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 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: Kingston’s Will Bacon, Hayden Barnett honored for points-race win; Barnett going solo to Bassmaster HS National Championships
BY DAVE LINK Kingston’s Hayden Barnett and Will Bacon were honored and treated to dinner last Saturday for winning the Tennessee Bass Nation’s Bass Pro Shops-Sevierville points race. By winning the points race, Barnett and Bacon – along with … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Karns sophomores Hunter Owens, Clayton Kelley have ‘One-in-Million’ day fishing
BY DAVE LINK LENOIR CITY – Hunter Owens figured it might be a good day early Saturday morning (March 11) during the third stop of the Bass Pro Shops-Sevierville High School series on Fort Loudon/Tellico Lakes. He had no idea how good it would … [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...]
The FCA Fishing File: Roane County’s Hayden Barnett and Will Bacon prove to be ‘a handful on Watts Bar’
BY DAVE LINK Freshman Hayden Barnett and sophomore Will Bacon of the Roane County High School Bass Fishing Team are confident whenever they fish a tournament on their home lake, Watts Bar. But they’re not overconfident. “It’s a pretty good … [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...]
Joe Vaulton, Walker LaRue lead Alcoa Fishing to its first-ever team title in TN BASS Nation event
BY DAVE LINK Joe Vaulton and Walker LaRue didn’t win the Tennessee BASS Nation Southeast Region event Dec. 18, but they left Watts Bar Lake with a goal achieved. Their second-place finish among 87 teams propelled the Alcoa Fishing Team to its … [Read more...]