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Electronics are important in shallow water
We’re getting ready to fish a deep, clear lake. Two weeks after that we’ll be fishing a shallow, murky lake. I’m a little surprised, and somewhat concerned, by what I’m...
Daily Limit: And away we go
It’s finally here, the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series. The season gets under way at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, when the 110 anglers launch on Tennessee’s Cherokee Lake. It’s different from years...
Setting the momentum
Even at this stage in my career, there’s still a feeling of anxiety for the first event of a new season. Momentum in our sport is a very powerful thing...
How I will fish Cherokee
This week we start the 2017 Elite Series on Cherokee Lake in my home state of Tennessee. This lake is roughly 4 hours from my house so I don’t have...
Combating the cold at Cherokee
Thanks to a mild winter, the weather during the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake, the first of 2017, will not be as frigid as it normally is in early February....
Cherokee Elite: Being there
“I’ve looked under chairs…” Dateline: Cherokee Lake…Elite No. 1 2017 “I like to watch.”Chance The GardnerBeing There (1979) So, I’m cold turkeying bacon and donuts. I look bad enough for...
I love fishing, but I love anglers and fans too
The first tournament of the year is right around the corner. Everyone is asking me if I’m ready, but I haven’t really been home in four of the last five...
VanDam calls Cherokee Lake a ‘stress sandwich’
A cold 50-degree drizzle couldn’t chill Kevin VanDam’s attitude as he launched for the final day of practice at the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Cherokee Lake in East Tennessee,...
Wiggins enjoying his new office
In an age where most Opens-level anglers, many college anglers and even some high school kids are used to running current year boats with every bell and whistle known to...
2017 Bassmaster postseason announced
Birmingham, Ala. — After a very exciting finish to the 2016 season on Minnesota’s famed Mille Lacs Lake, the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship will return to...
