Lester’s hawg head
By Okeechobee standards, the 6-pound 14-ounce fish fell short of King Kong status, but is still far bigger than most bass anglers will ever catch in their lifetime.
Schultz picking apart a “salad bowl”
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Bernie Schultz found this spot in January, before Lake Okeechobee went off-limits to Elite Series anglers. However, plenty of other anglers found it too, as illustrated by...
Schultz secures Day 1 lead at Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Expectations did not match reality for Bernie Schultz, but the veteran Florida pro was delighted with a surprising day that yielded a five-bass limit of 28 pounds, 11...
Okeechobee habitat rundown
Lake Okeechobee has historically been known as a vegetation-rich environment producing lunker bass. Here’s a look at some of that habitat and the challenges anglers face as they try to put together winning stringers.
Big bites rolling in
It appears as though we’re in the middle of one of those special feeding windows as day one of competition dwindles down. Ed Loughran III just dropped a bomb on...