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...]
Cumberland Gap anglers/brothers hit ‘big milestone’ on Fort Loudon Lake
BY DAVE LINK Will and Alex Douglas of the Cumberland Gap High School Fishing Club reached a milestone in their careers March 19 on Fort Loudon Lake. The brothers won the third event of the Tennessee BASS Nation’s Bass Pro Shops series, placing … [Read more...]
Riley Faulkner, Bryson Hatcher sign college fishing scholarships
BY DAVE LINK Bryson Hatcher and Riley Faulkner are ready to take the next steps in their fishing careers – but only after the spring of their high school seasons. Hatcher is a senior on the William Blount Fishing Team and Faulkner is … [Read more...]