Bassmaster Classic Recap and Looking Ahead to Florida
We caught up with Witch Doctor Tackle pro Cole Sands following his Bassmaster Classic experience on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. Getting to fish my first Bassmaster Classic was truly a dream come true. Ever since I was 11 years old this had always been a goal of mine and it was awesome to have it […]
Bassmaster Classic Prep with Cole Sands
I’m two weeks out from fishing Grand Lake in Oklahoma, competing in my first Bassmaster Classic! It’s safe to say I’m extremely excited. It’s honestly been hard to sleep at night because I am so excited. This has been a lifelong dream of mine and it’s surreal knowing it is about to happen. I’m not […]
Toledo Bend up First for Cole Sands
We are only a little over a month away from kicking off the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series season and I can’t wait to make my first cast. The first event takes place on the historic Toledo Bend Reservoir, located in Texas. The event kicks off on February 22nd, which should make it the perfect time […]
Sands Prepping for Sophomore Season
Witch Doctor Tackle pro, Cole Sands is eyeing up his second season on the BASS Elite Series, and with that comes plenty of preparation for a new season, all while staying on top of your bass fishing game. “My time lately has consisted of reaching out to companies with hopes of picking up new sponsors, […]
Cole Sans BASS Elite Series Rookie Season Recap
My first season on the Bassmaster Elite Series was everything that I imagined it would be! Overall, I had a good rookie season, making seven of the nine top 50 cuts and achieving my main goal of qualifying for the 2024 Bassmaster Classic. I had a couple of bad tournaments at the start of the […]
St. Lawrence River Smallmouth Send Sands to Bassmaster Classic
Going into the last Bassmaster Elite Series event of the season, I knew I needed to have a good event to make it into the Bassmaster Classic next spring. Our practice time was shortened to only two days because one of the tournament days was canceled the week before at Lake Champlain. Having no experience […]
Smallmouth Time for Sands…BASS Elite Series Heads North for Fantastic Smallmouth Fishing
“The final portion of the Bassmaster Elite Series season is coming up and I can’t wait to go up north and chase smallmouth bass,” said Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie Cole Sands. “My experience fishing for northern smallmouth is minimal, but I am confident that I can figure things out and finish my rookie season with […]
Two BASS Elite Events Down for Sands
My first two BASS Elite Series events are in the books, and I’m not having the start that I wanted, but I am incredibly grateful to be fishing at the level that I am at. Lake Okeechobee in Florida was a complete bomb and it just wasn’t my week. The main thing that I learned […]
Elite Prep with Cole Sands
The Witch Doctor wanted to quickly touch base with our first-ever BASS Elite Series Pro, Cole Sands, to see how he is getting ready for his Rookie Season on the 2023 Elites. “One of the perks of living in the south is that the fishing season never really ends. In addition, running a full-time guide […]
Elite Series Bound – Cole Sand’s Reaches the Big Leagues
Wow, what a year! Fishing all nine of the Bassmaster Opens this year was an unbelievable experience and I am so thankful to have qualified for the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series. Traveling all the way from Texas to New York and everywhere in between tested every aspect of myself and the equipment that I use, […]