The competition is on!

I'm speaking of the competition for the best boat driver of the year. Crispin Powley is bringing his A-game. Today he packed us a full lunch. Here's a little peek into the...

Anglers spread from north to south

The entire 80-plus miles of Kentucky Lake's length has BASSfest anglers on it this morning, from the dam to a considerable distance up the Tennessee River. When you narrow the...

We’re feeling lonely down south

Steve Bowman and I started the day at the south end of Kentucky Lake. Our driver Crispin Powell tells us most tournaments are won down here. In fact the Triton owners tournament...

KVD now practicing for Day 2

As Shaye Baker and Chris Mitchell noted earlier, Kevin VanDam has already posted one of his typical Kentucky Lake days on the water. In other words, KVD smashed ’em in...

Tons of Waypoints

The camera boat driver for team Bowman/Sexton is Crispin Powley. He grew up in Paris and now lives in nearby Camden, Tenn. Powley has a ton of experience fishing Kentucky Lake. He's...

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Cliff Pirch pulled up not long after Kevin VanDam came to this spot. The difference: VanDam has caught 20 pounds of bass sitting here and Pirch, as far as I can tell, has...

Lester has 20-plus in 20 minutes

As the stories of hot starts on Kentucky Lake keep mounting, Brandon Lester sits atop that list. Lester caught a 5-bass limit in less than 20 minutes this morning. From 6:42...

Horton has 16-pound limit

Timmy Horton had a 16-pound limit in the livewell just before 7 a.m. He caught 3 in less than 10 minutes, including a 4-pounder, to start the day, went through a 20-minute...

VanDam with a limit

It happened so quick. Shaye keeps just saying:   "Got one."   "Fish on."   "Another."   "That's a 6 pounder."   "Time to cull."   We think VanDam has...

KVD with a nice 3-pounder

Shaye Baker and I head north from takeoff to find Kevin VanDam and Cliff Pirch offshore. We aren't here long before KVD does what he does on the Tennessee River...