This is the second in a series on the women who are married to Georgia’s Big Sticks. We are interested in what it’s like to have a husband who is fishing sometimes as much as he is working–and particularly on tournament weekends. These ladies give us an ‘inside look’ of what it’s like to married to a great tournament fishermen. We also learn about their interests–where they work and what they do for enjoyment (besides attending tournament weigh-ins). This week we focus on Jes

NEWS & NOTES FROM THE BFL BULLDOG SUPER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE EUFAULA Butch and Sundance?–They Only Get Serious at First Light—What are the chances you draw your roommate on the second day of a Super Tournament? The odds are too high to calculate. But that’s what happened when John Duvall and Jacob Thompson, who shared a Lakepoint State Park cabin during practice (along with Georgia Big Stick and fellow prankster Brad Stalnaker).  Both Duvall (who won the points championship las

It was as close as I would get to an FLW trophy. I could reach over and touch it–although I knew FLW Tournament Director Robert Evans had to be keeping an eye on me since it was my first time on the “hot seat”. There I was, sitting on the FLW stage’s hot seat the afternoon of the Day 2 Bulldog Super Tournament at Lake Eufaula, looking at the trophies that would go to the top anglers and co-anglers. While I was close enough to touch the trophy, I knew I would not take it home.

Editors Note: What’s it like to be married to a Georgia Big Stick? Find out now in this first in a series of posts on the spouses behind the tournament fishermen. Interviews were conducted directly with the wives of some of Georgia’s Big Sticks. Over the coming weeks, we’ll meet some of the women behind the men who dominate Georgia’s tournament fishing scene–and learn what it’s like to have a husband who is more comfortable in his boat than just about anywhere else.  Hats off