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2010 Elite Series – Tennessee Triumph

Life goes on

Guntersville was a tough event for me. It just didn't happen out on the water. There were active fish everywhere, but not the ones I needed. A 66th place finish isn't my idea of a good time. Having the weekend off is no fun in this business.

Handwriting on the wall

Last week I talked about the problems with trying to cull up with high numbers as opposed to running over numbers and targeting big fish. Well, Pickwick was the perfect example of all that.

2010 Elite Series – Alabama Charge

2010 Elite Series – Pride of Georgia

A few pounds more

I'm on Pickwick getting ready for this week's tournament. By the time you read this, we'll all know the first day's weights. I suspect they'll be high with a ton of limits caught.

College Bass anglers on Lake Tyler

With fish in various stages of the spawn, anglers at the College Bass West Super Regional on Lake Tyler should have no trouble catching fish.

Perfect practice

Nothing extraordinary happened at Smith Mountain except that I finished in 52nd place and had the weekend off. That's not my idea of a good time. I want to be exhausted on Sunday night, not well rested.

Learning to fish

This week we'll talk about three things you can do that'll help you catch more bass. For the time being we're going to ignore specific techniques and detailed instructions on how to fish a particular lure. Instead, we'll concentrate on an educational plan.

Back to work

Our downtime is over. We had a wonderful vacation wandering around out West taking in the sights and resting our heads and bodies. But that was then and this is now. It's time to get serious about going back to work.