2018 Bassmaster Elite Series St. Lawrence River Waddington, NY 31st Place 15 fish | 60-00 The Elite Series has visited the St. Lawrence River three times prior to this season, and after starting off strong with a 3rd place finish in 2013, I struggled the next two times, ending up a disappointing 78th and 99th. […]
OD on B.A.S.S. Miss. River
2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Mississippi River La Crosse, Wisconsin 13th Place |15 fish, 48-08 I have a solid history on the Upper Mississippi out of La Crosse, including an Elite Series victory the last time we visited. Unfortunately, reliance on some of that history may have bitten me in this one. I might’ve overthought the […]
OD on B.A.S.S. Lake Travis
2018 Bassmaster Texas Fest Lake Travis Jonestown, Texas 59th Place | 10 fish, 20-07 My first event in my first season on the FLW Tour back in 2007 was on Lake Travis outside of Austin, Texas. The lake was 45 or 50 feet low, and it was early in the season so I used a float […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Lake Martin
2018 Elite Series Lake Martin Alexander City, Alabama 13th Place | 15 fish/35-07 Although BASS had visited Lake Martin on multiple occasions in the past, all of those tournaments predated my time on the tour. Nevertheless, I’d done some research into the fishery and I felt pretty certain that limits wouldn’t be hard to come […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – AOY Championship Mille Lacs
2017 Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship Mille Lacs Lake Onamia, Minnesota 34th Place | 15 fish, 52-05 I entered the Angler of the Year Championship without a lot to fish for except pride. No matter where I finished, I couldn’t rise higher than 4th in the AOY race or drop below 9th. That freed […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – St. Clair
2017 Elite Series Lake St. Clair Macomb County, Michigan 21st Place | 15 fish, 58-08 Throughout multiple visits to Lake St. Clair with both BASS and FLW, the lake had always been a thorn in my side. I think in my best tournament I finished in the high 40s, and that was when the bite was […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Lake Dardanelle
2017 Elite Series Lake Dardanelle Russellville, Arkansas 15th Place15 fish, 41-12 The last time we visited Dardanelle I had a good tournament, ending up 25th, so I was excited to go back to try to improve upon that result. I know that it’s an ever-changing fishery, but I also knew that I’d be able to […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Ross Barnett
2017 Elite Series Ross Barnett Ridgeland, Mississippi 51st Place | 11 fish, 25-09 While B.A.S.S. has held several Opens on Ross Barnett in recent years, I hadn’t fished them, so it was a totally new tournament venue for me. Based on my research, I knew that it is a shallow, stumpy lake where it can be […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Okeechobee
2017 Elite Series Lake Okeechobee Okeechobee, Florida 2nd Place | 20 fish, 82-01 After a solid start at Cherokee, I wanted to keep the momentum going in Florida. Even though I’d finished 15th there in an Elite Series tournament in 2012, I’ve never considered Florida-style fishing to be my strong suit. Nevertheless, I enjoy the weather […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Cherokee
2017 Elite Series Cherokee Lake Knoxville, Tennessee 10th Place | 20 fish, 62-01 I have a lot of history and a lot of positive memories on Cherokee Lake. It was the site of my first tournament when I was 9 years old. It was where I took a bass boat out for the first time by […]