Sands Takes Top-Five Finish at BASS Open on Ross Barnett

Cole Sands continues his trek across the United States fishing all nine of the Bassmaster Open events in 2022. Next up was the 4th Bassmaster Open event and stop number one of the Central Division, which took place on the infamous Ross Barnett Reservoir. “Going into this event I really didn’t know what to expect. […]

Sands Starts 2022 BASS Open’s with a Top-Ten

We caught up with Witch Doctor Tackle Pro, Cole Sands following his 10th place finish at the first BASS Open event of the 2022 season. The Kissimmee Chain of Lakes was stop number one for the 2022 BASS Open’s and this season Cole has the goal of qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite series.  “To do […]

Sands Takes Sixth at Lake Norman BASS Open

Long time Witch Doctor Tackle Pro, Cole Sands committed to fishing the BASS Southern Opens this season and he wrapped up his rookie campaign with an impressive sixth-place finish on Lake Norman. Between the three Open events and guiding on Lake Chickamauga, Cole has continued to improve his craft and put his Witch Doctor Tackle […]

Cole Sands Hammers Home a Top-Five National Finish

In a field of 156 of the best anglers that collegiate fishing has to offer, the duo of Cole Sands and Conner DiMauro placed 5th at the 2020 FLW National Championship. Qualifying for a national championship alone is quite a feat. To do so in the FLW trail of college fishing, anglers have to place […]

Witch Doctor Tackle Angler Catches Lake Record at 10.25 pounds

With the Lake Chickamauga FLW Tour event in town, I decided to stay off the highly pressured big bass factory that I call home and head to a little clear mountain lake about 45 minutes from the house.  Lake Parksville is nestled right in the middle of the Smokey Mountain national forest and is known […]

Cole Sands and Bailey Fain Win Collegiate Bassmaster Classic

Bailey Fain and I recently competed for the College Bassmaster Classic on Watts Bar Lake, this event was held in conjunction with the Bassmaster Classic. We had a limited amount of practice time for the tournament, but with that small amount of time we were able to develop two main patterns. The first pattern was […]

Home Lake Victory…Sands Get’s the Win on Chick with Witch Doctor’s in Hand

If you follow Cole Sands on Facebook or Instagram, you know that he and big Lake Chickamauga bass go hand-in-hand, just like the Witch Doctor and his attention to detail on every rod he builds. This past weekend Cole Sands and Bryan College tournament partner, Nathan Bell won the FLW College Southeastern Regional on non other […]

Early Spring Bassin’ with Cole Sands

We caught up with Bryan College angler, Cole Sands, who is a renowned college angler and a frequent tormentor of Lake Chickamagua bass, about his favorite way to pursue early spring bass. When it comes to catching big bass in the spring, there are not many baits that out perform a lipless crankbait. They are […]