News Archive For April 2007
Cloud and Proud
April 20, 2007 (espnoutdoors, April 20, 2007)
EVANS, Ga. — Kevin VanDam looked up Friday morning, but couldn’t see past a chubby, midnight blue cloud overhead. Those sun-blotting blobs, along with a brisk morning wind are why things may look up for VanDam and many of the rest of the Bassmaster Elite Series pros on the second day of the Pride of Georgia presented by Evan Williams …Read more »It’s All In The Lure day 1 Clarks Hill Lake
April 19, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 19, 2007)
Casey Ashley, who grew up on Clarks Hill and is leading the tournament with 22-6, said he’s not doing anything special with his technique, and gave up the skinny on his style without any reservations. Ashley said he’s throwing a jig in the shallow water on points and he’s covering a lot of water. “I’ve seen a lot of guys …Read more »Rankings, Rookies, AOY Race Top Watch List
April 19, 2007 (bassfan.com, April 19, 2007)
Anglers launch this morning for day 1 of the Clarks Hill Bassmaster Elite Series near Augusta, Georgia. They face a lake, and a situation, that poses a particular problem for some. An unusually warm early weather pattern was followed by a severe downturn in temperature. That affected the spawn and pushed a number of fish back from their beds. Then, …Read more »Toyota Texas Bass Classic Leaderboard
April 16, 2007 (www.proanglersassociation.com, April 16, 2007)
Keying on a special 50-yard long underwater point near a channel swing with deep-diving crankbaits, Terry Scroggins and partner Chris Daves led Scroggins’ team to a come-from-behind victory in the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, with a final three day total of 244 pounds, 12 ounces. The two pros, neither of whom had had much previous experience on the famous big …Read more »Jones’ Team Extends Advantage To 15 Pounds
April 15, 2007 (bassfan.com, April 14, 2007)
Alton Jones’ team has proven over the first 2 days of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic that they can catch quality fish at Lake Fork when it’s cloudy and windy. If they can do it for 1 more day under conditions that are expected to be sunny and breezy, they stand a good chance to win the first-of-its-kind, Professional Anglers …Read more »Toyota Texas Bass Classic underway
April 13, 2007 (bassfan.com, April 13, 2007)
Winds that blew a steady 15 mph out of the east (and gusted to 25 at times) made it tough to fish unprotected, offshore areas, but some of the leaders still managed to catch some good fish away from the bank. It’s predicted to blow from the opposite direction tomorrow, so teams whose best water was unfishable today might fare …Read more »Prespawn: The Final Move
April 04, 2007 (Bassmaster.com, April 4, 2007)
Tournament tactics you can use By Craig Lamb — Bassmaster.com Editor Its common bass fishing knowledge that a lake’s entire population of largemouth do not assault the shallows to spawn in one great wave. Instead, the population makes the trek in staggered steps according to changing environmental conditions. Even so, one big move of monster females and their largemouth mates …Read more »Alabama’s Steve Kennedy Wins Bassmaster Elite Series “Golden State Shootout”; Shatters Bass Record
April 02, 2007 (bassmaster.com, April 2, 2007)
LAKEPORT, Calif. — In a record-setting performance on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit, Steve Kennedy of Auburn, Ala., bested Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., by more than five pounds at the “Golden State Shootout presented by Evan Williams Bourbon” on California’s Clear Lake. The BASS record for the heaviest four-day catch had stood for just less than one year before …Read more »