The next decision
Fishing intel you can question.
Sourced reports, my on-water observations and ideas worth testing. Read the evidence and decide what belongs in your practice.
Table Rock // October 25, 2026Table Rock Fall Fishing: My Game Plan After Today
My take after fishing Table Rock: shad, secondary points, gravel-to-chunk-rock transitions, and the presentations I would focus on next.
Bassmaster Kayak Championship // October 17, 2026Lake Murray Kayak Championship: Confirmed Baits and the Decisions Worth Studying
Ewing Minor took the championship and AOY at Lake Murray. The confirmed bait reports—and what I’d test in my next kayak practice.
Ultimate Angler // Firsthand & reportingUltimate Angler 2026: the $500,000 frog bite
Nick LeBrun’s Guntersville comeback, the confirmed winning frog, and the tournament lessons worth carrying into practice.
Sam Rayburn // Practice analysisSam Rayburn prespawn drains: follow the connection, then test it
What Pake South’s 2026 Bassmaster Open pattern documents about drains, spawning flats and timber—and how to build a practice test.
Sam Rayburn // Presentation decisionsSam Rayburn: when the minnow gets followed but not eaten
Drew Gill’s reported 2024 minnow-to-Neko adjustment offers a specific question to test when bass follow a bait without committing.