AOY topwater tactics
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — Put the top 50 professional anglers on the same lake, using the same lure type, and you have the perfect learning scenario for the average angler....
Those darn Chatuge spots
When you grow up in Michigan like I did, you have an undying passion for catching smallmouth. I love their aggressive nature and have learned that the clearer the water...
Lucas feeling the pressure of AOY
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran HIAWASSEE, Ga. — Justin Lucas feels like one big, sleep-deprived scar...
Bertrand won’t fish Sunday
Josh Bertrand won’t be fishing on Day 3 of the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship. The 29-year-old Arizona pro determined it was time to head home for the birth...
Lucas holds AOY lead; Elam lands 16-4
HIAWASSEE, Ga. — Justin Lucas needed two things this week to ensure an easy path to winning the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship. First, he needed to catch enough...
To all Elites past and present, thank you
Dateline: A picnic table “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”– Helen Keller It...
AOY: Lucas takes commanding lead
HIAWASSEE, Ga. — Justin Lucas openly admits he’s been a nervous wreck. He hasn’t been sleeping well. He’s been waking up in the middle of the night with his mind racing...
As I see it: Surreal scenes
“A lot of times, real life is more surreal than writing.”Jesmyn Ward Dateline: AOY 2018 Salvador Dalí once said something like this: Give me two hours of reality a day, and...
Swindle talks fishing and football
Gerald Swindle is professional bass fishing’s funniest man, and one of only 11 men in history to win the prestigious Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points title more than...
