The layout of Lake Muskegon

Lake Muskegon is 4,150 acres in size, and basically runs east to west. It is fed by the Muskegon River and flows into Lake Michigan. Photographer Darren Jacobsen, boat driver...

Swindle has two

Gerald Swindle hasn't cranked his outboard yet, but he already  has two fish in the boat, including one that might go 2 1/2 pounds. The other one just met the14-inch...

Low expectations today

Don't expect big weights at today's Day One All-Star weigh-in at Lake Muskegon. Hank Cherry said he couldn't find anything shallow in practice this week, so he's concentrating on deeper...

All-Star in jeopardy

This was a question on the game show Jeopardy tonight. Perfect timing for the start of All Star Week.

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Butcher culling continues

We've watched Terry Butcher cull twice more. The trade-ins are the 14-inch minimum keepers in his livewell. He's upgraded three of them so far. I blogged earlier about the first,...

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Edwin Evers checks in

James Overstreet's phone just rang and it was Edwin Evers. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro was calling to check in on his brother-in-law Terry Butcher.   James tells me he...

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Butcher culling up

Photo: James Overstreet   Terry Butcher just culled a 14-inch keeper and replaced it with a 4-pounder. Not a bad switch.    His decision to stay put and not make...

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Butcher with a limit

Terry Butcher might have a leg up on the competition. Instead of wasting time with a long run and locking through to the next pool he's opted to stay near...

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Saturday on the river

What a difference in the weather since this time yesterday. Yesterday at this time it was raining, the wind was calm and the temperature was in the 70s. By comparison...

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