MDJ loves Rat-L-Traps
Mark Daniels Jr. has been catching his fish this morning on a square-billed crankbait. But you can expect a lipless version, specifically a Rat-L-Trap, to be Daniels’ lure of choice...
2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods
MDJ with three
MDJ made a 5-minute run downriver, stopped, and quickly hooked up. That largemouth made two, one of each. It has to take the prsessure off a little. After catching a...
First fish for Zaldain
Chris Zaldain has been running all over the map this morning, making nine stops and finally catching a smallmouth bass. He measured it twice, then slid it back into Fort...
Stop No. 2, fish No. 1
At his second stop, MDJ finally hooked up and put his first fish in the boat, a beautiful 3 1/2 pound smallmouth. The ice is broken, the sun is popping...
Currently, no current
Local favorite Ott DeFoe made a few pit stops along the way from Knoxville to Tellico Reservoir. We’re now just a mile up river from the dam. He’s got two...
Zaldain will be one-rod Todd today
There’s no doubt about the primary bass forage in Fort Loudoun Lake right now. It’s gizzard shad, six inches long or bigger. If you were watching “Bassmaster LIVE” yesterday, Mike...
MDJ cranking
MDJ has arrived at his first spot and is carefully cranking down the bank. This is the first time I have followed him on the water and the thing that...
A Classic first?
Unless my memory is going haywire, the Classic has never been won on a swimbait. Chris Zaldain is hoping to change that today. The California native is primarily relying on...
