A bass in the hand
Perpetual Tennessee River favorite Buddy Gross has made his way to the place he wanted to start, at around 9:30. “I just couldn’t run past that school,” remarked Gross as...
Christie’s crazy year
Christie has had a wild year. Winning the Classic, finishing one spot from dead last in the next Elite event on Santee Cooper a week later, and then following that...
Palaniuk, Pipkens upstream
What you see in this photo taken by Andy Crawford is occurring throughout the ledges of Pickwick Lake. It’s Brandon Palaniuk and Chad Pipkens, both of their boats aimed upstream,...
Martin making moves
Scott Martin is currently sitting in fourth. We just watched Martin boat one offshore over 3- pounds on what looked like a flutter spoon. We’ve seen a few other anglers...
Lowen moves shallow, for now
Bill Lowen blew our minds a bit here on Day 1 starting offshore. But he’s moved to the flipping stick, for now at least. Lowen commented that he has full...
Lester fishing shallow early
On the water photographer Shane Durance just caught up with Brandon Lester and gathered a little information for us on how his monster morning went down. We all assumed he...
Day 1 begins on Pickwick
See the Elites head out for the first day of the 2022 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake.
Lester on fire
Brandon Lester is really pouring it on now, adding a 4- pound, 8- ounce bass and a 6- pounder within five minutes of each other, culling up unofficially to 19-...
AOY Update
Progressive Elite Series Angler of the Year contenders Brandon Lester and David Mullins have both experienced quick starts to the morning, putting the illusion of pressure at least on AOY...
The target weight
Every angler leaves the dock with a target weight in mind. Many will say they don’t, but deep down, there’s a number in there somewhere. They’ve made it through practice,...
