Cranking dominated Day 2

The Bassmaster Classic is an all or nothing tournament. No points, no fishing for checks. Just let it all hang out. That may explain why most of the Classic field decided to...

A day in Christie’s wake

TULSA, Okla. – The first time I met Jason Christie was in the summer of 2012 when he won a Bassmaster Northern Open on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair. After the...

Christie leading, but scared

TULSA, Okla. — It’s more about what could happen Sunday, not what has happened the past two days on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees. That’s why Jason Christie said, “I’m...

All Nation anglers out for Day 3

Charles Sim came all the way from Canada to be only the second person from his country to compete in the Bassmaster Classic. But today, he and the rest of...

Today was tough

Today was tough. There’s no other way to put it, but I’m not complaining. Up to this point I’m having my best Classic ever. The tough part gets in your...

Illinois team wins high school classic

TULSA, Okla. — While the pros slugged it out on Grand Lake for bass fishing’s world championship a high school team from Illinois earned another coveted title. That event was...

The big fish deficit rule

If you’ve spent any amount of time on Bassmaster.com, you’ve read stuff from Ken Duke. It’s been a while since I recall reading about Duke’s big fish deficit rule, but...

Settling the score and more notes

TULSA, Okla. — Of the countless isolated brushpiles on Grand Lake only one sticks on the mind of Alton Jones. Tomorrow he plans to go back to that very bush...

A long drive

If you’ve seen the standings for Day 1, you know I didn’t have the catch I was looking for. Not only was my weight (13 pounds, 12 ounces) disappointing, but...

Day 1 by the numbers

Day 1 of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is in the books, and so far, it’s all Jason Christie, the...