Outcasts Tournament: Lake Istokpoga February 2020
Our second tournament of the year was held on Lake Istokpoga near Lake Placid, Florida. Lake Istokpoga is a large body of water, covering over 27,700 acres. It spans nearly ten miles long and five miles wide. It’s a lot of water to cover in one day to say the least. Pre-fishing My grandpa and […]
Bass Bandits Tournament: Winter Haven Chain of Lakes January 2020
It was our first bass tournament of the new decade! The derby was held on the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes in Winter Park, Florida. It’s a chain made up of several lakes surrounding the Winter Haven area. Pre-fishing My grandpa and I hit the water the afternoon before the tournament to pre-fish and try […]
Another Lake Okeechobee Classic Tournament (Part 3: Tournament Day 2)
The next morning was our final day on Lake Okeechobee and day two of the tournament. Granddad and I met the other anglers at the docks before we all idled out toward the lake for take-off. Granddad and I began the second day of competition on the same grass flat we’d had success at the […]
Bass Bandits Lake Okeechobee October 2019
It was early October of 2019 and my grandpa and I were getting ready to fish in our final bass tournament of the year. It was our club’s two-day classic tournament held on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. We spent two days pre-fishing the enormous lake ahead of the tournament. The two of us had […]
Bass Bandits Crooked Lake July 2019
We all know summertime is HOT and the fishing can be slow; super slow at times. However, two weekends ago, my granddad and I continued our tournament season on Crooked Lake in Frostproof, Florida and the fishing wasn’t as slow as we thought it might be. The water in Crooked Lake is super clear and visibility […]