Paired with the pros
DURANT, Okla. — Bassmaster Elite Series pros and the nation’s best high school anglers fished side-by-side Saturday in the second Bassmaster High School All-American event, as part of GEICO Bassmaster...
Will Sunday bring big changes?
DURANT, Okla. — If this were a typical Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, only the top three anglers in Sunday’s Top 12 would realistically have a chance to win. Those are...
That gut feeling
In the world of tournament bass fishing, we use the words “gut feeling” a lot to try to describe the reason we made a certain critical decision at the right...
Hack and G-man’s mutual admiration society
I snapped the above photo of Greg Hackney (left) and Gerald Swindle after Day 3 on Lake Texoma. Swindle had just come off the weigh-in stage and walked over to...
Daily Limit: He can Hack AOY
Two Elite events ago, during a short night of sleep, Greg Hackney’s second Toyota Angler of the Year celebration came in a dream. Tasked with photographing the trophy presentation, a...
Ashley back on top
DURANT, Okla. — Casey Ashley of Donalds, S.C., bounced back to reclaim the lead today after bringing 17 pounds, 5 ounces to the scale during the semi-final round of GEICO...
Playing in the mud
If you’ve been following Bassmaster LIVE, you know that the lake conditions we’re dealing with here at Lake Texoma in the GEICO Bassmaster BASSfest are flood-like. It’s part of being...
Things I do that you shouldn’t
Whenever I write one of these columns I try to keep in mind that not everyone is a serious tournament angler. I’d guess that readers just want to catch more...
Swindle: From hare to tortoise
DURANT, Okla. — Gerald Swindle’s past two days are symbolic of his 2016 Elite Series season. Swindle has transformed himself from the hare into the tortoise, if you remember Aesop’s...
