...have to make a lot of erratic movement with the jerkbait to trigger a reaction strike," Mark Tucker says about fishing in late summer and early fall

Like Short, Mark Tucker has yet to win a BASS title, but he never seems to be out of the...

Mark Tucker (7th, 42-15

Mark Tucker (Fourth, 30-0

Elite Series pro Mark Tucker is on the road to recovery, finishing a solid 16th at Lake Amistad

Mark Tucker (7th, 40-10

...every little isolated irregularity, whether it is a cut, a crack or a little dimple," says Mark Tucker about finding productive bluff banks

Despite having a plethora of cutting-edge lures at his fingertips, Elite Series pro Mark Tucker still uses a Gilmore Jumper prop bait his father gave him

Mark Tucker (9th, 15-7

Mark Tucker (45th, 22-10

Mark Tucker and Bud Pruitt rig their tackle in Tucker's Bass Cat

Mark Tucker tails the boat in front of him on his way to his first spot

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Mark Tucker 23rd (16-4

Mark Tucker 12th (26-6