Forty years ago, Craig Lamb went to his first B.A.S.S. tournament as a starstruck teenager. As a grownup, he reports about the people, places and news of the tournament trail.
Burning a lipless crankbait to tempt aggressively feeding bass during winter is out of the question, right? Sort of.Bass and baitfish metabolism slow, and both fish are lethargic and unwilling to...
Andy Crawford came up on the peculiar sight of a boater operating the trolling motor, both hands in his pockets, as the co-angler continued to fish. Upon inquiring about what...
With a noticeable current in his area, Joey Nania took advantage of it and moved to a shallow, rocky point tapering into the river channel. The rocks create a current break, where...
Andy Crawford caught up with Joey Nania, whose primary area was occupied when he arrived there after the takeoff. BASSTrakk shows him with a limit weighing 7 pounds, although he told Andy it...
What sets a series of central Alabama impoundments apart from others is the Coosa River, and specifically how it's managed for power generation. That is managed by Alabama Power, and when the...
The cold front delivering rain across Lay Lake is soon to pass. By the looks of the radar it should diminish by midday. With it sunny early and then cloudy yesterday, it'll be noteworthy to find...
Early this morning Harvey Horne got on the BASSTrakk leaderboard into first place with a limit weighing just over 6 pounds. Swimming inside the livewell was a limit of all spotted bass. ...
Currently, bluebird skies prevail across central Alabama and over Lay Lake. That will soon change. The skies will turn overcast from an approaching front from the west. An 80% chance of rain is in...
Andy Crawford just phoned in this intel report from the lake. It's no surprise this tournament has a high number of local anglers, their pride on the line and wanting a shiny winner's trophy...
The Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open at Lay Lake is the final 2020 event of the season, and with it comes the conclusion of the overall Opens season.
"It smiles like shad."That's how Andy Crawford described the water being shared earlier this morning by Tommy Williams and Keith Combs. He's got one keeper and Williams caught three from the spot...
Outside his immediate family, no one is any bigger fan of current leader Brandon Dillard than Keith Combs. Combs is 43rd in the points standings of Bassmaster Angler of the Year. That...
Greg Hackney has only one goal today that connects with a larger objective. Hackney is doing what he does best, which is attack shallow cover with a flipping stick and heavy tackle.He told Andy...
It's not much but it counts. Actually, correction. It's a good start. The fish held by Greg Hackney weighs about 2 1/2 pounds in a tournament where quality will be key in order to catch up to...
On Championship Saturday the winner will be determined for the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open. Today the first four Opens anglers to potentially receive invitations to the 2021 Bassmaster...