In part 1 of this series, Randall Tharp outlined his approach to hollow-bodied frog fishing. Here he details the fine points of his frogging tackle.
With the chilly nights and shorter days of early autumn, bass anglers might easily overlook some of the best topwater action of the year.
When Randall Tharp saw the path that Hurricane Laura was taking straight toward his friends in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he remembered a text he got two years ago. The text was from fellow MLF pro Gerald Spohrer and friend Charles Abshire right before Hurricane Michael—a Category 5 storm—hit Tharp’s hometown of Port Saint Joe, Florida in October of 2018.
Randall Tharp is an angler to keep an eye on this week as the Favorite Fishing Stage Two Presented by Bass Cat begins on Lake Okeechobee. MLF photog Garrick Dixon jumped on board with Tharp as the “Honey Badger” took a final look at the lake before competition starts tomorrow.
It’s a room full of Florida fishing knowledge as Bass Pro Tour pros Randall Tharp and Terry Scroggins drop by the No Limits mobile studio to share some hard-earned knowledge about Sunshine State largemouth, hand-poured plastics and how to cook a good steak!
Big bass are what every angler wants to catch, and MLF pro Randall Tharp is no exception. In fact, Tharp has made a lucrative career out of fishing for oversized bass. Fortunately for Tharp and the rest of Bass Pro Tour field, the 2020 schedule is loaded with lakes that have the potential to produce bass of a lifetime.
