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. AOY Championship Sturgeon Bay
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 […]
OD on B.A.S.S. – Cal Delta
2015 Bassmaster Elite Series California Delta Sacramento, California 37th Place / 15 fish, 44-03 This tournament wasn’t just my first time on the Delta, it was my first time fishing at all in the state of California. When I bought my first California fishing license it opened the door to a new experience, and that’s what […]
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. – AOY Championship
2014 Bassmaster Elite Series Bays de Noc Escanaba, Michigan 43rd Place / 5 fish, 20-06 I’d fished Lake Michigan before this event, but never anywhere near Escanaba. I’d been to Green Bay, which is the same lake, but somewhere between 150 and 200 miles away, so as far as I was concerned I’d be starting […]
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 […]