Tenkiller was what tournament fishing is all about
I’d earned a Top 10 finish when the Bassmaster Elite Series visited Lake Tenkiller in 2019, but nevertheless when it showed up on the 2025 schedule I was a little...
Top 100: Palmer profiles Lake Tenkiller habitat
Bassmaster Elite pro Luke Palmer favors Lake Tenkiller for its variety of deep and shallow bass habitat options. Watch how he uses Humminbird LakeMaster mapping and MEGA 360 Imaging to...
Tenkiller was old school fun
Going into the Elite Series tournament at Lake Tenkiller, Oklahoma, I was coming off two lackluster finishes in Texas. When you have a bad tournament — in this case, two...
Tenkiller Elite fell into place
This has been an interesting year full of ups and downs and learning and second guessing and rethinking and … well, you see where I’m going with all of that. That...
Lake Tenkiller was refreshing
The Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Lake Tenkiller was a good, old fashioned, shallow, power fishing beatdown. I wish I had finished better than 40th place, but the tournament was...
Outboard motor maintenance — a must!
Those of you who follow this column know I have represented Mercury Marine throughout my entire 50-year career. And from time to time, I’ve written about the care and maintenance...
Handling tough tournaments
My first visit to Lake Tenkiller Lake was not very productive, but it reinforced a truth that all anglers need to consider — fluctuating water presents a big disruption. It’ll...
Daily Limit: Welcher spins pair of Top 10s to get well
Round and round he goes … Kyle Welcher has spun all over the point standings in 2025, up and down and round and round. After consecutive Top 10 finishes, he’s...
Why real sponsorships start with relationships
In our little world of professional bass fishing, sponsorships are a lifeline. They fuel our seasons, fund our travel and often determine how far we can go in the sport....
Minn Kota Quest for the Catch: Schlapper at the Sabine River
Bassmaster Elite pro Pat Schlapper breaks down his winning tactics at the Sabine River while using the Minn Kota Quest.
