Fantasy Fishing: Wild rides and wise decisions at Winyah Bay
All it took was one Bassmaster Elite Series event to tell us a crucial detail about Winyah Bay, the Cooper River is a player, which means long runs and risk...
‘Saves’ important in AOY race
Similar to a “save” in baseball, when a relief pitcher comes in to quell an opposition rally, an angler needs some “saves” during the Elite Series season if he’s going...
Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Stetson Blaylock at Hartwell
ANDERSON, S.C. — Once again, Anderson, South Carolina, didn’t disappoint bass-fishing fanatics. The 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell lived up to it’s legacy and attracted big numbers of fans,...
Can anyone catch Cobb?
At first glance it looks like 29-year-old Brandon Cobb of nearby Greenwood, S.C., has this tournament won. With a 5-pound, 10-ounce lead over second-place Micah Frazier and competing on Lake...
Was that a break?
If that was a break, you couldn’t prove it by me. I’ve been about as busy as I’ve ever been for the past month or thereabouts. Between the 2019 GEICO...
Cobb holds on to Day 3 lead
ANDERSON, S.C. — For three days, the field has been waiting for Brandon Cobb to stumble. It hasn’t happened yet — and now, they’re almost out of time. Cobb caught...
Service crews take the stage
ANDERSON, S.C. — They are up long before daylight and in bed way after dark. Checking in and out of hotels for weeks at the time. Drive through fast food...
Cobb holds Hartwell lead
ANDERSON, S.C. — Brandon Cobb has been driving about an hour every morning this week to the takeoff site for the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell. It’s a little farther...
St. Clair to host 2019 Toyota AOY Championship
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Bassmaster Tournament Trail has visited Lake St. Clair six times since the early 1990s, including twice for high-stakes Elite Series events. But the stakes have never...
Lessons from legends: Ken Cook
In late fall of 1988, B.A.S.S. held an Invitational on Bull Shoals Reservoir. I remember it clearly. It was one of my best showings to date, early in my career....
