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Those who have fished with Mike McClelland were not at all surprised at the young pro's wire-to-wire victory in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Grand Lake last June. Or his seventh-place finish two weeks earlier at the Bassmaster Memorial on Eagle Mountain Lake in Fort Worth. Or his win in the Open Championship in December 2005 on the Alabama River.
BASS tournaments take place on huge bodies of water over several days of competition. But did you ever wonder how a top BASS pro would fare on your home lake that little ol' bass hole down the road where you and your buddies fish? That's the premise behind Bassmaster's reality series, "A Day on the Lake With a Pro." Here, we put the hottest names in competitive bass fishing on small lakes they've never seen before, then give them seven hours to figure out a viable pattern while we log everything they do to locate and catch bass.
I conceived Bassmaster's "Day on the Lake" back in 1997 not as a series, but as a one-time article. My premise was simple: I wondered how a top BASS pro would fare on a small lake he'd never seen before where he'd fish; what he'd look at in the way of structure and cover; what lures and presentations he'd use; how he'd put together a viable pattern given no prior knowledge of the lake, with no map and no practice time. My hunch was that readers would pick up useful tips on how to fish their home lakes by gaining inside access to a pro's decision-making process on a strange body of water.
Of all the lures the tournament pros have at their disposal, the ones they talk the least about are the best big bass catchers ever made. Look in an Elite pro's tacklebox and you won't see them; they're hidden in the rod locker or perhaps under the console. When these lures are used and they certainly are it's nearly always when no one else is around.
When Kevin VanDam was finished, resulting in one more victory for the biggest name in bass fishing, he wasn't shy about disclosing the details of his first-place formula for the Sooner Run presented by Longhorn Tobacco.
With seven top-10 finishes in the past 12 months, reigning Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Michael Iaconelli is among the nominees for "Best Outdoor Athlete" at the 2007 ESPYs co-presented by Hummer and Under Armour.
Michael Iaconelli nominated for Best outdoor athlete.
With seven top-10 finishes in the past 12 months, reigning Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Michael Iaconelli is among the nominees for "Best Outdoor Athlete" at the 2007 ESPYs co-presented by Hummer and Under Armour.
A seven-ounce lead over the Tiger Woods of bass fishing going into Sunday simply wasn't enough for Jeff Kriet. And once again Kevin VanDam proved why it's appropriate to associate his name with the dominant golfer on the PGA tour.
For three consecutive days at the Sooner Run presented by Longhorn Moist Snuff, Jeff Kriet lived dangerously.
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