From Oregon to Palatka

John Vander Werf will be in the boat with John Murray tomorrow, one of many who take the opportunity to be a Bassmaster Marshal. Mr. Vander Werf takes dedication to the...

Hite: Green pumpkin chatterbait

Brett Hite has caught most of his fish today on a green pumpkin Chatterbait. Earlier today he was fishing a black and blue Chatterbait. Be sure to read Steve Wright’s...

Hite “I hope it’s not a log”

When Brett Hite hooked his 8 pounder his first thought was, "I hope that's not a log." Brett had gotten snagged a couple time in this area. Photographer James Overstreet captured the...

8-pounder rocks Hite’s world

Brett Hite just landed a monster. This 8 pound bass allowed him to cull up 5 more pounds. We're estimating his bag to be in the 25 pound range now.  Hite's reaction...

This weigh-in will be quick

B.A.S.S. personnel are preparing for the worst, and it looks like the worst will be hitting here in Bainbridge at weigh-in time – 1 p.m. ET. According to the timeline on weather...

Hite’s 6-pounder culls up 5 pounds

Brett Hite just caught a 6 pound bass, allowing him to cull up nearly 5 pounds. We're estimating that gives him around 20 pounds in the livewell. Brett caught the big fish...

Clouds moving in

The edge of the weather front has officially moved in to the lower part of the lake. In the last hour the partly cloudy skies have changed to completely cloudy....

Hite fishing clearer waters

Brett Hite is now fishing a series of boat docks. Photograher James Overstreet and I are noticing that the water has dropped about four inches since early this morning, by looking at...

Hite makes a move

After about an hour of unproductive time near the dam, Brett Hite has made a move, headind north about 10 minutes, not far from Wingate. Again he's fishing about 10 yards from...

Martens on the board

At 9:40 a.m., Aaron Martens just landed his first fish  of the day. It appeared to be a solid 4-pounder, maybe closer to 5. Martens is throwing a lipless crankbait. He...