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Lighter Jones Back On Top After 9-Year Drought
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Photo: MLF/Garrick Dixon
Alton Jones easily outdistanced the rest of the Championship Round field at Heavy Hitters with his 12-fish, 45-09 haul.
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor Alton Jones believes that the Major League Fishing format is the most difficult tour-level structure to win under, and it s particularly tough considering that he s now in his late 50s. It s not like you can just have a good start to a day and catch five good ones and then take it easy, said the Texan who ll celebrate his 58th birthday this summer. On most days you have to keep your foot on the gas the whole time and the older you get, the harder it is to do that.
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.
Big Bags Were Out There, But Hard To Repeat
Monday, February 22, 2021
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor Following is some pattern and gear information for the 2nd- through 5th-place finishers at last week s St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series.
2nd: Greg Hackney
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Greg Hackney had two big days in his first tournament back on the circuit following a 2-year hiatus spent with the MLF Bass Pro Tour, but the first and last rounds were a bit of a struggle. I caught all of my fish out of Lake George and I never caught one that wasn t spawning, he said. The first day I fished to fast that was a short day (due to a fog delay of almost 2 hours) and I was around the same fish I caught the next 2 days, but I was in a hurry because I only had about 3 hours to fish and I caught mostly males.