News Archive For August 2009
Biggest names in fishing highlight inaugural Championship Week
August 17, 2009 (bassmaster.com, August 17, 2009)
The inaugural Toyota Trucks Championship Week needed to start with a bang, and the Bassmaster Elite Series pros have made sure of that. At Sunday’s conclusion of the regular season at Oneida Lake, the top 12 Elite Series pros in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings officially qualified for BASS’ first two-event postseason. And before the postseason …Read more »Texas’ Chad Griffin Lands First BASS Victory
August 17, 2009 (bassmaster.com, August 16, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Thirty-two-year-old Chad Griffin caught his first bass at 22 years old and instantly became addicted. Ten years later, the Cresson, Texas, resident who grew up in Alaska — a state reportedly with no largemouth bass population — cashed in on a dream at the regular-season finale, the Ramada Champion’s Choice on Oneida Lake on Sunday. Griffin, an …Read more »Griffin’s lead seems secure
August 16, 2009 (espnoutdoors.com, August 16, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One of the final scenes from yesterday’s third day weigh-in at the Ramada Champion’s Choice found Arkansas pro Billy McCaghren hoisting the Rookie of the Year trophy above his head while the raucous applause of fans and fellow anglers alike thundered in the background. While the fans may end up cheering current leader Chad Griffin at the …Read more »Griffin’s Northern Exposure
August 15, 2009 (espnoutdoors.com, August 15, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Don’t let the Cresson, Texas, mailing address fool you. Chad Griffin, leading the Ramada Champion’s Choice on Oneida Lake as the remaining 50 anglers head out for the third day of competition, is truly a northerner. In this case, north doesn’t mean New York, Wisconsin or even Montana. We’re talking serious latitude — he spent the first …Read more »Rojas rolling
August 15, 2009 (espnoutdoors.com, August 15, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Leaders beware, once again, Dean Rojas lurks in the wings ready to take home the title in the Ramada Champion’s Choice on Oneida Lake. Dean Rojas chats with Don Barone on the docks before the launch of Day Three of the Ramada Champion’s Choice. Last year at this time, Rojas was in second place behind Mike Iaconelli. …Read more »Rookie Griffin Takes Top Spot
August 14, 2009 (bassfan.com, August 14, 2009)
Chad Griffin caught the biggest fish that came to the scale on day 1 of the Oneida Bassmaster Elite Series in New York. On day 2 he caught the biggest bag that’s been weighed on either day and took over the lead at the halfway point. The Texas rookie, who has his water all to himself, sacked 18-08 today for …Read more »Oneida Largemouth Will Play a Huge Role….Again
August 13, 2009 (basszone.com, August 13, 2009)
Syracuse, NY – The 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season wraps up on New York’s Oneida Lake, a body of water rich in Elite Series history. While smallmouth abound in the 51,000 acre lake, the largemouth have been the ticket to the winner’s circle the last two times BASS visited the lake for a regular season event. In 2006, Tommy …Read more »Season’s final event finds anglers jockeying for position
August 13, 2009 (espnoutdoors.com, August 13, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As 98 anglers anxiously awaited a foggy Day One blast-off this morning at the Ramada Champion’s Choice, those pros who have something to lose cautiously eyed those who would like nothing better than to leapfrog them in the season-ending standings. Kevin Short of Arkansas and Brent Chapman of Kansas, for example, are mirror images of each other’s …Read more »Howell leads tight leaderboard
August 13, 2009 (espnoutdoors.com, August 13, 2009)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Randy Howell has treated Oneida Lake much like a complex puzzle. After four consecutive years of working the spacious fishery and building his knowledge base, the Springville, Ala., Elite pro inched closer to completing the puzzle with the Day One lead Thursday at the Ramada Champion’s Choice. Howell’s 17-pound, 9-ounce limit, a mix of smallmouth and largemouth, …Read more »Power Fishing with Kevin VanDam pt. 3
August 06, 2009 – by By Kevin VanDam as told to Louie Stout
You might not think finesse fishing belongs in a power fishing angler’s repertoire, but it does play a role in mine. Sure, I prefer fishing faster moving lures on heavier line. However, I’ve discovered many finesse baits are great lures to work through an area where I’ve just caught bass on other lures. I will catch the most aggressive fish …Read more »
