Donalds, SC – Almost three full years into his Elite Series career, on the verge of qualifying for his third consecutive Bassmaster Classic, Casey Ashley is just getting comfortable in his position in the upper echelon of tour-level pros.
Asked whether the older and more experienced pros take him lightly, all he’ll say is the following: “I don’t think I’m looked at as a pushover.”
Then, perhaps thinking that the statement made him sound overconfident, he told the interviewer that he doesn’t “want to sound cocky. Complete Story |
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Ashley is by far the youngest member of this group, but he hasn’t shown any willingness to be intimidated. His AOY standing has improved each year he’s been on tour, from 32nd in his rookie season to 26th last year, all the way up to 19th right now. He doesn’t yet know what it’s like to miss a Classic. For all we know, he never will. Complete Story |
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Thursday, Casey Ashley of South Carolina hit a submerged floating log while heading back to Lake Guntersville State Park. The collision took the lower unit off Ashley's outboard, but Arkansas pro Mike Wurm happened by a few minutes later, saw that Ashley was in trouble and stopped to help. Ashley transferred his Marshal and his catch to Wurm's boat and made it back to the landing with three minutes to spare. Complete Story |
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Casey Ashley made a huge move on the final day to finish 2nd. He fished a mix of a jerkbait and jig.
He had a stretch of jerkbait water that accounted for all of his day-1 weigh-fish. During the day-2 cancellation the area muddied significantly, so he needed to use a jig there on day 3 when competition resumed. The water had cleared enough overnight, however, that the jerkbait was back on for the final day. Complete Story |
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