Benton gets a limit

Drew Benton’s fourth move has resulted in his fourth keeper of the morning. Unfortunately they are the wrong size. The four skinny bass total 5 lbs. 4 oz., according to...

Herren doing it his way

When interviewing Matt Herren you always knows where he stands on a topic. It’s all black and white. Herren is doing what he wants to do, ignoring the prevailing offshore...

Feider sneaking up on AOY

Seth Feider doesn’t go quietly about anything. And you can bet there was some noise in his boat upon landing a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass at 7 a.m. today. But the...

Mueller went from hero to zero

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Paul Mueller knew exactly how to recap his two days on Lake Guntersville. After leading the Academy Sports + Outdoors Elite Tournament on Friday with 22 pounds,...

Short Fish

I stand corrected. In my last post, I said that Benton had boated three keepers. They would be keepers in most tournaments, but the minimum size on Lake Guntersville is...

Fans from Australia cheer on “Joco”

It’s not every day you get 10 emails from Australia. In my job, you can almost guarantee it means that Carl Jocumsen is having a good tournament. Emmett Yates, a...

Benton goes to school

Master photographer Steve Bowman and I are assigned to cover Drew Benton, who is fourth on this third day of competition in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite Series...

Hartman goes big early

Jamie Hartman had a big day yesterday, catching a 20-pound, 10-ounce bag that rallied him from 46th place on Day 1 to 17th Saturday. Hartman is off to a hot...

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