Late-winter options await Elites at Chickamauga
DAYTON, Tenn. — A week after kicking off the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series on Florida’s famed St. Johns River, the anglers from the Bassmaster Elite Series will once again enjoy...
Walters keeps fishing on canceled days
PALATKA, Fla. – What does a tournament bass fisherman do when he’s unexpectedly given a day off, like the Elite Series anglers were Thursday following the postponement due to high...
Changing conditions key to shortened St. Johns event
Relentless winds have forced cancelation of the first two days of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, but local pro Cliff Prince said there is another weather condition...
Zaldain working towards a win
When Day 1 of Bassmaster Elite Series competition on the St Johns River was called off this morning due to high and dangerous winds, most pro anglers took advantage of...
B.A.S.S. postpones Day 1 of St. Johns Elite event
UPDATE: After a high-wind advisory forced postponement of the first day of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, B.A.S.S. officials announced that the Top 10 would fish a...
Kennedy brought new attitude, old lure to St. Johns
PALATKA, Fla. — No one was more disappointed than Steve Kennedy when Day 1 of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at the St. Johns River was postponed due to high winds....
Icing the kicker
Referee makes a circular motion with his right arm, clock starts, place holder gives his subtle signal, long snapper tenses and … ‘Time out!’ It’s called “icing the kicker” —...
Benton’s early departure for an early arrival
I write this watching Drew Benton kick dust up behind his truck driving across an open pasture in front of Elite Series pro and Palatka resident Cliff Prince’s house. Benton...
The first four matter this year
Getting off to a good start is important every year, but never more so than in 2020. The way the schedule breaks down will make it difficult to make up...
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...
