Missourian cruises to victory at Ozarks
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Michael Harlin of Sunrise Beach, Mo. brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20-06 to win the Lake of the Ozarks Plains Division Toyota Series event. Harlin weighed in 15 bass over three days of competition totaling 62-01, besting 2nd-place angler Andy Newcomb of Camdenton, Mo. by more than 15 pounds. For his victory, Harlin earned the top payout of $37,802.
Each day was a little different in how the bite unfolded for Harlin, but he caught his fish all three days doing the same thing throwing an umbrella rig while watching his forward-facing sonar.
Some Type Of Jig Is Often The Right Answer
Monday, March 8, 2021
By David A. Brown
Special to BassFan Ask Keith Combs his favorite way to catch bass and hell say cranking every time. But ask him about his most dependable, bread-and-butter program and he s going to point to a jig.
More accurately, the jig family. Never one to be caught unprepared to adapt and adjust to whatever a given fishery may present, he keeps a selection of jigs handy. In his view, theres no one jig for every situation, but theres almost always one for any situation.
Walters boxes 24 for lead at Harris Chain
Thursday, March 4, 2021
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
When Patrick Walters happened across a golden opportunity, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Summerville, S.C., stepped on the gas and sacked up a five-bass limit of 24 pounds to lead day 1 of the Harris Chain Bassmaster Southern Open in Florida.
Walters, who opened his 2021 season with a 4th-place finish in the Elite tournament at the St. Johns River, said he typically approaches Florida events by moving fast in practice to locate productive areas and then slowing down with methodical tournament execution.
Thursday saw him go off script.
Brush Dominated In The Closing Rounds
Friday, March 5, 2021
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor Following is some pattern information for the 2nd- through 5th-place finishes at the recent Bass Pro Tour REDCREST championship event at Alabama s Lake Eufaula.
2nd: Michael Neal
Michael Neal, still seeking his first victory at the sport s top level, logged the 11th Top-5 finish of his career. He caught 10 fish for 31-04 in the finals, trailing winner Dustin Connell by a little more than 5 1/2 pounds.
He used a ChatterBait to catch shallow fish from pockets on the Qualifying Round days, then switched to brushpiles with a jerkbait and a spinnerbait in the Knockout and Championship rounds.
Chalk Talk: Dudley on spinning gear
Friday, March 5, 2021 (
Editor s note: The following is the latest installment in a series of fishing tips presented by
The Bass University. Check back each Friday for a new tip.)
Virginia pro David Dudley says that in some tournament seasons, 80 percent of the fish he weighs in may come on spinning rods.
My baitcasters have dust on them, he joked.
But beyond the one-liners, its no joke to one of the sports all-time leading winners. Hes found a system that works for him and hed like to be able to pass it along to more anglers. Unfortunately, there are no hard-and-fast rules.