Wright’s...

Hite “I hope it’s not a log”

When Brett Hite hooked his 8 pounder his first thought was, "I hope that's not a log." Brett had gotten snagged a couple time in this area. Photographer James Overstreet captured the...

8-pounder rocks Hite’s world

Brett Hite just landed a monster. This 8 pound bass allowed him to cull up 5 more pounds. We're estimating his bag to be in the 25 pound range now.  Hite's reaction...

This weigh-in will be quick

B.A.S.S. personnel are preparing for the worst, and it looks like the worst will be hitting here in Bainbridge at weigh-in time – 1 p.m. ET. According to the timeline on weather...

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