Fun and frustration

The Florida swing is history. Speaking for myself, I'm sad to see it go. I haven't caught a bass outside of the Sunshine State since before Thanksgiving, and that's just fine with me.

I call baloney

I hope that my extreme respect and just plain love for most of the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers never gets in the way of moving the ball up the court and making good moves for this organization.

Jones used stealth

Jones used stealth for easily spooked fish for the 2011 Citrus Slam Elite Series

How-To

Two more techniques to try

Up to now, I've been concentrating on several of the best-known and most popular finesse techniques, but now I'd like to briefly describe two additional presentations I use a lot, especially now during the spawn and postspawn.

The Riverman

Billy McCaghren fishes in the 2011 Elite Series Citrus Slam on the St. Johns River

Peter T talks

Peter T talks about locals relying on history, often with poor results.

St. Johns delivers!

There is always disappointment when you're leading a tournament and then don't win, but especially when you lead the whole thing and fall to third. I want to win every event that I fish, but losing in a situation like this is tough.

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