Not the finish I was looking for

My expectations were high, but now I’m sitting here writing this blog knowing this tournament was a decision-disaster after a 50th-place finish.

Behind the scenes of ‘100 Best Bass Lakes’

Compiling Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes is a massive undertaking. The 2014 list is the third in this series, and the process of picking and ranking the lakes has become more involved each year.

Wray wrangles wind for early lead

Josh Wray caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 13 ounces on a day when limits were hard to come by — less than a dozen anglers caught five.

Jones adds Blue Water LED

Bassmaster Elite Series pro and 2008 Bassmaster Classic champion Alton Jones has joined the national pro staff of Blue Water LED.

A thought or two about Ott DeFoe

I’ve always believed you can tell a lot about a professional angler by how he is treated when he returns home to fish his home waters. After last week, I think we know a lot about Ott DeFoe.

Maiden voyage at Douglas

One of my goals this year was to fish often before every Bassmaster Northern Open tournament to hone my skills and give myself a fighting chance. That didn’t happen.

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