Sabine River scrambled AOY race
With three tournaments left in the 2023 season, the race for the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title is more wide-open than usual. Consider how the Folds of Honor...
How Lester rebounds from a terrible tournament day
You’d be hard-pressed to find a professional bass angler with a higher check-cashing percentage than Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester, but even he has an occasional terrible tournament day. Like Day...
Unlock the Lake: Lay Lake’s finest
In the Humminbird Unlock the Lake from Shelby County, Ala., and Lay Lake, check out the a few of the top performing patterns by the top pros. Brandon Cobb, Bryan...
Orange sets another Bassmaster Elite attendance record
ORANGE, Texas — The 2023 Folds of Honor Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River is officially an event for the record books. Local officials announced a total of 42,448 attended events throughout the...
Evaluating my season
For three of the first six Elite Series events, I was fortunate enough to lead the Angler of the Year points standings. After a tough event at the Sabine River,...
Fishin’ with Zona for Phil Marks
I just got back from filming a special segment for the Strike King Pro Journal with Mark Zona. And man, did we have a good time. There’s nothing unusual about...
Wendlandt and Kimura capture a Yamaha Power pay bonus
Clark Wendlandt can attest that if there’s any consolation to a second-place finish, a bonus from the Yamaha Power Pay program might very well be it. His fellow Elite Series...
Sabine River redemption
After seven and a half seasons as an Elite Series pro, and five runner-up finishes, I can’t think of a better place to earn my first Bassmaster victory than at...