April 17, 2016 ... The uncertainty surrounding the fishery at Winyah Bay led to a lot of sleepless nights for me before and during the practice period. I knew that one bad...
July 14, 2016 ... One of the earliest pieces of wisdom that I received from some more experienced fishermen was that “a bass is a bass” wherever you go. It’s an accepted...
September 6, 2016 ... As I write this, I’ve just finished packing up to leave for La Crosse, to fish what I expect to be one of the most important tournaments of my career....
January 26, 2017 ... The old-timers always told us that “You should never leave fish to find fish,” but like many old sayings, that one doesn’t tell the whole truth....
February 21, 2017 ... Of all of the tournaments on the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule, Cherokee was the one that scared me the most. Last year my quest for the...
March 20, 2017 ... We’re just a few days away from the first GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Good, the first Classic to be held in my home state of...
April 3, 2017 ... Before I talk about my own performance at Lake Conroe, I want to congratulate Jordan Lee. I’ve gotten to know him a little bit through our mutual...
April 22, 2017 ... I never would have guessed that Cherokee Lake would’ve produced my best finish in the first four events of the 2017 season, but here we are in mid-April...
August 23, 2017 ... Once we finished up at Lake Champlain last month, some of my Bassmaster Elite Series colleagues had time to spend with their families or to catch up on...
September 2, 2017 ... Early in my career, another pro told me to “never trust smallmouth.” I didn’t know exactly what he meant at the time, but it’s a lesson that I’ve...
January 24, 2018 ... Last year around this time I wrote a column arguing that new technology would define the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series. I think that prediction was...
March 7, 2018 ... When Jennifer and I first got our Old Town Predator kayaks about a year ago, I figured they’d offer us a nice diversion, a chance to kick back and fish a...
July 7, 2018 ... Right now much of the country is experiencing the best crankbait fishing of the year, and as a devoted crankbait angler it’s one of my favorite times to...
October 22, 2018 ... It’s no secret that I’m a marine electronics addict. I can spend hours with my face buried in my Humminbird graphs, looking to gain a better...