Making most of second chance
While the Top 50 pros from Days 1 and 2 rested and conducted seminars for fans, the remaining 74 anglers took part in a unique Second Chance tournament on Lake Barkley.
Wallace State rallies in College Wild Card
Joshua Butts and Justin Rivers of Wallace State Community College pulled a come-from-behind win on the final day of the Carhartt College Wild Card presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Feeling good about the future
No matter where you went at BASSfest, where the grounds at Paris Landing included over 150 vendor tents, there was something that made you feel encouraged about the future of fishing, particularly bass fishing.
db: McKinnis’ book goes beyond fishing
Jerry and I are sitting at a picnic table when he opens up a box, and hands me a signed copy of his book.
KVD: It’s cool to be a bass angler
While our Elite event may be the focus of the Zippo BASSfest at Kentucky Lake presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps, there are some other events going on here that I find very fascinating.
Gear
Hackney: Selecting the proper jig, part 3
Another thing that every good flippin’ jig has is a heavy, stiff weedguard, and it should always lay right over the hook point.
Bassmaster University Friday schedule
This is the schedule for Bassmaster University on Friday.
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Lotta lip at BASSfest
An open storage tray near Gerald Swindle’s rod locker just prior to Day Two of BASSfest represented a virtual who’s who of the deep-diving crankbait universe.
Evers flying under the radar?
Edwin Evers has taken a stealth approach on Kentucky Lake the last two days. If his Nitro boat didn’t look exactly like Kevin VanDam’s, he might have gone almost unnoticed.
Evers boosted by 8-pounder
Oklahoma pro Edwin Evers got the kind of bite Thursday that helps a professional angler separate himself from the field in a tournament like Zippo BASSfest at Kentucky Lake presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps.
