Fishing on tournament days can be so different than fishing in practice. In the recent FLW Tour event at Lake Okeechobee, I had a good practice – caught a lot of fish, shook off a ton of bites and thought I found some really good places. The tournament rolled around and though I caught fish all day long, I just couldn’t get a good bite. I caught fish after fish, but at 3:30 only 8-9 pounds, which if you checked the standings would have been way down on the leaderboard. Then at 4:00 with about 30 minutes before I needed to check in I got a big bite. Bad thing was I lost it in the heavy cover. I had the chance to turn my whole day around and couldn’t get it in the boat. I stayed with it though and could sense they were biting. Five minutes later I got another big bite. This time I landed it and had to hurry to make it to weigh in on time. In Florida, a big bite can really make all the difference. For me it saved the day, and I ended up with 13 pounds 9 ounces, good enough for 30th place after the first day. I couldn’t get that bite the second day though and ended up in 37th for the event. Not great, but a good start for the year.
2020 Bassmaster Angler of the Year
2020 Bassmaster Angler of the Year It is hard to put in to words how it feels to have the greatest accomplishment of my career occur in the context of the most chaotic year of my life, and I imagine many of yours too – 2020. But in the midst of all the chaos, my job, while disrupted for a few months, resumed after a few months thanks to the efforts made by B.A.S.S to provide a full season for us. I am so appreciative to them and my fellow anglers for pulling together to make this happen. And … Read More...
