Tak on top after Day 1

GROVE, Okla. — Japanese angler Takahiro Omori, who now calls Emory, Texas, his home, recently earned his seventh Bassmaster title at the first event of the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series...

Grand Lake is a mystery now

GROVE, Okla. — It’s not like the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers are unfamiliar with Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees. It has been the site of two Bassmaster Classics since 2013...

McClelland, Swindle preview Grand Lake

Longtime Toyota Bonus Bucks participant and frequent Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees angler Mike McClelland, along with 2-time Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Gerald Swindle, graciously took time to...

Why I fish docks

Whenever I’m asked about why I fish docks my answer is always the same: Docks are some of the most reliable places on any body of water to find bass....

Figuring out the fish

I think the biggest impact from the cancellation of the Sabine River Elite Series event is that it created the longest break during the 2018 season, excluding the Classic. So...

Daily Limit: Clausen takes medical hardship

After conferring with doctors, Luke Clausen decided a medical hardship for the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series was his only choice. Clausen, 39, suffered multiple injuries after falling headfirst out of...

How I’ll fish Grand Lake

Anybody ever heard of the new “baby pattern”? Apparently it’s a thing or at one point was. If so then Seth Feider and I should be in good shape this...

Bass Basics

The Texas Rig: Part 7, Line Selection

There are three basic types of line: Monofilament, fluorocarbon, and braid. All come in a variety of sizes sorted by strength, also known as “test.” For bass fishing and the...

Lee struggling to see spawning bass at Grand

If back-to-back Bassmaster Classic Champ Jordan Lee notches a Top 12 at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake, there’s about a 38-percent chance he’ll catch his...

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