The year is almost behind us and 2018 is quickly approaching. I didn’t add any hardware to the collection in 2017 and fell well short of the goals I had set when the year...
Just prior to announcing the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule, the “no-info rule” was expanded by B.A.S.S. It now prevents Elite Series competitors from soliciting or...
A month ago I pulled my Phoenix out of the water at the AOY Championship, ending my 2016 tournament season. I dropped it off in Kentucky at its new home, and the minute I...
“Why do they call you the Honey Badger?”Without a doubt, this is the most common question I get from fishing fans I meet at tournaments and sports shows across the country...
I finished seventh at the Potomac River, and as everyone else was complaining about the heat, I absolutely loved the conditions. I’ve spent most of my life in Alabama and...
When I first started bass fishing professionally, several veteran anglers told me that there would come a day when I wouldn’t want to bass fish during the breaks between...
Sara and I spent two days driving from Winyah Bay to Bull Shoals for the next Bassmaster Elite Series event. I don’t enjoy the driving at all, but I am thankful for...
The 2016 Bassmaster Elite Season is approaching fast, and I’m ready to get going. It’s been busy in the Tharp camp, and for those of you that follow me closely you know...
The Bassmaster Classic is the reason that I fish competitively. I really want to earn that trophy, and while it hurts that I won’t have a chance to win it this year, I’m...
The best at the ledge fishing game can pull up on a place that is pounded from daylight until dark, make a cast and catch the biggest fish in the school.
We’re three events into the 2015 Elite Series season and I haven’t yet challenged for a win, which is what I shoot for every time out. To put it more bluntly, I haven’t...