Current congregates fish
Tyler Rivet’s early start — limit of 17-7 by 8 a.m. — bespoke a bankable truth that he and many anglers have noted this week: Heavy current concentrates fish. Last...
Back-to-back giants keep Kreiger at the top
FLORENCE, Ala. — Koby Kreiger’s main pattern provided a solid foundation, but a strategic relocation proved essential to maintaining his lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick...
Safety first, catch ‘em second
Watching Chris Zaldain and other Bassmaster Elite Series pros catch big smallmouth and largemouth bass out of extremely heavy currents below the Wilson Dam on Pickwick Lake has been quite...
Kreiger’s giant bag cements Day 1 lead
FLORENCE, Ala. — A strong start plus a strong finish was the formula for Koby Kreiger to lead Day 1 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake. The...
Separation anxiety
A clean slate. That might literally be the most valuable tool an Elite angler takes into the twice-postponed start of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake. The impacts...
How I will fish Pickwick Lake
Wednesday I send in these columns the night before each Bassmaster Elite Series event, and tonight was an interesting one. I’m staying at McFarland Park this week and just got...
Fun finds in Florence
Frolicking lion cubs, dried herbs, faces in stones, scrap metal musicians and mustard slaw that’ll pucker your lips. Probably not the most common list of tourism brags, but an afternoon...
Bassmaster event on Pickwick Lake set to start Saturday
FLORENCE, Ala. — After current, high winds and flooding conditions forced the postponement of the first two days of competition in the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake, B.A.S.S. officials...
Optimism abounds in ‘nomad land’
FLORENCE, Ala. — Darold Gleason is from Many, La., so he knows what it’s like to evacuate when a hurricane roars toward the Louisiana Gulf Coast. He had an unpleasant...
3 questions with Sumrall and Zaldain
So far the topic of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite on Pickwick Lake has been change. Weather systems, cold fronts, and other curveballs Mother Nature likes to throw are factors...
