Ott Defoe

OD on B.A.S.S. Arkansas

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2016 Elite Series Norfork/Bull Shoals Mountain Home, Arkansas 32nd Place / 15 fish, 38-07 This tournament marked the first time that B.A.S.S. held a tournament in which the entire field alternated between two lakes over the course of the tournament. We’ve fished Bull Shoals twice in Elite Series competition and one time I’d finished 36th and […]

OD on B.A.S.S. – Winyah Bay

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2016 Elite Series Winyah Bay Georgetown, South Carolina 83rd Place / 5 fish, 12-02 I was excited to compete in a tournament on the Winyah Bay system, a place that few anglers on the Elite Series had ever fished before. It was a blank slate, but it also presented what seemed like endless miles of water, […]

OD on BASS – St. John’s River

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2016 Elite Series St. Johns River Palatka, Florida 65th Place / 10 fish, 25-10 This marked our fourth Elite Series tournament on the St. Johns River and I felt that it was critical to go into it with an open mind. I didn’t want to rule out places where I hadn’t caught fish in the past […]

OD on B.A.S.S. – Bassmaster Classic

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2016 Bassmaster Classic Grand Lake Tulsa, Oklahoma 25th Place / 11 fish, 26-02 I’d had a good tournament the last time that Grand Lake was the Bassmaster Classic venue, and I feel like I have a good understanding of the lake, but I knew that I’d need to adjust if I was going to match or […]

3rd Annual Ott DeFoe tournament

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Join us on Halloween for the 3rd Annual charity event on Douglas Lake.  Registration is Friday night, 10/30 at the Kodak, TN Bass Pro Shops.  The flyer has all the information you need.  You can also bid to be my fishing partner in the event on Ebay.

OD on B.A.S.S. AOY Championship Sturgeon Bay

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2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship Sturgeon Bay Door County, Wisconsin 7th Place / 15 fish, 45-04 We’d all heard stories about how awesome the Sturgeon Bay fishery can be. We’d come close to it a few years back when we fished Green Bay, but the off-limits line was drawn so that we […]

OD on B.A.S.S. – St. Clair

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2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Lake St. Clair Detroit, Michigan 92nd Place / 8 fish, 24-05 I’ve spent more time in tour level competition on the waters in and around St. Clair than just about anywhere else. Between Erie, St. Clair and the Detroit River, I’ve fished two or three FLW events, two or three EverStarts, […]

OD on B.A.S.S. – Chesapeake Bay

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2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Chesapeake Bay North East, Maryland 43rd Place /15 fish, 23-06 While I was excited heading into this event, that excitement was tempered by a tough practice. I thought it would play out a lot like the Potomac, where I’ve had some success, but in the end those tactics didn’t work. I […]

OD on B.A.S.S. – St. Lawrence River

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2015 Bassmaster Elite Series St. Lawrence River Waddington, New York 78th Place / 10 fish, 26-05 When we first traveled to the St. Lawrence in 2013, I managed to figure things out pretty well and got to fish all four days, ending up in 3rd place overall. As a result, I was definitely excited to go […]

OD on B.A.S.S. Fest

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2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Kentucky Lake Paris, Tennessee 17th Place / 15 fish, 59-03 I have quite a bit of tournament experience on Kentucky Lake over my years on the water, including one FLW Tour event, a number of local and regional championships, and numerous weekend events. The Tennessee River usually treats me pretty well, and […]