I worked very hard and it paid off. No Christmas, no New Year, just fishing. This feels better than angler of the year, because I wanted to prove to others and myself that I could...

I worked very hard, so I am happy. There was no Christmas, no Happy New Year for me this year. Just fishing. I was here.

I’m going to go for win number three on Kentucky Lake. I like Lake Champlain, too. So maybe I can add another.

The gravel went with a gentle slope, and that’s where the fish were. I knew they spawn in that area. The wind helped a lot.

I will try to win three times. I love Kentucky Lake, and Lake Champlain, also.

I need to learn more tactics, cranking, Carolina rigging and other things. American lakes are much bigger than the lakes in Japan. The lakes here take a lot of time to learn. They have a...