The best smallmouth tournament ever

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Imagine catching 15 smallmouth bass over three days that weighed 72 pounds, 5 ounces, and having only a 3-ounce lead going into the final day. That’s where...

Way too close to call

It’s fitting that the most dramatic weigh-in of the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series has been saved for the last day of the regular season. At 2:45, ahead of a 3 p.m. check-in time,...

Landing, not just hooking, is the key

Kevin VanDam noted before this tournament began that landing, not just hooking, the 5- and 6-pound smallmouth bass in the St. Lawrence River would be the key. If you’re watching...

Lester’s lure and pattern

Brandon Lester is tracking a very popular pattern for smallmouth on the Tennessee River, not far from where he grew up in our mutual hometowns in Middle Tennessee.  On the...

Headed toward a photo finish?

This horse race appears headed toward a photo finish, based on what we’re seeing now. Josh Bertrand’s BASSTrakk numbers just updated and photographer Gettys Brannon confirms that Bertrand’s got 18...

Walker’s lure lineup

On Tuesday in the top lures gallery you can see the photo but until then here is a sneak peek of what David Walker is primarily using.  Walker makes a...

Walker has a ‘small’ limit

David Walker made a 7-mile run downriver after a lengthy dead period and filled his limit with a 2-pounder. That’s gives him 15-4 for the day, according to photographer Andy...

Bertrand makes a big move

Josh Bertrand moved to spot near Brockville, where he’s fished previously this week, and it paid off, according to photographer Gettys Brannon. The flurry began with a nice-sized walleye. Then...

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