Ok, so I attended the 2026 Spring Retreat and BLat said “ Don’t be fancy or cool out there fishing”. Well, those that know me know that I have plenty of fancy and cool lures. So I listened for once and committed to techniques that I don’t usually fish.

Barde is master at the jig so I fished it often the past few days and caught several fish. Learning along the way.

I then caught most of my fish Sunday on a Carolina Rig. While I have fished the rig before , I had zero confidence or real experience in the rig. Now, I have confidence in the rig, learned a lot in several hours, refined my skills in the presentation and actual caught numerous fish. Moving forward I now have a tool that will enable me to catch fish in a confident manner. This was definitely outside my comfort zone and I am thankful that BLat encourages us to try something.

Thanks again BLat for all that do and have done for us. I appreciate the fellowship and hospitality and I look forward to doing it again. I have a story to tell now😁

The champ is here!!!

Man I have a lot to share but for now…… I’m taking a nap.

SUF Family- It was such a great pleasure to meet everyone in person. This is truly a unique community and I am so thankful for being a member. We came together because of a bass fishing interest but we stay together because we truly care for one another. BLat shines as our ambassador to truly teach everyone to catch more bass. In these times, this community is bringing people together through conversations, experiences and in person retreats. Friendships are be developed, skills are being refined and smiles are upon community faces. All good things.

Blat- thank you for your time and energy for the community. Each of us have a purpose in life and it is evident this is your purpose. You are teacher in your heart, authentic, passionate, inspiring to the future of bass fishing and building a community to pay it forward. Blessed and grateful to be a part of it.

Thanks Brian and everyone that makes these events and meet ups possible, that includes all the attendees that are very inviting and willing to provide advice. Picked the hobby up 4 years ago and with 3 active kids, full time job and a few side jobs I only get about 2-3 hours a week to fish. This particular event on clear water and taking in all the info of what to look for and what fish reactions mean I was able to put a lot of mental puzzle pieces together. Definitely want to join as many events as possible. Thanks again to everyone!

This was my first time attending the retreat. I've had the SUF app for a while now but haven't been very active. My good fishing buddy and friend John Wilson is who inspired me to come join the app, fish the monthly tournaments and come to the retreat. I had a blast and will definitely be coming back. I love Brian's way of teaching. It's not overcomplicated. But yet it's super insightful and made me realize just how much I've been overlooking things on the water and with baits because of how much I tend to overthink things. I look forward to the next one.

Had a great time at the retreat this week. Fishing for us was slow the last Thursday and Friday. Went to the great seminar on Saturday and then back on the lake for a few hours until right at sunset. Applied what we learned at the seminar (rod position, line slackness, paired with SMH jig heads -Thanks for the assist Caleb!) and ended up catching a few fish (lost a monster spot as he missiled out of the water like an ICBM from a submarine). Got out this morning and applied the same principles with added emphasis on line management due to wind (we stayed mostly near secondary rocky points and prominent bank transitions in Tugaloo) and had our best day of fishing with double digit spotted bass caught. Thanks again team and B. Lat! Now get some rest dude!

Had such a great time seeing everyone and getting to catch up with them! Thank you to everyone who makes these retreats possible. Love ya’ll, see ya next time around.

Congratulations to the winners today! Good job! Fun was had and fish were caught!