Lucas’ quiet determination
Justin Lucas did not have a great 2017 season. He finished in 64th place after averaging 6th place finishes in his first three years on the Elites. When Thomas Allen...
2018 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship
The current situation
Here is a bit of meaningless trivia that will factor into the week. Chickamauga, Guntersville, Kentucky Lake. All are waterways managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. But did you know...
Skeet’s two-species plan
Skeet Reese needs to have a good tournament this week. He enters 30th in AOY points, too close for comfort to that Top 35 cutoff for automatic Classic berths. After...
Jordan Lee talks topwater schooling bass
A new school year, an apple for the teacher, a fresh football season and bass busting on the water’s surface to eat baitfish are all signature marks of late summer...
Make way for the leaders
Casey Ashley wrote a column this week for Bassmaster.com about his strategy for the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship. He enters the tournament in 14th place. He can’t win...
Whitaker breaks down the bite
Two key takeaways from my morning conversation this morning with Jake Whitaker, who is second behind Roy Hawk in the Rookie of the Year race. If there were a local...
Whitaker admits he’s nervous
Twenty-six-year-old Jake Whitaker has reason to be nervous this week. He’s fishing close to his home in Fairview, N.C. He’ll have family and friends here this week. He’s four points...
Lucas likes “Smith Lake North”
Justin Lucas is a native Californian, but he’s been living in Guntersville, Ala., for several years now. And he loves fishing Alabama’s Smith Lake, a noted spotted bass fishery. Lucas’...
Lucas has his game-face on
Justin Lucas put his fifth keeper in the boat about 8:15. It’s a small limit, but it’s a confidence-building start. “It’s only going to get better as the day goes...
