Swindle Loves a Lure You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

On a perfect autumn afternoon, there stood 79-year-old Tommy Swindle on the Goose Pond Landing boat dock waiting on his son Gerald to come into Day 1 weigh-in at the NOCO Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Guntersville.  Many may not know it, but the father of bass...

Hicks Takes Lead At B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Lake Mead

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Kyle Welcher is technically an “in-state angler” during this week’s NOCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville. But since the rookie from Opelika, Ala., lives four hours away from the famed Tennessee River fishery, he had very little experience on...

Lester: A One-Two Punch for Five

Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester loves Lake Guntersville. The highly accomplished young pro lives 1 hour and 20 minutes from this week’s weigh-in at Goose Pond Landing, and in a typical year he fishes the famous reservoir 25 days a year. However, he says fishing is always...