Switching gears overnight
The Bassmaster Elite Series schedule is always a challenge because we must compete on a wide variety of bass waters across the country. It forces us to fish shallow and...
Defeating the Tenkiller randomness
There is no question that the lingering days of summer make for some difficult fishing across the South. In this case, Oklahoma certainly fits into that region — it’s hot....
New government report reaffirms outdoor recreation is significant economic driver
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Newly released economic data on the national and, for the first time ever, state levels reinforce what the outdoor recreation industry has long believed: Outdoor recreation is a...
Arey’s trick for finicky topwater schooling bass
Few scenes in all of freshwater fishing spur a greater rush of adrenalin than the sight of bass schooling in a surface feeding frenzy. Except sometimes their appetites seem tougher...
How I will fish Tenkiller
This week the Bassmaster Elite Series wraps up the regular season on Lake Tenkiller in eastern Oklahoma. I’m in 10th place in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings...
Fort Gibson to Tenkiller
Let me say right up front that I’m not at all disappointed about our switch from Fort Gibson Lake to Lake Tenkiller for the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite. ...
Tenkiller will be a tough, tough test
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — It wasn’t planned this way, but maybe it worked out like it should have. The final regular season Bassmaster Elite Series tournament was supposed at New York’s Lake Cayuga...
My 2019 season enters the late innings
I had a pretty good run in New York, finishing 28th at St. Lawrence and fifth at Cayuga, but I really didn’t make up any ground in the Toyota Bassmaster...
Zaldain: Tenkiller will be one of my toughest tournaments ever
With a check cashing percentage of nearly 70% and (32) Top 20 finishes to his credit, Chris Zaldain has become one of the most polished and high-achieving pros in all...
Whatley at Tenkiller: Push through the slump
To kick off the first day of the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller, Texas pro Brad Whatley is on the outside looking in. Whatley, a rookie...
