Veteran outdoor writer Pete Robbins provides a fan's perspective of B.A.S.S. complemented by an insider's knowledge of the sport. He blogs about fishing travel at www.halfpastfirstcast.com
With a gallery consisting of us and his brother Jordan (an Opens competitor), Card moved to his second spot and promptly boated a keeper.He had to measure it to make sure, but it is a start.
We waited for the field at the Brown's Creek Bridge and saw Hank Cherry, Todd Auten, Skylar Hamilton, Brandon Cobb and others come by.We are following Brandon Card, who is about halfway back in the...
We are sitting at the bridge at Brown's Creek waiting for Day Three to begin. We will be looking for Brandon Card back in the creek, but we expect others, including tournament leader Hank Cherry,...
The flags at the Hampton Inn in Guntersville are hanging. That means we may have a tournament day without win, the first this week.Will that change the bite? Or where the bass are positioned?It...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As Keith Combs pulled forward in the drive-thru line at Jack’s fast food restaurant in Guntersville at 5:45 this morning, boat in tow, all he wanted was a biscuit. The last thing...
After leaving Blaylock, we came across Brandon Lester fishing an area where we saw John Crews, Luke Palmer and others yesterday.He doesn't know it, but he is unofficially in second.Then he jetted...
Blaylock has moved three times in five minutes, making surgical strikes on selected targets, with no results."It's crunch time," he told us.He doesn't know how the rest of the field is doing but...
After a long drive south, we have relaunched the boat and the first competitor we've come upon is Stetson Blaylock, near where Andy Crawford and I saw him close out Day 1.
With Clent Davis struggling, we have put the boat on the trailer to head back closer to the launch. We will meet up with James Overstreet, give him Bowman's photo gallery, and ride out the day on a...
As Davis ran back to one of his earlier spots, he passed Scott Canterbury, who signaled that he is stuck on zero.The only other boat we have seen in this creek is Hunter Shryock, who left a while...
Even though he is struggling now, Clent Davis is disinclined to leave this uplake creek. He knows what lives here and knows it could provide the win."I've got a million places in my head to go," he...
Despite not having caught a legal fish for what seems like forever, Clent Davis does not seem stressed. His posture is still strong and he is not hurrying.If his area does heat up and he manages to...
Davis idled about 100 yards and quickly landed keeper number four, his best fish of the day so far. The quality isn't there yet, but he is on a good pace to fill his livewell.
After several more near misses Clent Davis put number two and three in the well in quick succession. Not giants, but fish to weigh nonetheless.There is a boat on the other side of the island just...
Davis finally connected with a keeper. He had to measure it, but it made the cut. This one choked his bait. "Why can't everybody else eat it like that," he said as he used his pliers to unhook it...
After multiple missed strikes, including three on one cast, Davis finally hooked and landed a fish but it was too short to keep. Then he missed another. He's making slight adjustments, including...
Davis has already had two strikes, but failed to hook up both times. He said the second one tried to rip the rod out of his hands. He doesn't seem jittery, but surely a fish or two in the live well...
Clent Davis arrived at his uplake creek at 8:35 a.m. ET and was settled into his first fishing spot just two minutes later. There are quite a few boats in this tributary, but none fishing...
We have launched way up the lake and we're waiting for Clent Davis to arrive. Bowman is tracking him, on the app, so we know he is close, but not yet in sight.The water color is beautiful up, here...