Aoki’s epic battle lands a 7-2
Daisuke Aoki thought he had lost the big bass. After fighting it for several minutes the fish had gotten wrapped around one of his Power Poles. Aoki managed to raise...
Zaldain latest B.A.S.S. millionaire
Chris Zaldain began this season with $976,287 in B.A.S.S. tournament winnings. With the solid 2022 season he’s having, Zaldain recently topped the million-dollar mark. So you could say that the...
Ike on the board
It’s been a long morning for Toyota Yamaha Pro Mike Iaconelli. The Elite Series Pro finally stumbled upon his first bite of the morning, which was a non-keeper bass off...
Schlapper lands game-changer
Pat Schlapper made a big Chickamauga Lake statement just before 10 a.m. It’s one likely to have lasting effects throughout this four-day tournament for him. And that statement was a...
Mosley working on righting his season
In many ways Chickamauga is a transitional tournament for Elite anglers. We’re one third of the way through the season and for anglers who did poorly in the first three...
Aoki building his limit
Daisuke Aoki just landed his fourth keeper, a 2 pound, 4 ounce bass that brings his total to 15-8 at 9:15 on Day 1. As Steve Wright has reported, the...
Going Ike
We’re “Going Ike” to kick off the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite Series event at Lake Chickamauga with the rock star treatment, Mike Iaconelli. The former Bassmaster Classic Champ, television star,...
Fishing in a crowd
It’s hard to see in the above photo, but four of our top 33 anglers are fishing in the same little pocket in the Soddy Daisy area, including the current...
Aoki breaking out of slump?
Big things were expected of Elite Series rookie Daisuke Aoki this year. But the 39-year-old Japanese angler has struggled through the first three tournaments. He entered this event ranked 92nd...
In the marsh with Cox
Behind me is John Cox doing what he does best. Here, that is sliding over a sand bar to access a narrow and very shallow creek channel. He is finesse-ing...
