It’s official: Practice is baloney!
DECATUR, Ala. – One day after almost every one of the 108 Elite Series anglers talked about how tough the fishing was, 100 of them caught five-bass limits on Day...
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They’re in the bushes, part 1
OK, let’s start this thing with a little sick humor: The bad part from Bull Shoals is that I finished 67th. The good part is that with the weekend off...
Grigsby aided by cheaters, bananas and beef jerky at stingy Wheeler Lake
The dashboard of Shaw Grigsby’s boat looked like an optometrist’s office got tangled up with a produce counter prior to Day One launch at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster...
‘…the worst day of my professional life.’ – Matt Reed
“Half my life is in books’ written pages…” Dateline: Your Inner Voice “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”~Henry David Thoreau “You okay?” Elite angler Matt...
The importance of confidence
It always feels really good coming off a good tournament performance like my 18th-place finish at last week’s Elite Series event on Bull Shoals and Norfork, but it’s even more...
Optimism lacking after Wheeler Lake practice
DECATUR, Ala. – The last time the Elite Series came to Wheeler Lake was in mid June, 2011, and David Walker won with a four-day total of 63 pounds, 10...
How I’ll fish Lake Wheeler
We’re back at it again this week with stop No. 4 of the Elite Series here on Lake Wheeler in Decatur, Ala. Before I get into what I think will...
Wheeler 2011: Trilogy complete with ‘Snake on a Boat’
You may have seen the 2006 “Snakes on a Plane.” You may have heard about another 2006 movie “Snakes on a Train.” The trilogy was completed Saturday on Wheeler Lake. Its title: “Snake on a Boat.”
Flipping mats, part 1
Flipping mats is an important part of being a complete bass angler. Before we get into tackle and technique, though, we need to talk a little about what a mat...
Bassmaster Elite Series returns to Alabama’s Wheeler Lake
DECATUR, Ala. — If there is one area of the country where most of the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers feel most at home, it’s on any number of the Tennessee...
