The wind was Menendez’s friend Thursday
PALATKA, Fla. — In his 29 years of professional bass fishing, Mark Menendez had never drawn boat No. 1 in the takeoff order until Wednesday’s pre-tournament draw. But shortly after...
Conservation News
Meet Florida’s new conservation director
LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida’s new state conservation director, Jayson Hooven, faces a daunting challenge. As the B.A.S.S. member from Hudson stands as an advocate for bass anglers, he also must...
Fantasy Fishing
Opens anglers share Fantasy Fishing picks
The Bassmaster Elite Series season is officially here! Open anglers Todd Castledine and Bradley Hallman join Andrew Upshaw to break down their Fantasy Fishing picks for Bassmaster Elite Series stop...
Will St. Johns signal a season-long trend again?
PALATKA, Fla. – Last year’s Bassmaster Elite Series season-opener on the St. Johns River foreshadowed a season-long trend for several anglers. None more so than eventual Toyota Bassmaster Angler of...
Weights and weather predictions from Arey, Sumrall and Lester
The 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season officially kicks off tomorrow morning here on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida. Last year’s season opening tournament on this very same fishery...
Gear
Gear Review: Original SteelShad Lure
What is it? Original SteelShad Lure What sets it apart? Designed to replicate dying baitfish, SteelShad has designed a stainless-steel, shad-shaped body molded with lead weight, and fitted with two...
Daily Limit: Clunn guns for three-peat
While he’ll give it his all in hopes of an unprecedented three-peat, Rick Clunn said it’s against the odds for him to win this week in the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite...
Swindle starting fresh
Team Toyota pro Gerald Swindle was one of the final boats to pull up to the Palatka City Dock and Boat Ramp as the last light faded Tuesday night, marking...
The nights are so short
As I’m writing this blog I’m sitting in my Skeeter Boat in Palatka, Fla., getting ready for the first event of the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. It seems like...
How I’ll fish the St. John’s River
This week we kick off the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series on the St Johns River in Palatka, Fla. I couldn’t think of a better place to kick off the season,...
