Weidler’s confidence factor
Yesterday Bill Weidler smiled when seeing myself and Andy Crawford approaching him at the ramp to do Dock Talk content. Without having to say anything, he said, “I’ve fished this...
2020 NOCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville
Finding the salad
The grass is difficult from every angle. Earlier I mentioned how Steve Kennedy had to pull in a full-blown salad to get a fish in the boat. John Cox had...
Where are the local sticks?
Bassmaster Elite Series pros rarely win an event on their home lake, but the scoreboard reveals an even farther distance from the top for the Alabama contingent. It’s logical to...
Sun getting higher, bigger bass biting
There’s barely a cloud in the sky over Lake Guntersville. And as the sun gets higher the bass catches are getting bigger on this relatively calm day. Cody Hollen has...
Kennedy tangled in vegatation
Steve Kennedy provides us with a look at how some of these fish are looking as they get to the boat. This 4-pound class fish came in with another 4-pounds...
Ito back in his comfort zone
Taku Ito was unquestionably the star of the three-tournament northern swing of smallmouth bass tournaments. The Elite Series rookie from Chiba, Japan, put together three top 10 finishes in a...
Lester: A one-two punch for five
Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester loves Lake Guntersville. The highly accomplished young pro lives 1 hour and 20 minutes from this week’s weigh-in at Goose Pond Landing, and in a typical...
Shryock plans one-two punch
It’s been six months since Hunter Shryock was last on Lake Guntersville, where he finished 25th in the Bassmaster Classic. As he noted this morning, “One thing hasn’t changed. I’ve...
Jocumsen’s comfort zone
BASSTrakk shows Carl Jocumsen in fourth place with 7 pounds, 5 ounces. What’s not on the scorecard is the 5-pounder that he lost at the boat. Junk fishing might be...
