Klein’s neighborhood got crowded
The area Gary Klein is fishing feels a little more crowded this morning. Brandon Lester is nearby, so is James Niggemeyer. That’s Lester on the left and Klein on the right in...
2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake
Big move for Howell
Randy Howell just moved to the same location as Takahiro Omori. Before stopping Howell made a slow, zigzag pass across the flat, presumably scanning the area with his electronics. Both...
Omori with a 5-pound smallie, and a limit
Takahiro Omori continues to be on fire with a topwater bait. He landed his fourth bass of the day, this one a 5-pound smallmouth. He made a short move before...
Break-dancing Howell
Randy Howell has two keepers in the boat and he’s broken into a break dance a couple of times since those fish came aboard. That’s because bass activity is showing...
Klein’s bite much slower today
By 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday Gary Klein had a limit of big bass. His bite came early both days. Today he’s fishing the same spots, but the results are less spectacular. Two keepers for south...
Get to know Gary Klein
Gary Klein starts today in second place with 35-8 pounds. Since I’ve been at BASS, five years now, I don’t recall him being at the top of the leaderboard often. So I...
Flat on Howell
Randy Howell is roaming a wide flat near the main river channel. He’s got plenty of room to fish and probably needs it all. At his request we are giving...
Takahiro with No. 3
Takahiro Omori caught his first two fish of the day on a topwater bait. He set that rod down for a few minutes after a brief lull, but just picked...
Could today be even better?
Wheeler Lake’s bass fishing has surprised everyone this week. After Day 1’s “best weigh-in in the history of Wheeler Lake,” as judged by David Walker, Day 2 was almost as...
