Avoiding tennis ball behavior at Neely Henry
In addition to several folks asking Caleb Sumrall why he was carrying around a tennis ball, concerns about catching a limit of bass from Neely Henry’s flooded muddy waters were...
2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake
Feider: “Shade and birds, man”
Seth Feider got fired up after landing his big bass of the day, a 3 1/2-pounder at 9:35. It put him among the early leaders with a 5-bass limit weighing...
Feider chasing birds
Seth Feider is sticking with his game plan: Chasing birds and shad. Find the birds, find the bait, catch the bass. Feider is using an all-white Outkast Tackle Pro Swim...
Kennedy with an early limit
As the 9 o’clock hour approached, Steve Kennedy joined the group of now nine anglers who have a 5-bass limit this morning. His five, including a 2-6 big bass, weigh...
Mullins lands a snapper
We’re going to see plenty of catfish and striped bass caught this week, but we may not see many snapping turtles landed, like the one David Mullins caught this morning....
Current observations
Andy Crawford is shooting a photo gallery of current Bassmaster Angler of the Year leader Seth Feider. He’s got three bass in the livewell. Feider is using a white swim...
Presentation matters
In a typical morning, an Elite Series angler will work through a series of bait presentations in order to figure out what the fish are biting. In this case, Taku...
The Minnesota Bend factor
A most unique feature of Neely Henry Lake is an area known as Minnesota Bend. Like the name implies, it’s a sharp bend as shown in this aerial photo that I...
Schlapper on the board early
There’s an early-morning shad spawn happening in Neely Henry Lake now, and Elite Series rookie Pat Schlapper of Eleva, Wis., took advantage of it first thing today with this 1-pound,...
