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A tough event at St. Lawrence

This past week didn’t exactly go my way. I wrote last week that things were looking up, and I thought they were. I had a win and a good finish under my belt so I thought I had every reason to be optimistic.

2013 Elite Series Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River

Lookin’ up

The last couple of weeks have been good to me. My partner and I won the Cooper River Open Buddy Tournament — known locally as the Cooper Cup — and I had a Top 10 finish at the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on Oneida last week.

Getting ready for Oneida

The Oneida Lake Open will start in a couple of days, and I spent last week packing and repacking.

Victory on the Cooper River

My partner and I finally won the Cooper River Open Buddy Tournament. I’m really excited, partly because of the nostalgic part of it and partly because it’s been such a struggle for me.

Rungs on the ladder

In any sport, there is a climbing process. You start at the bottom and work your way up as you get better. Every angler fishing the Elite Series has done that. No career is perfect, however.

New products at ICAST

Let me say first off that I’m sorry this is a day late. I’ve been getting ready for this year’s ICAST show out in Las Vegas, and am I ever...

Mark Zacher’s a pretty cool guy

Every so often in this business you meet a guy who’s special, pretty cool is how I say it. Mark Zacher’s one of those guys. He’s from South Dakota and...

Mississippi River: Feeling upbeat

The Mississippi River was a decent event for me. I can’t say it was great. My goal is never to finish 35th. Still, I’m upbeat. I think I made good decisions and fished about as clean as anyone can reasonably hope to do.

2013 Elite Series Diet Mountain Dew Mississippi River Rumble presented by Power-Pole