2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Three, Blurry
A number of circumstances, both natural and man-made, conspired to keep some of the anglers from seeing their finned quarry.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Three, West Coast
Heading into the third day of competition, five of the top twelve anglers in the standings were either born in California, raised there, or at some point called it home.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Three
It's like Groundhog Day, a broken record and déjà vu all over again rolled up into one.
An open letter to Brent ‘Brody’ Broderick
A couple weeks ago I did a story with Brody Broderick about how his father, Skip Broderick, had suffered a serious heart attack. About an hour or so ago, Brody called me to tell me that just after talking to me earlier today he got a call from his sister in Ohio and was told that his father had died.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Two
"The whole thing was humiliating," Swindle said. "I had the trolling motor on high and the boat was swinging around while I was fishing a dock on my tip toes from the front of the boat, looking for fish. The boat hit the dock and I did a front flip, X-Games style off the front deck into the water."
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, VanDam
VanDam was running a defined pattern in different areas, primarily focusing on smallmouth bass. He mixed in sight fishing — a technique used by many in the top tier of the field — along with a number of blind casts.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl
In a timed sport, where minutes on the water often translate directly into dollars in the bank, valuable time spent on a fish that ultimately doesn't find its way to the weigh-in is the worst type of sunk cost.
Floating fish
"Floaters" can prove to be the ultimate frustration for anglers, because those fish can be impossible to catch. The best chance is that those fish will move up shallow to spawn.
A Pro’s Approach: John Crews
Smith Mountain Lake, will be home to the fourth Elite Series event of the 2009 season. The lake spans a little over 20,000 surface acres with more than 500 miles of shoreline, most of it characterized by coves, docks and boathouses.
A better day for bed fishing
As far as 98 other anglers are concerned, Jordon has a big bull's-eye on his back, one about the size and shape of the nest of a spawning bass.
