Fishing Everstart

Last week I went to Kentucky Lake and fished in the FLW Everstart series. Many of the anglers at the event were surprised to see me. Websites reported that I was there, and word on the street was really surprising.

I heard that I was there recruiting anglers for B.A.S.S. Also, I saw where I was there to get pointers on how to run events. And I loved this one, “The two organizations are going to merge.”

Well, I’m going to come clean and tell you my real motive for taking part in my competitor’s event … hold on to your seat now, here it comes … Continue reading

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From internet and rookies to long ago trip and recent tragedy

I’m back. I haven’t written my blog for so long, you thought I was gone didn’t you?

Well no, after a few weeks hiatus, I’m back and ready to go.

Actually, during the Classic I caught the flu so bad and I’m just now starting to feel like myself. I was so badly sick I was afraid you would catch it just by reading my writings. Continue reading

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Culture of the Green Machine, Part 2

The way I see it, if you’re a bass fan here’s the levels of a fan that you might fall into.

  • You used to be a fan but you kind of lost interest. You golf now, but you come out of the closet during the Bassmaster Classic.
  • You have just begun to feel the bass fishing  bug, and the Classic can really light you up
  • You are the ultimate bass fisherman, through and through and the Classic is the high point of you fandom.  (Is fandom a word?) Continue reading

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The easy and surprising picks

Predications on who will be the Bassmaster Classic champion are a dime a dozen. Every newspaper article or website having anything to do with the outdoors has a guess from people who think they know the winner.

I know it’s all in fun, but why doesn’t someone get creative and pick an angler other than KVD, Skeet or Gary Klein? Continue reading

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Flawless execution

I was talking to Gary Klein the other day about something that might sound pretty obvious. Then again maybe you wouldn’t even give this a thought.

Gary is of course one of the all-time great bass anglers and is getting himself ready for his 29th Bassmaster Classic. Continue reading

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