A bridge too far

After yesterday's success at stalking the bridges around Lake Guntersville, I figured today would be more of the same. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Hats off to Captain Burkes

Our media boat driver today is Captain Jim Burkes. He’s been a fishing guide on Lake Guntersville for 16 years. Jim is a native of North Alabama and takes clients fishing around...

Ike going “Ike” again

After a few minutes watching Skeet we returned to Mike Iaconelli, just in time to watch him catch another big fish. Ike played him carefully into the boat and then launched into...

Ike and Skeet

BASSTrakk shows Mike Iaconelli and Skeet Reese in second and third place respectively. They also happen to be fishing right around the corner from each other. Both are are also fishing the...

Ike with a big fish

Just about the time we were ready to give up on Mike Iaconelli, in fact we were pulling away, he hauled in a big bass. Bowman captured it with his long lens....

Sight fishing not so good today

The guys who did well sight fishing yesterday are not able to see the fish today. The cloud cover and the rain drops on the water are pretty much obscuring the view....

Karma?

I took a little bit of ribbing this morning about the rain. That's because at the Sabine River a few weeks ago I worked on the water the first half of that...

Ike update

This morning Steve Bowman and I are following Day 1 leader Mike Iaconelli. He already has a 2-pounder in his livewell. He's fishing a shallow point off an island. Even though we're...

The year of the delay

I'm sure others will note this, and maybe it needs to be said often, but 2015 is quickly becoming the year of the delay.   It started at the Classic...

Day 2 will begin 1 hour later

Due to thunderstorms in the Guntersville area, B.A.S.S. is pushing back the start of Day 2 of the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite on Lake Guntersville 1 hour, from 6:15...