John Murray – Off the Mark at Toledo Bend After my first day of practice at Toledo bend, I thought I was on the winning pattern. I started out fishing in deep water and my first cast of practice produced a ten pounder on a River2Sea Football Jig. At...
Skeet’s Beat – Bent at Toledo Bend What more can I say than I sucked. I gotta admit that I missed the bite at Toledo Bend. I mainly fished out in 15 to 25 feet of water with a football jig and Berkley Havoc The Deuce, and it turns out I was...
Dave Lefebre – The Bottom Dropped Out Last week before the Chickamauga tournament I think I said the water dropped out, but I should be alright???? Well, instead of being “alright”, as I drove from Tennessee toward Garland Texas yesterday I...
Beyond the Pond – Becky Iaconelli 4/19/2011 - Adventure isn't hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life; facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities,...
Dynamic Blog Respect by the Pound by Alan McGuckin – Dynamic Van Halen’s chart-topping 1984 hit “Jump” blared overhead as Dean Rojas jumped in victorious joy at the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend. Seconds later his thoughts turned to the man he...
Dynamic Blog – Top 12, Tools and Topwater by Alan McGuckin – Dynamic Terry Scroggins is looking for another Top 12: “I’m just working hard to get my fourth Top 12 finish in a row. The fish I’m catching are post-spawn bass that are sitting in 4 to 6-feet of water on grassy...
Dynamic Blog – Energy Drinks, Ibu and Beach Tunes by Alan McGuckin – Dynamic Pre-dawn at the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Toledo Bend was one of rushed apprehension under an intense and ever changing sky. Yet it should be no surprise that three of the pros setting...
Dave Lefebre – Blood Sucking Leeches Boy am I tired. I just got back to my room after an early morning photo shoot for Kellogg’s. I’ve put in a long hard three days of practice and would have absolutely loved to sleep in this morning, but...
Dynamic Blog – Memories for Shaw by Alan McGuckin – Dynamic Shaw Grigsby sits beached on a sandy shore in the pre-dawn hours of Day 1 at the Bassmaster Elite Series event at famed Toledo Bend Reservoir. A pile of Quantum rods and reels to rig with the day’s lures sit...
Mike McClelland – Pit Stop in Bella Vista On to Toledo Bend After missing $10,000 paychecks in back to back tournaments by less than two pounds total, I got a little fired up and left Pickwick that night. Instead of driving to Toledo Bend, I decided it was time for a...
John Murray – Pickwick Picked on Me I’m not quite sure what to think after Pickwick. I fished the South End of the lake on day one, and I caught 12 pounds, 7 ounces. I flipped for most of the first day and didn’t get any big bites. Knowing...
Tough Bite? Give ‘Em a Snack with Mark Menendez by Dan O'Sullivan Tough bites can be downright frustrating. The picture is the same, show up at the lake for a tournament, the reaction baits are all tied up, and visions of five pounders leap in our...