Lofty predictions for Cayuga
UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. — It’s game-on at Cayuga Lake. Just ask Randall Tharp, who said, “We’re going to catch the snot out of them.” Unlike some of the dire predictions...
What I like about fishing up north
It feels like we’ve hopped the fence. As we head into the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Cayuga this week, we’re in this season’s home stretch. We’ve come over a...
Cayuga Lake: 7 questions with Mike Iaconelli
Mike Iaconelli stepped out of his Toyota Tundra on the final day of practice for the Busch Beer Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake and said, “I love this place, I...
How I will fish Cayuga Lake
This week we return to the Finger Lakes of upstate New York, specifically Cayuga Lake, for the seventh Elite Series event of the season. I fished here my rookie season...
Bass fishing is difficult without rods and reels
As I write this blog, I’m learning another lesson about perseverance and the importance of being surrounded by awesome people in tough times. First off, I’m one lucky guy, because...
Sightseeing during the Elite Series
The crowds at Elite Series weigh-ins grow larger every year. There’s nothing quite like seeing the pros in person as they step to the scales and banter with MC Dave...
The 5-pounders don’t lie
I went into the BASSfest event at Texoma with preconceived notions about how I was going to fish. While I didn’t necessarily think it would be easy under the extreme...
Fantasy Fishing: The odds are on green grass
In an episode from the second season of the classic 1970s sitcom What’s Happening! called “Give Me Odds,” Dwayne — played by the highly underrated Haywood Nelson — has what...
Fantasy Fishing: Go with patient flippers at Cayuga
Lake Texoma wasn’t exactly as I had written about it in my last Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing story, but once you pen something you can’t go back and change it. With...
Mississippi team lands High School Central Open win
MANY, La. — Caleb Gatwood and Cayden Soberoski came to the Costa Bassmaster High School Series Central Open looking to qualify for a spot in the Costa Bassmaster High School...
