Norman: Everything it shouldn’t have been

There shouldn't have been much spawning going on during the late March event. There was. The largemouths shouldn't have been on their beds before the spotted bass spawned. They were. Since spotted bass far outnumber largemouth bass at Norman, the tournament shouldn't have been a largemouth slugfest. It was.

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Lessons relearned, part 2

I spent all day Tuesday and Wednesday marking bed fish. I didn't even think about trying to develop something else.

Conditions should lower weights

Tricky conditions will more than likely catch up with the field on Day Two of the second Bass Pro Shops Southern Open on Lake Norman.

Off to a good start

The past two weeks were good for me. I left Florida with two top 12 finishes, only a few points behind in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year.

A boy and his dog

Let me tell you a love story. True story, happened when I was sick one day, not deathbed sick, migraine sick. Riley, my wife's Shih-Tzu, never left my side that day, at one point he jumped up on the couch and curled up by my feet.

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