Hank Cherry said all you folks in North and South Carolina know about his secret grub. Sounds like a Mack Toon line, but nonetheless, spill the juice.

Kylee Short let us know how that tournament goes. We are pulling for you!

There’s nothing better than being a dad, but there were some pretty good fishing moments this year. I managed top 5 in five events along with winning Big Bass three times. I look forward to what 2026 has in the water for me, and I am blessed beyond anything I could’ve ever imagined. Extremely thankful for the community and the time BLat puts in it for us.

State Championship recap. This tournament was a two day event on Telico Lake and Ft Loudon. Fishing the main lake was a challenge. You could find bass chasing shad just about everywhere. The quality of fish was nothing to talk about as 5 fish limits ranged from 60-75”. Since the quality was not there and the fish weren’t willing to bite as well as I had hoped. I went river fishing. I don’t usually get to fish for smallmouth, but it felt right. First morning, I went to a saddle near the dam and within 15 minutes I caught this beauty. That was about all I can report. The dam wasn’t pulling any water and the current was weak. I did not adjust to scoping, which is what my teammates did to catch solid limits. However, I tried a lot of things and I can’t wait to try this again sometime. Taking what I learned this year and I’m going to make 2026 even better. I finished top 10 in AOY, made the state team, 4 top 5 finishes with multiple big bass awards. Thanks for all of the support and encouragement, I’ve seen a lot of growth from where I was a year ago.👊🏼

Made a hat to rep the squad!

Seth Yates wishing you luck! I can’t wait to get out there for the state tournament in a couple of weeks.

SUF fam, it is true I am a dad now, it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. While I’ve been gone I found out I made the state team and will get to compete in the K.A.S.T. Team Championship in Knoxville. I have never been to Knoxville, but the research begins! Fort Loudoun, Tellico Lake, Houston River, and French Board River.

What yall think of my new tatts?

Found a 20+ finally. Tournament day featured storms rolling through all day and several missed fish. I didn’t fish well but two tournaments remain and I need some points! Beech River Watershed lakes. They are all between 200-500 acres. Time to do some planning.

I love fishing in the morning time. The hook live that we had the other day got me thinking and I have to admit I’ve been hanging out with Gerald cause I’ve thrown EWG on all my creature style baits for ever. Today I went out and tried something new. Not the grass. That’s still the money spot. However, I didn’t want to go down in it, I went for a different perspective and fished up. I used a V lock bend with a screw lock and I caught the mess out then dang fish. Had at least 30 bites in a couple of hours and landed 25+. It’s crazy what trying something new does. Also, if you are like me and you break the nose off your plastics after a couple of bites, try the screw lock. It’ll save the life of the plastics.