We’re starting the 2019 Elite Series season on the St. Johns River in Florida and immediately thereafter heading six or seven hours up the road to Lake Lanier in Georgia. We’ve had some back-to...
A few weeks ago Bassmaster.com published my column about my history of poor Elite Series starts and the need to reverse that trend this year. With the St. Johns River now in my rearview mirror, I’m...
“In your time the innocence will fall away…” Dateline: Jeff Gustafson and Patrick Walters “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."- Ralph Waldo...
If I had to describe the St. Johns River in a word, I’d say: different. As in, the fishery is different than the last time we were here. What I mean is there’s no grass in a fishery that has...
The roof has been replaced on our house. That may not sound like much, but it’s important to me. I don’t have to keep tabs on the temporary repairs to keep our house from getting get wet from...
“And even though I know the river is wide…”Dateline: St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla.“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”- John Updike And so on...
This week we kick off the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series on the St John’s River out of Palatka, Fla. It’s always nice to be in Florida, but especially in February when the weather is beautiful and...
PALATKA, Fla. — It was during the 2002 Bassmaster Classic held on Alabama’s Logan Martin Lake with weigh-ins at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.Legendary Missouri angler Rick Clunn had failed...
It’s an understatement to say that the past few weeks have been cold. Temperatures in many areas of our country have set new records for daytime and overnight lows. I’m hearing that in some places...
Those of you following this column know that I have a keen interest in the history of our sport, especially when it involves vintage tackle. I love collecting and researching old lures, rods and...
