Scroggins’ trifecta

  Terry Scroggins just boated his third keeper. He's completed the trifecta. He has a smallmouth, largemouth and a spot. All total, they weigh about 5 pounds.   "I've got...

Checking in with Boom Boom

Not far from Scroggins latest spot, Fred Roumbanis is fishing. Scroggins made another short move and we took the time to check in with Roumbanis.   He has two for...

Scroggins’ tour

Scroggins has made his biggest move so far.   He told us "let's move across the lake and go catch some."   Scroggins has the fastest boat on tour. He...

Scroggins hitting the high points

Terry Scroggins has made three or four moves this morning. While most of our finalists seem to have settled on an area and are staying close, Scroggins, at least in...

Warmer weather on the horizon

  The pocket where Terry Scroggins is fishing has a water temperature of 54.8 degrees. That's about 4 to 5 degrees cooler than the upper part of the lake where...

No takers for Scroggins

Scroggins just made an interesting move. After boating his keeper, he hit the trolling motor on 36 high and started chasing a pod of schooling fish.   I asked him...

Following the Big Show

We've been on Terry Scroggins. He's about 2 minutes from the take off. He's his usual jovial self.   He's waiting on "Big Red," or in Scroggenese, he's waiting on...

It’s anyone’s tourney

This will be an interesting day on several fronts. There's 1-pound separating the top three; 5-pounds separating the top 10 and just 6 between the whole lot of them. It's...

Swindle running and gunning

You've got to be in a hurry to get the big motor shut down, take off a life jacket and get to the bow-mounted trolling motor before the boat settles on the water.

Bull Shoals bass hard to figure

  Britt Myers would have put good money against his marshal's estimated weight of a bass Myers caught Saturday, and he would have lost.   "I caught one yesterday and...