Gussy gassing up, panic mode
Jeff Gustafson has made some of the longest runs of all the competitors this week, down Fort Loudon and over up into Tellico. It’s required gassing up each day. This...
Gussy inches closer
Jeff Gustafson has had one goal since this Bassmaster Classic was announced over a year ago: catch 15 smallmouth over 18 inches. He had just caught 20 such fish in...
Cox making progress
After catching one keeper and losing a bigger bass, John Cox has moved down lake from his primary creek. He fished an area with super dirty water, but found no...
Can Canterbury catch ’em?
Can Scott Canterbury chase down Jeff Gustafson? That’s the question most of us have been asking ourselves this morning, as Gussy has struggled to get bit and Canterbury has pieced...
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Heavy sighs for Gussy
The tension is at an all-time high of Jeff Gustafson. He has one bass in the boat, as the clock quickly approaches the halfway point and a mere 4 hours...
BassTrakk: Day 2 by the numbers
Let’s take a look at the data we collected through BassTrakk the last two days to see what patterns are starting to develop. There were 250 fish logged into BassTrakk...
Versatility and patience key to success
Greg Hackney has boated a solid smallmouth to start Championship Sunday. This has been an odd event as it pertains to the presumed strengths of the anglers competing for the...
Slow start for Cox
John Cox has started the morning in the creek where he did all of his damage on Day 2. The water has risen about 4 inches since he left yesterday...
Moping on MEGA VIEW
Here’s a shot from Jeff Gustafson’s Humminbird graph that perfectly illustrates what he’s been doing all week. Gussy is sitting in 21.1 feet of water, as is indicated in the...
Day 3 has begun
Twenty five anglers head out onto Fort Loudon and Tellico hoping for a miraculous day of fishing that their grandkids will tell their grandkids about. Well, 24 anglers are hoping...
