Up Schmitt’s creek

Even after unexpectedly making it back to weigh in, gathering a bag and approaching the stage, Bryan Schmitt’s hands were still shaking. A closer examination revealed burn marks, too. On...

How I will fish Santee Cooper

To start, I’ve never been here before. This week is my first time at Santee Cooper. After last week, fishing Lake Guntersville, which I was extremely familiar with, I’m kind...

The David Mullins story

“db, you’ve got to pay your dues, you just do.”— David Mullins Dateline: South Carolina and Connecticut “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”— Heywood Brown Personally, I prefer...

Gear

Gear Review: Shimano Vanford

What is it? Shimano Vanford What sets it apart? Although Shimano’s “Carbon Interfusion” process was first developed with the purpose of making the company’s higher-end bicycle components lighter and more...

Daily Limit: Tank you, very much

Frank Talley can relate to getting by “with a little help from my friends.” Of course, the big Texan lives in a give-and-take world, and for all his giving, he...

Always fear the closers

Back in May of 2002, I was covering the Bassmaster Tour event (during the pre-Elite Series days) on Lake Eufaula, and they had just finished the Day 3 weigh-in when...

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