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It’s the midway point of the season for the 2023 Bassmaster Opens EQ series.  We recently wrapped up our event at Eufaula Lake (not to be confused with Lake Eufaula, AL) in Oklahoma.  As expected for June in Oklahoma, it was a fairly hot one and filled with Tarantula sized surprises – did you know Oklahoma is a major migration path for Tarantula’s this time of year?  Cause I didn’t (laughs).  The goal is always to be consistent and around the upper quarter of the field or better in every event.  While I’ve hit or been right around that mark all season, less a middle

TVA: The Tennessee Valley Authority.  This is the organization that controls many of the lakes in Alabama and Tennessee.  The lakes that fall into TVA’s control have some tremendous fishing, but also are apt to change on a dime.  Current generation schedules largely depend on variables that do not include creating the best conditions for bass fishing…rightfully so.  Our past event at Wheeler Lake, we dealt with some challenging conditions regarding the flow of current through this Tennessee River impoundment.  Adjustments were crucial in this one. PRACTICE My plan was to spend a lot of time on the famous Decatur Flats area.  Studying many past

We just wrapped up stop number three of the 2023 Bassmaster Opens EQ season at Buggs Island (aka Kerr Lake) in Clarksville, VA.  Buggs is a place that was famous for big bass decades ago before the Largemouth Bass Virus hit the lake and took its toll.  Back then, twenty to twenty five pound bags were the norm and this flood control impoundment of the Roanoke River was a favorite stop for many a bass angler.   Fast forward to 2023 and you see a new lake.  A lake that is on an upward trend, yet still recovering from a virus that hit it pretty hard

We just wrapped up the second Bassmaster EQ of the 2023 down in Many, LA on the famed waters of Toledo Bend Reservoir.  Toledo Bend spans around 180,000 acres, with tons of “bayous”, grass, submerged timber, bushes, trees and contours that draw the lake’s immense bass population.  In early/mid April, one would expect an absolute beatdown on some Texas sized bass.  The winning weight for three days did approach 80 pounds, which was a phenomenal total, with Ben Milliken taking home the trophy.  However, for most, it was much more of a grind including myself.   PRACTICE We seemed to hit the lake in the middle

The anticipation for every season is almost always the same.  The unknown of it.  The excitement.  The what ifs.  It’s always fun kicking off a new season as you never truly know what’s in store; good or bad.  This season is especially interesting, as we embarked on a new journey in the first season of the Bassmaster Opens EQ series.  The EQs are a means of qualifying (or requalifying) for the biggest show in bass fishing, the Bassmaster Elite Series.  However, it brings a new twist.  In the past, the Opens series were divided into multiple divisions with Elite bids going to the highest points