BY DAVE LINK Graham Willis is chasing his dream of fishing for a living. The home-schooled senior on the Alcoa Fishing Team has a passion for fishing and the outdoors and a knack for computer technology. And he’s an entrepreneur. Willis, … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Pair of Father-Daughter fishing duos win big at Alcoa Fishing’s New Year’s Eve Tournament
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa Fishing Team’s third annual New Year’s Eve Tournament Dec. 30 was a big hit again on Fort Loudon Lake. And it was an especially big day for two father-daughter teams. Grace Christian Academy senior Olivia Mauldin and her … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Cherokee Chiefs fishing tandem notch first win
BY DAVE LINK Jacob Berryhill and Isaac Chandler of the Cherokee Chiefs Fishing Team should’ve known it was their lucky day a couple of Saturdays ago. The seniors at Cherokee High School were fishing in the third stop of the Tennessee BASS … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILE: Joe Vaulton, Walker LaRue win Tennessee Bass Nation stop at Fort Loudon Lake
BY DAVE LINK Joe Vaulton and Walker LaRue of the Alcoa Fishing Team are off to a fast start to the 2023-24 season, thanks to an Oct. 28 win on Fort Loudon Lake. That comes as no surprise. Vaulton and LaRue won Tennessee’s Co-Anglers of the … [Read more...]
FCA Fishing Files: Hayden Barnett, Camdyn Cranfill win TN Bass Nation Southeast Division event at Chickamauga Lake
BY DAVE LINK Hayden Barnett and Camdyn Cranfill didn’t need much time to find their groove as new bass-fishing co-anglers. Not any time at all, really. In their second tournament fishing together for the Roane County (Kingston) High School … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING REPORT: Sarah Swindle, Lainie Holbert make Tennessee Bass Nation High School history
BY DAVE LINK Sarah Swindle and Lainie Holbert of Riverside High in Decatur County have been best friends for as long as they can remember. They go to church together, play softball together, and do most everything together. Their friendship … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Carson Holbert, Owen Stamm putting Eagleton Fishing program on the radar
By DAVE LINK Carson Holbert feels like a lucky angler these days. The current sophomore at Eagleton College and Career Academy in Maryville was looking for a fishing partner last spring. At the time, ECCA didn’t have a fishing … [Read more...]
FCA Fishing Files: Jefferson County anglers Parker Batts and Brody Jones snag Meanmouth to shine at State Open
By DAVE LINK Parker Batts and Brody Jones of the Jefferson County Patriot Anglers were having a tough day of fishing – along with everybody else – during the Sept. 10 Tennessee Bass Nation’s State Open on Watts Bar Lake. Luckily, they hooked … [Read more...]
Rhea County’s Owen Ray and Camdyn Cranfill ‘come out swinging’ and claim Tennessee Bass National Junior State Championship
BY DAVE LINK Owen Ray and Camdyn Cranfill of the Rhea County Eagle Anglers weren’t just motivated going into the Tennessee Bass Nation’s Junior State Championship on May 21. They were doubly motivated for the event on Woods Reservoir near … [Read more...]
Eli O’Hara, Sawyer O’Hara win MEGA Juniors; B.J. Collins and Banks Shaw take MEGA High School
Sawyer and Eli O’Hara don’t fish year-around, but when they do fish, watch out. The cousins for the Alcoa Fishing Team’s juniors primarily fish in the spring, and in four tournaments this season, have two victories. Sawyer is in the seventh … [Read more...]