Gluszek glides into lead
RICHMOND, Va. — Armed with a lucky penny, touring pro Pete Gluszek jumped into the lead of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #2 Friday at the James River....
Day 2 notes from the James River
RICHMOND, Va. — Bass fishing is without geographical boundaries, and the Day 1 standings proved the point. After Day 1, four anglers from Japan and Australia landed in the top...
How-To
How Matt Lee chooses drop shot weights
Former Carhartt Bassmaster College Bracket Champion Matt Lee racked up his very impressive third Top 12 finish of the Bassmaster Elite Series season at Lake Champlain. Lee’s fat limits were...
Make the most of bad luck
The Bassmaster Elite Series and bass fishing in general can test one’s resolve. Like what I dealt with over the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, we were at the...
Two important things
The Bassmaster Elite Series season is winding down, and it’s been a while since I said anything about the season I’m having. If you’ve looked at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler...
My favorite bass lure for the heat of summer
It’s so hot in the Mid-South right now that jumping in the lake wouldn’t really cool you off. Water surface temps near my house in Western Kentucky are 85 to...
Open: Fukae leads Day 1
RICHMOND, Va. — Shin Fukae, a Texas angler who is originally from Japan, learned some quick lessons on the James River Thursday as he moved into the lead in the...
Personal bests, notes from James River
RICHMOND, Va. — Josh Douglas has already done it twice this season. Twice, as in squaring mathematically two personal bests. Twice, the Minnesotan qualified this season for Championship Saturday. His...
Cool folks I meet in line: Greg Hammond
Dateline: Lake Champlain Marshal Registration So. At every Elite event, Nation event, Opens event and College tourney one of my favorite things to do at the gig is to stand...
No help is real help, part 2
I don’t claim to be perfect. Regardless of what I said in part 1 of this column about not getting help. There is another point of view. I’m told that something like 20...
