Category: States
Kelly Jordon likes winter spooning
If you caught 15 bass, weighing between 4 and 6 pounds, on the first 15 casts you ever made with a new lure, wouldn’t that lure become one of your all-time favorites? Of course it would, which is exactly what happened to Yamaha pro Kelly Jordon several years ago when he decided to tie on […]
How Zaldain Caught ‘Em at T-Bend
Chris Zaldain finished 8th at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir, using Strike King baits in two different situations. Here’s how he did it. “In 2012 I had a top 12 at Toledo Bend at a similar time of year,” he said. “This time we were a little bit earlier, but […]
Classic and Open Patterns Uploaded
Quick update: The Top 25 patterns from the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Guntersville, AL were uploaded, along with the Top 2 patterns from the recent Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River. Many more once again in the works…and many more have been uploaded, just not announced here!
Pattern of the Week: Beaver Lake, AR
The pattern used to win last weekend’s FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake, AR – an upland reservoir – was remarkable for two reasons. Winner Matt Arey: a) specifically avoided clear water; and b) fished a jig the entire time. Do jigs work on Beaver? Sure. They catch bass. But this time of year on […]
How Gville’s ‘Trap Fish Got Caught
At last weekend’s Rat-L-Trap-only tournament on AL’s Lake Guntersville, the air temp was in the single digits at launch and the water temp was in the 30s. Not exactly optimal for a crankin’ bite, but it was Rat-L-Traps only so the anglers had to make it work – and they did. The tournament was won […]
Feb-Mar Gville Patterns in for Classic!
Over the past couple weeks we’ve uploaded 40 patterns spanning several trails and years in preparation for the Bassmaster Classic. Very cool info. We’re always stoked to see what BassGold shows. Word is BassGold’s Jay Kumar should be in the Classic War Room again, talking about what BassGold shows of course, plus some other stuff. […]
BassGold Preview: Oakley BBT at Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson Lake, OK – Oct. 26-27 If you ever had a shot at winning a big-bass tournament, this might be it. Because according to the pattern info in BassGold.com, this time of year Fort Gibson typically isn’t a big-bass lake – but the fish are biting. In other words, you could get into lots […]
BassGold Preview: Oakley BBT at Douglas
We’ve been previewing the awesome Oakley Big Bass Tour events all year – previews on the Oakley BBT website here. This time we’re also posting the preview here. Enjoy! Douglas Lake, TN – Oct. 19-20 Two great things about this time of year at Douglas Lake are: It’s the fall, so the bass should be […]
BassGold Preview: Oakley BBT at Guntersville
We’ve been previewing the awesome Oakley Big Bass Tour events all year – previews on the Oakley BBT website here. This time we’re also posting the preview here. Enjoy, and if you’re fishing Gville this weekend, go get ’em! Lake Guntersville, AL – Oct. 12-13 Who wouldn’t want to be fishing Guntersville this weekend: big […]
Summer Riverine Reservoir Tips
In the context of the upcoming FLW Cup on the Red River, we asked three pro anglers from Texas who have a lot of experience on the Red River what they thought about the winning tactics and the challenges the FLW competitors will face. Here’s what B.A.S.S. anglers Alton Jones and Matt Reed, and B.A.S.S./FLW […]
Browning’s Red River Winning Pattern Deets
Stephen Browning won the Red River Bassmaster Central Open this past weekend, but the reporting on the tournament didn’t have enough deets to satisfy our curiosity so we called him and documented his pattern for posterity. Some of the deets are here, in brief, all will shortly be in BassGold! Stephen fished backwaters in the […]
