2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Lake Oahe Pierre, South Dakota 34th Place | 15 fish, 31-12 Prior to this tournament I’d never been to Lake Oahe. In fact, I’d never stepped foot or made a cast in the state of South Dakota. Nevertheless, I was excited for this event to start. The very limited information that was […]
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 […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Mille Lacs
2016 Elite Series – Angler of the Year Championship Mille Lacs Lake Mille Lacs, MN 14th Place /15 fish, 63-02 I’d only been to Mille Lacs once before this Angler of the Year Championship. That was for a Rapala media event and it was late June, when the fish were spawning or barely post-spawn. What […]
OD on B.A.S.S. Fest
2016 Elite Series BASSfest Lake Texoma Durant, Oklahoma 5th Place / 20 fish, 56-11 Prior to BASSfest, I’d never seen or fished Lake Texoma. To be totally honest, I didn’t even know much about it because there hadn’t been any major events there in recent years. I looked up the […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Wheeler Lake
2016 Elite Series Wheeler Lake Decatur, Alabama 36th Place / 15 fish, 36-01 When we visited Wheeler in 2011 I finished 5th, and I felt like I had the bites to win. I’ve always felt that it was the worst lake on the Tennessee River, but the one that I like the best, if that makes […]
OD on B.A.S.S. Arkansas
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 […]
3rd Annual Ott DeFoe tournament
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. – St. Clair
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
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 […]