Advice followed

Randy Howell has chosen to follow the advice of the UT bass team. He's starting the second-half of the BASS Brawl in the Holston River. He and Walker are working...

Changing boats

Walker and Howell are in Howell's boat now. Howell just asked the local Univ. of Tennessee guys, "What are we doing wrong?"   Their answer: "You're in the wrong river."...

Defensive battle so far

Closing in on the end of the first hour in this two-hour battle, it's a low-scoring affair, as in 0-0. Walker has moved again, this time to an island in...

Home sweet home on the Tennessee River

Knoxville my home town. I grew up in the hills of East Tennessee, though I live in Birmingham, Alabama now, so this little duel between Randy Howell and David Walker...

Walker keeps moving up

David Walker has hopscotched his way up the Tennessee River. His third stop came at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers.    Neither he nor Randy Howell...

Starting upstream

With David Walker in control first, he has chosen to move up the Tennessee River from our launch site this morning. There are all three black bass species in the...

Preparing for the coin toss

David Walker and Randy Howell are awaiting the coin toss to determine whose boat they'll fish from first this morning. They're on a dock across the Tennessee River from Neyland...

Howell getting ready to brawl

Randy Howell gets his tackle together as some Tennessee fans visit with him. Howell is sitting at Riverside Park in Knoxville, waiting for David Walker to arrive.

Howell with B.A.S.S. Brawl trophy

Randy Howell got to the boat ramp first this morning for the BASS Brawl, and he quickly put his hands on the trophy. But it won't be officially awarded until...

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