Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 29 with AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh!

www.rangerboats.com AC Pro staffer and insider Rob Digh joins us on Lake Norman for week 29 of Countdown to Blastoff as we discuss some of the divisional tournaments coming up this weekend including the BFL on Hartwell and Tom's Marine TT Event # 7 on Cherokee Lake in TN-

Lady Bass Anglers Association Angler Of The Year Titles On The Line At Old Hickory

Kim Bain-Moore fishing at Hartwell (SC). Photo courtesy LBAA/Larry Morris. Angler of the Year (AOY) titles are up for grabs in both divisions of the Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) as the LBAA hits its final regular season tour stop this week at Old Hickory in Tennessee. The “Super Seven” leading the way in the pro division are:  1) Kim Bain-Moore 880 points, 2) Pam Martin-Wells…

Digh Targeting Shallow Bass On High Rock For Bws Nc Division Final

AnglersChannel.com Pro Staffer Rob Digh AnglersChannel.com Pro Staffer Rob Digh is in position to take over the top of the points standings in the Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division in the series final tournament on High Rock Lake this weekend, but the points title is not his primary goal. After winning the NC bass fishing season opener on Lake Norman in March, followed by…

Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Falls Lake – August 20, 2011

Scott Smith and Tony Woodard won with 16.32 lbs The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #7 at Falls brought 8 boats to the ramp to try and qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. 29 bass were weighed in for a total of 79 pounds. Water temps averaged 83 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph during the storms. Another nice break from…

South Carolina Bass Fishing: A Two-Handed Landing

South Carolina is a state of natural beauty with spectacular, striking views. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to sprawling metropolitan communities, bass fishing South Carolina offers something for everyone including the most exciting striped bass fishing in the United States. Throughout early South Carolina colonial times, the striped bass were plentiful and abundant often times used to fertilize…

Top Anglers In Field For Catt Santee Summer Final, New Tom Catt Will Debut On Santee In 2012

Barry Holloman and Lin Langston won the Jul 23 Qualifier on Santee Cooper The Carolina Anglers Team Trail Summer Final on the Santee Cooper lakes Saturday should be a real shootout, according to tournament director Brett Collins. “Brett Mitchell and Jerry Montjoy have been on top most of the Summer but last year's Santee Summer Final winners Chris Brunson and Nelson Walker are also in the…

Bassmaster Weekend Series Nc Division Making First Stop Ever On Falls Lake Saturday

The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament on Falls Lake Saturday will be the first time the North Carolina Division has ever fished the reservoir in the Neuse River Basin and it will be the last opportunity to qualify for anglers to qualify for the two-day division championship next month on High Rock Lake. “This is the fourth tournament for the division and anglers must have…

Weather Could Play Major Role In Outcome Of Accent Marine Tournament On Kissimmee Chain Sunday

David Harris and Colby Cotterill won the June tournament with 38.05 lbs! Prior to the sixth of nine Accent Marine tournament trail qualifying tournaments out of Capt. Mack's River Resort on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Ted Meyer with Accent Marine predicted it would take 26 to 28 pounds to win. For the seventh tournament of the series this Sunday Meyer is predicting it will take slightly…

Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 26 Part Two

AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh continues his predictions on some tournaments this weekend with one common theme-you better get a shallow bite early, otherwise it will be a DEEP pattern all day long-

Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Falls Lake – July 23, 2011

Ben Cannon & Ken Wall won with 20.55 lbs The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #4 at Falls showed that the heat is taking its toll with only 14 boats showing up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day! The heat was setting in. Only 45 bass were weighed in for a total of 132 pounds. The anglers did a great job keeping their fish alive…

Thrift Finding Fishing Tough For Final Flw Tour Major This Weekend On Pickwick

Bryan Thrift, 2010 FLW Angler of the Year, is having another good year in 2011! Going into the fifth and final FLW Majors Division qualifying tournament of the year for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup, the main goal for Bryan Thrift, the FLW Tour's 2010 Angler of the Year, is just to make a check on Pickwick Lake this weekend. Already qualified for the FLW Tour Majors Championship, Thrift would…

Music City + Kentucky Lake = Breakout Year For Bws Tennessee Central Division

“The Tennessee Central Division BWS has really come alive this year,” said Randy Sullivan, tournament manager for the division, on the eve of the series' fourth tournament on Old Hickory Lake this Saturday. And the reason for this sudden growth spurt, he said, is because the regional championship for the division will be held Oct. 14-15 on Kentucky Lake. It does not hurt, either that the…

Mitchell, Montjoy On A Roll In Santee Cooper Catt Summer Trail

Jerry Montjoy and Brett Mitchell won the June 18, 2011 Qualifier Winning this Saturday's Carolina Anglers Team Trail Summer Division tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes would be sweet for anybody fishing in it. It would be even sweeter if the team that wins finds a way to topple Brett Mitchell and Jerry Montjoy to win because right now Mitchell and Montjoy practically own Santee Cooper.……

Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 25 with Robby Byrum-Part 1

www.evinrude.com AC Insider Robby Byrum gets us ready for what we all know is One Hot Weekend of Tournaments on the way...we start out with how many anglers are obviously going 35-40 deep in some spots, but there are many catching some quality in less than 5 feet-Part One

A Deep Tradition Of Bass Fishing In Virginia

Of all the picturesque southern states, Virginia reigns supreme with hundreds of miles of rolling, tree-lined mountains, unspoiled and unscathed by man for hundreds of years. If you listen close enough, you can still hear echoes of wars once fought but never forgotten, as they radiate throughout these imposing never-ending spectrums of grandeur. These majestic mountain ranges encircle some of the…

Saturday’s Night Tournament Could Be Game Changer In Tom’s Marine Points Race

With only three qualifying tournaments left, including Saturday's night tournament on Cherokee Lake, it's getting down to crunch time for anglers trying to qualify for the Tom's Marine Team Trail Championship Oct. 29-30. It's also crunch time for teams vying for the points championship. “The points race is really close and these night tournaments are usually game changers in the standings,”…

Bite Should Be Good For Watson’s Marine Tournament On South Holston Lake

Despite the sweltering weather, fishing has actually been pretty good on South Holston Lake as anglers prepare for the second of three Watson's Marine Tournaments for the summer. “It has not been outstanding, but the fish have been biting pretty good at night,” said Rex Pendergrass with Watson's Marine, a leading bass boat and tackle dealer in Bluff City, Tenn., serving East Tennessee and…

Wolak Taking A Business Approach To Practice For Northern Open On James River

Having worked in business before becoming a professional angler, Dave Wolak takes a business approach to fishing tournaments. And he has a business plan to follow in preparing for the inaugural 2001Bassmaster Northern Open tournament on the James River out of Richmond the weekend after July 4. Surprisingly, a major part of the plan has very little to do with actual fishing. “The James is…

Bass Fishing Booming Because Of Growing Grass As Chattanooga Bass Association Readies For Night Tournament

This may be a record hot summer, but as hot as the weather is the bass fishing in Lake Chickamauga may be even hotter. And it's all because of the growth of hydrilla in the lake, said Justin Medley, tournament director for the Chattanooga Bass Association. “We had a night tournament in early June and there were two bags weighed in over 30 pounds out of 52 boats,” Medley said, adding that…

Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 23 with Rob Digh-Part 2

www.rangerboats.com AC Pro Staffer and Insider Rob Digh continues his analysis of some of the bigger tournaments this weekend including the Anglerschoice Marine TT on Kerr, the BFL on THE ROCK, and the Watson's Marine Ranger Open Tournament on Boone Lake in TN-Part Two!

Final Anglers Choice Qualifier Saturday On Kerr/buggs Island Will Determine Points Champs

Gas prices may be high and the economy may be struggling, but bass anglers are going to fish. The Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail has been going great through the first six of seven tournaments, said tournament director Chris Lucas, and entries are pouring in for the final qualifier Saturday on Kerr/Buggs Island. “Registration numbers are huge,” Lucas said. “We had 173 at Smith Mountain…

Watson’s Marine Tournament Anglers Will Find Peace And Quiet At Night On Boone Lake

There are two things for certain on Southern Lakes between Memorial Day and Labor Day. 1. It's going to be hot, and, 2. There will be plenty of noise and wave action from an armada of pleasure boats during the day. But bass anglers know they can escape the heat and the crush of water skiers and personal watercraft by fishing at night – and Watson's Marine in Bluff City, Tenn., is happy to…

Weather – And Bass Bite – Are Hot For Accent Marine Tournament Kissimmee Chain

It is extremely hot on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, both the blazing summer sun overhead and the super bass bite in the lakes. “The temperature is in the 90s. It was up to 99 one day, but it's like the Dog Days of Summer because of the humidity,” said Ted Meyer with Accent Marine which will hold the sixth of nine qualifying tournaments in the dealership's tournament trail Sunday…

Weather – And Bass Bite – Are Hot For Accent Marine Tournament Kissimmee Chain

It is extremely hot on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, both the blazing summer sun overhead and the super bass bite in the lakes. “The temperature is in the 90s. It was up to 99 one day, but it's like the Dog Days of Summer because of the humidity,” said Ted Meyer with Accent Marine which will hold the sixth of nine qualifying tournaments in the dealership's tournament trail Sunday…

Rodgers Looking For Home Run As Flw Majors Season Enters Next To Last Tournament

FLW Tour Pro and AnglersChannel.com Pro Staffer Dearal Rodgers As Dearal Rodgers prepares for the fifth FLW Major of the year he is still looking to knock a home run in a tournament in his rookie season as a pro angler. Rodgers of Camden, S.C., won the Co-angler Division of the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Lanier with 14 bass weighing 27 pounds, 3ounces. The win earned Rodgers $65,000…

Walser Hoping To Find Some Quality Fish In Time For Piedmont Bfl Tournament Saturday

Robert Walser of Lexington, NC. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors. Tournament angler Robert Walser is trying to solve a puzzle in practice for the WalMart BFL Piedmont Division Tournament on High Rock Lake this weekend: How to make up the difference between what it has been taking to win a tournament on the lake recently and what Walser has been able to catch. It's been taking up to 25 pounds…

Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Jordan Lake – June 4, 2011

Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard won with a HUGE bag at 30.71 lbs!! We finally got the best day of the year to fish! Beautiful weather, light winds & high 80 air temps! Perfect day and it showed! Jordan was on fire! This was the best catch I've seen at Jordan in a long, long time! You had to have over 20 pounds in your bag to collect a check!  The team turnout was 44 boats!  176 bass were…

Quality bites may be hard to find in FLW Tour Open on Potomac River

FLW Tour Pro Bryan Thrift is looking for a better result on this trip to the Potomac RiverThe only other time Bryan Thrift fished the Potomac River he did not fare very well, not even making a check. The 2010 FLW Tour Angler of the Year is hoping to do a lot better in the FLW Tour Open this week on the river that flows by the Nation's Capitol. It's going to be a matter of finding those quality…

Vicchio Fishing Volunteer Bfl On Chickamauga In Quest For A Ticket To All American

Ken Vicchio is leading the BFL Voluteer Division. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors. As a retired law enforcement officer, Ken Vicchio used to nab the bad guys. Now he just wants to nab some big old bass. Vicchio, who retired from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau after serving as an officer with the Detroit Police Department, has been fishing competitively for the past four or five…

Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 19 Part Two

www.progressive.com Memorial Day Weekend Edition continues with AC Insider Robby Byrum as he continues his insight into some solid regional tournaments this holiday weekend-Part Two!!

Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 19 Part One

www.evinrude.com Countdown to Blastoff Memorial Day Edition with AC Insider Robby Byrum joins us for Week 19 to discuss the deep diving crankbaits that are in synch right now all over the region as well as some BIG TOURNAMENTS this weekend-Part One!!

Bass Fishing Wide Open As Bassmaster Southern Open Anglers Head For Douglas Lake

The way the bass have been biting on Douglas Lake everybody fishing the Bassmaster Southern Open June 2-4 should catch plenty of fish, leaving the only questions to be answered, who will win the third and final Southern Open of the year and who will finish on top in the Angler of the Year race? “There should be a ton of fish caught,” said local guide and tournament angler Capt. David Berry…

Anglers Will Need Strategy In Oakley Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic On Smith Mountain Lake

Strategy will play a major role in winning prize money in the Oakley Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic on Smith Mountain Lake Saturday and Sunday. That's because the Oakley tournaments are set up a little different from regular bass tournaments. Here’s how the Oakley tournament concept works. Hourly payouts are based on the overall number of entries, but typically they range around $500 for…

Wright And Dyer Hoping To Hold First Place In Greene Boat And Motor Trail Points At Wateree

KJ & Jeff Queen won the April tournament on Lake Norman With first place points in two of the first four tournaments in the 2011 Greene Boat and Motor Team Trail, Jody Wright and James Dyer have taken a solid lead in the points standings for the series on North Carolina and South Carolina lakes. Fishing with David Fortenberry, James Dyer earned first place points in the Jan. 29…

CATT Classic Winners take Home $6,500.00 at Lake Wylie!

We had a total of 72 teams enter the 2011 CATT Classic held on Lake Wylie May 14-15 launching out of Ebeneezer Park competing for a purse totaling over $17,000.00! Before we get to the results many thanks go out to Mr. Robert Thomas and Mr. Bennish Brown with York County Tourism. Without them this event would not have been possible! If you’re in the Lake Wylie area Ebneezer Park is a great…

Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Falls Lake – May 14, 2011

Ken Wall & Ben Cannon won with a huge bag at 27.73 lbs!! Great day for fishing even under the threat of severe thunderstorms, which arrived just after we had everyone weighed in, paid and sent home! The team turnout was 57 boats!  230 bass were weighed for a total of 686 pounds! 226 fish were released alive! Water temps averaged 75 and air temps ranged from 55 to 77 with winds ranging from…

Look For Whopper Bag In Chattanooga Bass Association Tournament On Lake Chickamauga Saturday

Don't be surprised if someone weighs in a 30-pound stringer in the Chattanooga Bass Association tournament on Lake Chickamauga Saturday – the fishing is that good right now. “It took 27 pounds to win the Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman’s Dream Tournament last weekend,” said Tom Kizziah, vice president of Chattanooga Bass. “I finished fifth with 20.30 pounds.” Kizziah said there were seven…

Field Chasing Team With Two Wins In Morristown Marine Team Trail Series

Charlie Rasch and Gary Pilkenton have won 2 of the 3 Morristown Marine Team Trail tournaments this season! Charlie Rasch and Gary Pilkenton will have a big bullseye on their backs in the fourth Morristown Marine Team Trail tournament of the year on Cherokee Lake Saturday, said tournament director Sam Phillips. Having won two of the three tournaments held so far in the Morristown Marine…

Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Jordan Lake – May 7, 2011

Teaser image:First Place team Todd & Jeff Sumner won with 5 bass at 15.96 lbsBeautiful day!  Air temps ranged from 50 to 75 degrees, water temps averaged 72 degrees and the wind was light to 5 mph. For our 5th 'Open' of 2011, we had a 9 boats show up to fish Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife ramp. Todd & Jeff Sumner, of Southern Pines, won with 5 bass weighing 15.96 lbs.…

Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail Points Leaders Not Very Safe At Midway Point

At the midway point of the season for the 2011 Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail the top three teams hold a more than 20-point lead over the rest of the field, but that margin could easily disappear, according to tournament director Chris Lucas. “Because there are so many boats competing in each tournament the series is set up for 200 points per tournament, so it's still anybody's game with…

Everybody Is A Winner In Florida Stratos Owners Tournament On Kissimmee

Robbie McGohen with a nice 6.30 lb bass he caught during the Accent Marine tournament on Kissimmee Apr. 17, 2011 The 18th Annual Florida Stratos Owners Tournament on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes this weekend will pay back 10 places plus two big bass pots, but everybody who fishes gets something, said Ted Meyer, who owns Accent Marine, a Stratos dealership near Tampa, with his wife, Maxine.…

Points Battle Heating Up Going Into 4Th Greene Boat And Motor Tournament On Lake Norman

Jody Wright and James Dyer after winning the Mar. 5 tournament on Wylie Heading into the fourth Greene Boat and Motor Team Trail tournament of the season on Lake Norman Saturday, a real battle is shaping up in the points race with just two tournaments left after Lake Norman. Scott Willis and Chris Marshall are leading the points, but James Dyer and Jody Wright are just seven points back.……

Fish For Life Foundation Holds Free Tournament For Anglers On Clarks Hill Lake

Saturday will be payback for Clarks Hill anglers who regularly come out to fish for a variety of causes with the first annual Clarks Hill Fish for Life Foundation Anglers Appreciation Day Open Team Bass Tournament out of Wildewood Park with no entry fee. “This is going to be a day of appreciation for the anglers who have always been there for years supporting all the fund-raising events at…

Fishing Getting Better And Better In Time For Tom’s Marine Team Trail Tournament On Douglas Lake

Gary Pilkenton and Denny Turner won the first Tom's Marine Team Trail Tournament of 2011! Gary Pilkenton, who with his teammate, Denny Turner, finished fourth in points in 2010 on the Tom's Marine Team Trail, has served notice that this is his year on Douglas and Cherokee Lakes. Pinkelton and Turner won the first Tom's Marine Team Trail of 2011 March 26 on Cherokee Lake and they won the…