In the thick of things

Shaye Baker has moved to some thick vegetation near the Indian Creek area of Lake Okeechobee, and he's got plenty of company. One-tenth of the 49-angler field is right here,...

Baker makes a good move

Shaye Baker went through a bit of a dry spell and just made a move that immediately paid off with a 3 1/2-pounder. That should put him at about 14...

Baker has a limit

Shaye Baker is pretty much dialed in this morning. He just called his shot on his fifth bass of the day. It was a 2 1/2 pounder. Baker is casting and...

Baker, Lane in sight

James Overstreet and I are on the water now and we've got the Day One leaders in sight – Shaye Baker and Russ Lane. Baker already has four in the...

Baker operating sleepless on Okeechobee

As you might imagine, Day One leader Shaye Baker didn't get much sleep last night. Catching 29 1/2 pounds will do that to a young guy trying to earn a...

Baker gets a big bite

It's a common expression among tournament anglers: If I can just get a big bite. Well, Shaye Baker got a big bite about 1 o'clock – a 10-pounder. Baker thinks he has...

Technical difficulties solved now

Some technical difficulties prevented me from blogging on Lake Okeechobee this morning, so let me try to get you caught up as to what's happening today.   First of all,...

Wild Card begins beautifully

Other than the cloud of blood-sucking mosquitoes, there's not another cloud in the sky over Lake Okeechobee for the first day of the Bassmaster Wild Card Tournament presented by Star...

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Alabama Champs!

Pell City comes out on top in the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation High School Classic.

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Tharp with 2, Jocumsen has 5

Randall Tharp set out this morning to work an area of boat docks in the lower lake. He's been there and done it. The result for 3 hours of hard...

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