What I enjoy about home
Easton FothergillIn the southern U.S., the dog days of summer will be starting soon, but in northern Minnesota where I grew up, the really hot weather doesn’t start until August. That’s...
Fish your strengths
Beau BrowningAs a competitor on the Bassmaster Elite Series, it’s not uncommon for me to be fishing offshore in one event and flipping shallow cover in the next. In any given...
Learning from new experiences
Evan KungFinishing in the top 30 at Lake Tenkiller was super important for me. After a couple of rough ones during this year’s Texas Swing, I really needed that one to...
Tenkiller was what tournament fishing is all about
Keith CombsI’d earned a Top 10 finish when the Bassmaster Elite Series visited Lake Tenkiller in 2019, but nevertheless when it showed up on the 2025 schedule I was a little...
Tenkiller was old school fun
Cody MeyerGoing into the Elite Series tournament at Lake Tenkiller, Oklahoma, I was coming off two lackluster finishes in Texas. When you have a bad tournament — in this case, two...
Tenkiller Elite fell into place
Wes LoganThis has been an interesting year full of ups and downs and learning and second guessing and rethinking and … well, you see where I’m going with all of that. That...
Lake Tenkiller was refreshing
Chris ZaldainThe Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Lake Tenkiller was a good, old fashioned, shallow, power fishing beatdown. I wish I had finished better than 40th place, but the tournament was...
Outboard motor maintenance — a must!
Bernie SchultzThose of you who follow this column know I have represented Mercury Marine throughout my entire 50-year career. And from time to time, I’ve written about the care and maintenance...
Handling tough tournaments
Joey Cifuentes IIIMy first visit to Lake Tenkiller Lake was not very productive, but it reinforced a truth that all anglers need to consider — fluctuating water presents a big disruption. It’ll...
Why real sponsorships start with relationships
Kyle PatrickIn our little world of professional bass fishing, sponsorships are a lifeline. They fuel our seasons, fund our travel and often determine how far we can go in the sport....
