The pre-practice debate
Kevin VanDamThe results of the Bassmaster Elite season opener on Cherokee Lake, Tenn., revive the often debated question as to whether pre-practice on a lake is beneficial. Historically, it isn’t worth...
Yearning for that potential to win
Brent EhrlerThe 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series just began, marking my third season on the Elite Series. On paper, my first two Elite seasons may look pretty good. I’ve made two Bassmaster...
Yes, there is a winning mindset
Ish MonroeWinning at the highest levels is about your head. It’s a mindset, a way of thinking about competition. Confidence plays a part, but I’m convinced it’s only one part of...
My Cherokee challenges
Jason ChristieWhen the new season’s schedule is announced, we want to do well at all of them. But I think we all put stars by a few where you think your...
Story vs. score
Don BaroneThe moment that you don't see in every sporting event, captured.
Cherokee: Black ice and hot coffee
Jesse TacoronteIt started with the coffee, a 32-ounce piping-hot thermos full of what I thought was a morning wakeup call by the Cherokee Lake boat ramp. But I never really got...
Tanner and the Magic Lure
Bernie SchultzI have a longtime friend named David Tanner. He’s a great guy. He was there when I fished my first club tournament, back in the 1970s. In a lot of...
Where do they spawn?
Greg HackneyLast time Kristi Geeslin Leverett from Goldthwaite, Texas, posted an interesting question about finding prespawn bass. The answer to that question starts with finding the spawning areas. You can’t find...
Tough conditions? Deal with it
Kevin VanDamI have to admit I have the jitters as I compile this blog prior to the start of the Bassmaster Elite on Cherokee Lake. Although this is the start of...
Rain, wind and cold
John CrewsFishing is an outdoor sport. Sometimes the weather is perfect. More often, however, it’s tough in one way or another. After everything’s said and done we’re at the mercy of...
