Judges bring unique spin to Texas Fest

LUFKIN, Texas — Call them judges, not marshals, and for good reason. Bassmaster Marshals ride along with the pros during Bassmaster Elite Series events. That format is happening this week...

Level playing field showing out

Yesterday several pros noted the shallow, deep, do anything setup of Sam Rayburn will level the playing field. Gone are days past of this season when fishing produced best in...

Swindle joins 20-pound club

Gerald Swindle is fourth and latest official member of the 20-pound club this morning at Sam Rayburn. Swindle caught a “game-changer” at 11:13, this one weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces,...

Best in the U.S.? Rayburn set to shine

LUFKIN, Texas — Never on the day before a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament have so many anglers been so positive about what might occur. When the four-day Toyota Bassmaster Texas...

Uh, yeah, it’s easy

Keith Combs’ prediction for this tournament, “Everybody will have five fish, and they’ll come easy,” appears right on the button. At 11 a.m. today, BASSTrakk showed 61 of the 109...

From Florida to Texas

Here’s a bit of trivia that explains the predictions by the pros about how well the fishing is setting up this week on Sam Rayburn. Since impoundment in 1965, Texas...

Lake-wind advisory on the way

We lost Christie but have settled on Edwin Evers, Kelly Jordon and Chris Lane. Jordon and Evers have 11 pounds and change. Not sure what Lane has. He’s moving so...

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