Combs fishing at the flag

Keith Combs just fished down the bank where the All-Stars launched this morning. The big American flag at Heritage Landing shows the lack of wind today. Combs hasn't burned much...

Fisherman’s Landing hot spot

Fisherman's Landing is the place where most tournaments are held on Lake Muskegon, according to our boat driver Mike Elkins, who resides in Kalamazoo and fishes here often. Because of...

The layout of Lake Muskegon

Lake Muskegon is 4,150 acres in size, and basically runs east to west. It is fed by the Muskegon River and flows into Lake Michigan. Photographer Darren Jacobsen, boat driver...

Swindle has two

Gerald Swindle hasn't cranked his outboard yet, but he already  has two fish in the boat, including one that might go 2 1/2 pounds. The other one just met the14-inch...

Low expectations today

Don't expect big weights at today's Day One All-Star weigh-in at Lake Muskegon. Hank Cherry said he couldn't find anything shallow in practice this week, so he's concentrating on deeper...

All-Star in jeopardy

This was a question on the game show Jeopardy tonight. Perfect timing for the start of All Star Week.

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Butcher culling continues

We've watched Terry Butcher cull twice more. The trade-ins are the 14-inch minimum keepers in his livewell. He's upgraded three of them so far. I blogged earlier about the first,...

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Edwin Evers checks in

James Overstreet's phone just rang and it was Edwin Evers. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro was calling to check in on his brother-in-law Terry Butcher.   James tells me he...

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Butcher culling up

Photo: James Overstreet   Terry Butcher just culled a 14-inch keeper and replaced it with a 4-pounder. Not a bad switch.    His decision to stay put and not make...

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