How-To
Three techniques I need to work on
After every season I always reflect on what went right and what went wrong the previous year. Sure, 2019 isn’t over yet, I know that. Nevertheless, I’ve started making my...
Monti’s momentum takes top spot on Day 3
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A key adjustment early on Saturday enabled Okeechobee, Florida’s Kyle Monti to stay with his offshore game and move into the lead of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at...
Zaldain takes the lead on Tenkiller
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Channeling his Southern California finesse-fishing roots, Chris Zaldain established a replicable pattern Friday and moved into the lead of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller with a...
Blaylock grabs Day 1 lead
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Stetson Blaylock loves a tough tournament, and pushing through Thursday’s tough conditions delivered a 15-pound, 9-ounce limit that leads Day 1 of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at...
Switching gears overnight
The Bassmaster Elite Series schedule is always a challenge because we must compete on a wide variety of bass waters across the country. It forces us to fish shallow and...
Defeating the Tenkiller randomness
There is no question that the lingering days of summer make for some difficult fishing across the South. In this case, Oklahoma certainly fits into that region — it’s hot....
New government report reaffirms outdoor recreation is significant economic driver
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Newly released economic data on the national and, for the first time ever, state levels reinforce what the outdoor recreation industry has long believed: Outdoor recreation is a...
Arey’s trick for finicky topwater schooling bass
Few scenes in all of freshwater fishing spur a greater rush of adrenalin than the sight of bass schooling in a surface feeding frenzy. Except sometimes their appetites seem tougher...
How I will fish Tenkiller
This week the Bassmaster Elite Series wraps up the regular season on Lake Tenkiller in eastern Oklahoma. I’m in 10th place in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings...
Fort Gibson to Tenkiller
Let me say right up front that I’m not at all disappointed about our switch from Fort Gibson Lake to Lake Tenkiller for the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite. ...
