Comparing Grand and Kentucky
With two Elite Series events on back-to-back weeks at two of the best bass fishing lakes in the country, I thought it might be interesting to compare snapshots of each....
Strader surges into Day 3 lead
PARIS, Tenn. — Wesley Strader caught a five-bass limit during Sunday’s semifinal round of the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia that weighed 22 pounds, 6 ounces. It was...
Hackney headed plinkin’ Championship Monday
After 176 B.A.S.S. tournaments, Greg Hackney has invented a new fishing term probably unfamiliar to even the most avid anglers. He calls it “plinking” – a word normally applied to...
Strader and the power of perseverance
Wesley Strader, our Day 3 leader, had a very long dry spell today. He caught his fifth keeper around 9:45 a.m., which he estimated at 2 pounds. Steve Bowman and I...
Swindles are leaning on Church
Given the massive number of miles he planned to pilot his Triton, there’s a good chance that by the time you’re reading this, Gerald Swindle will have arrived at his...
A double catch for Duckett
The Kentucky Lake gods were smiling on Boyd Duckett early on Day 3. Duckett landed a pair of keepers on the same cast. Photos by Bassmaster Marshal Bob Henegar
Weights aren’t telling the story
PARIS, Tenn. — David Walker had a good day on Kentucky Lake yesterday, but it was unlike any day he’s experienced over several decades of bass fishing on this 160,000-acre...
Reese takes the lead
PARIS, Tenn. — When Bassmaster tournament emcee Dave Mercer noted that Skeet Reese was “making it look easy” during the morning’s Bassmaster LIVE coverage, the veteran pro gave a simple...
Zaldain on top after Day 1
PARIS, Tenn. — Chris Zaldain knew what he wanted to do, he knew why he wanted to do it and he got the job done to the tune of a...
