Modified May 21st, 2021 at 9:56 AM
HOW WES LOGAN WON ON HIS HOME WATERS OF NEELY HENRY
The term “home field advantage” implies that a competitor gets a leg up on the competition by competing in familiar territory. In the Bassmaster Elite Series, that perceived advantage was historically considered more of a curse as anglers competing on their home waters were regularly bested by competitors from across the country.
Wes Logan’s Trophy for his Neely Henry win
However, recent years have seen a few anglers win on their home lake, including fellow Minn Kota® and Humminbird® teammate, Lee Livesay (Lake Fork) only a few weeks prior. Wes Logan is the latest after he captured his first Bassmaster Elite Series win on Neely Henry Lake.
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SCOTTSBORO, Ala., May 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ An Elite angler s walk-up music has no bearing on tournament performance, but Caleb Kuphall s could not have been more fitting for his dominant wire-to-wire victory in the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville, where he tallied a four-day total weight of 85 pounds, 14 ounces.
Caleb Kuphall, of Mukwonago, Wis., has won the 2021 Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with a four-day total of 85 pounds, 14 ounces.
The second-year pro from Mukwonago, Wis., enters the weigh-in stage each day to the Beach Boys
Catch a Wave. The opening verse perfectly mirrors the eye-popping Day 1 performance that gave Kuphall nearly a 6 1/2-pound lead and positioned him to ride out the slower periods and end up surging across the finish line by a huge margin.
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Kuphall Has Double-Digit Lead With 1 Day To Go
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito
Caleb Kuphall s 23-09 stringer on day 3 added 7 pounds to his lead at the Lake Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series.
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Knowing when to shift gears rewarded Caleb Kuphall with a five-bass limit of 23-09, which helped him extend his lead at the Lake Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series with a three-day total weight of 66-13.
Holding the top spot since Day 1, the pro from Mukwonago, Wis., set the pace with a first-round limit of 27-10 the tournaments biggest bag and followed with 15-10. After the first two days found Kuphall with leads of 6-07 and 4-09, he ll enter the final day 11 1/2 pounds ahead of Alabama pro Wes Logan.
Missing Out On Crappie Was Worth It For Logan
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Photo: B.A.S.S./James Overstreet
Wes Logan got his first tour-level win on a venue he s competed on since he was a young boy.
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor When the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule was announced, Wes Logan was happy to see a tournament on his home waters Alabama s Neely Henry Lake. There was a bit of an issue with the 30-day off-limits period leading up to the derby, however. That did kind of suck because it was during the best time for crappie fishing, he said. They were biting and I really wanted to go out and catch some.