Columnists

Why you need an underwater camera

Brandon Card

There’s one piece of equipment that you don’t hear much about, but that’s critically important to your fishing education. It’s an underwater camera. In my judgement it’s the best way...

It’s not too hot for froggin’

Jacob Foutz

The week before I left for the sweltering hot Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship in Oklahoma, I caught an 8-pound bass in 88-degree water on a topwater frog. That’s not...

The influence of high water

Jason Christie

Even though we didn’t get to have the Elite event on Chesapeake Bay, that week’s practice really made me think about the influences of high water. That was a case...

Think about bites this summer

Greg Hackney

Everywhere you can think of right now it’s the dead of summer, and that means it’s the toughest time of the year to think about size when you’re bass fishing....

Today’s technology and boat control

Kevin VanDam

The new Bassmaster Elite rule change that prohibits competitors from getting any “information” about a body of water after the schedule is announced has leveled the playing field. That means...

How I’ll fish Lake Champlain

Brandon Lester

This week we are on Lake Champlain for the third Bassmaster Eastern Open tournament of the year. This is my second tournament ever on Champlain and I got here early...

Learning the hard way

Greg Hackney

This tournament fishing business is a funny thing when it comes to learning. You learn very little from a win but you can learn a lot from a loss.  Here’s...

Practice vs. tournament fishing

Bradley Roy

I’ve heard some rumors of a tough bite on Kentucky Lake for the 2018 High School National Championship this week. Because of that I thought I would share my thoughts...

The evolving versatility of swimbaits

Kevin VanDam

It’s pretty amazing how far we’ve come with swimbaits since the West Coast anglers first brought them to our attention. Today, every serious bass fisherman carries a good selection of...

Late summertime strategies

Alton Jones Jr.

Late summertime in the is the most difficult season in the south to catch and pattern bass. That’s not to say you can’t do so; it’s just that this time...

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