Fantasy Fishing: Pick Tennessee River sticks at the Classic
Coming into this season I was like a parent trying to find their way through a field of LEGOs in a dark room. A lot of new names, faces, talent,...
What the Classic means: Cliff Pirch
There’s so much that makes Clifford Pirch stand out – the flowing golden locks, his heritage among Arizona wrestling royalty and his “other gig” as an elk hunting guide –...
Super stats for Lanier: 69-0 and 1,1,1
In his fifth season on the circuit, Paul Mueller won his first Bassmaster Elite Series tournament by less than one pound . Mueller’s total was 69 pounds in a highly...
Super stats for St. Johns: 72, 34-14, 98-14
All sorts of superlative numbers came from the St. Johns River last week. But these are the ones that stand above the rest: 72, champion Rick Clunn’s age; 34-14, the...
Big Bass Big Stage Big Dreams
Meet the Elites: Lee Livesay
When prospective college athletes take recruiting visits, it’s no secret that they are given the “red carpet Treatment” in an effort to woo them to State U or Capital City...
The first national bass tournament, part 2
In part 1 of this column, I began the story of the “National Fresh Water Bass Tournament” that took place in 1928. Some history buffs believe it to be the...
What the Classic means: Brandon Lester
There’s no doubt that the Bassmaster Classic is the most prestigious fishing tournament in the world. It’s held in such high regard, in fact, that to paraphrase some of the...
Reflecting on St. Johns
I finished up the St. Johns late Sunday and just finished day 1 of practice of Lake Lanier. We didn’t pull out of Palatka until about 7:30 Sunday night, then...
Three big inspirations
“Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams. That’s what the Elite Series represents to not only these pros, but to any angler …” Drew Cook took a shot to the face...
Attend the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk
The Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk comes to Birmingham, Ala., and Lake Guntersville March 6-8, 2020! For maps and directions to the BJCC, click here. For a...
