Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: Cherokee Lake – zero recall
Every Bassmaster Elite Series season starts with a 100-plus-way tie for first place. No momentum, no need to chase points or go big – a true opportunity for a reset....
Should I stay or should I go?
The old-timers always told us that “You should never leave fish to find fish,” but like many old sayings, that one doesn’t tell the whole truth. Whether you’re fishing for...
How Tenkiller prepared me for Cherokee Lake
The practice period for Cherokee Lake ended in early January, but I didn’t make any visits to the site of this season’s first Elite event. That’s kinda my norm —...
Fishing Cher-okee-chobee
I had to look high and low to find a silver lining to the fact that I will not be fishing the 2017 Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods...
Keep your eyes open
Flipping the calendar to January always means a chance for a new start. It doesn’t matter if you finished first or 101st in the standings of whichever trail you fished...
New Elite: Wiggins earns a second chance
In 2014 Jesse Wiggins of Cullman, Ala., accomplished something that most anglers only dream of doing. He qualified for the Bassmaster Elite Series by finishing second in the Bassmaster Southern...
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: Pick anglers who like bad weather
Few things in life are guaranteed: Taxes being the obvious, but February will bring bitter temps to most of the country at some point during the month’s 28 days. Sure,...
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: Get cold-water anglers while they’re hot at Cherokee
The 2017 season doesn’t kick off with the Bassmaster Classic this year, which will be a change for the Elite Series angler, but Cherokee Lake should prove to be very...
More thoughts on Rule 1
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: I’m not suffering from a brain concussion, regardless of what Kumar would have you believe. I do appreciate what he...
The Swindle scare
Gerald Swindle has a hitch in his giddy-up. The 46-year-old Alabama pro is happy to be limping, though, as the alternative was a prosthetic right leg. Only five days after...
