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. – 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 […]
OD on B.A.S.S. Fest
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 […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Lake Havasu
2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Lake Havasu Lake Havasu City, Arizona 17th Place / 15 fish, 44-07 Heading straight to Havasu for an abbreviated practice period after a successful tournament on the California Delta, I was excited for another new experience. I knew Havasu is super-clear, but other than that I was a novice on the desert […]
O.D. on B.A.S.S. Sabine River
2015 Bassmaster Elite Series Sabine River Orange, Texas 57th Place / 7 fish, 11-06 When we started the 2013 season on the Sabine River I finished 79th, which at the time was my worst Elite Series result. I’d locked myself into mediocre areas and as a result was unable to be competitive. This time I vowed […]
OD on B.A.S.S. ’15 Bassmaster Classic
2015 Bassmaster Classic Lake Hartwell Greenville, South Carolin11th Place / 15 fish, 38-07 My fourth Bassmaster Classic didn’t pay off with a win, but I managed to salvage a sub-par practice and improved my weights each day as the tournament progressed. I was never on the fish to win, but after practice I never would’ve expected […]
O.D. on B.A.S.S. – Cayuga Lake
Bassmaster Elite Series Cayuga Lake Union Springs, NY 71st place / 10 fish, 24-00 The official practice period was the first time I’d ever launched my boat at Cayuga, but nevertheless I felt like I had a pretty good handle on what to expect. After all, I’d been to Oneida before, which fishes quite similarly, […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Lake Seminole
2014 Bassmaster Elite Series Lake Seminole Bainbridge, Georgia 27th Place / 15 fish, 47-12 I’d previously fished two tournaments on Lake Seminole, an EverStart and a Bassmaster Southern Open, in February and October, respectively. I did decently in both of them, finishing in the thirties both times, but they were very tough events so I […]
New OD on B.A.S.S. – 2014 Bassmaster Classic
Welcome to the 2014 version of OD on B.A.S.S. Look for updates soon after every Elite Series event this season. In this series you will see how I go about fishing each event in hopes it makes you a better, more informed angler. 2014 Bassmaster Classic Lake Guntersville/Guntersville, Alabama 4th Place – 15 fish, 63-06 […]