Mental prep for Norman Open
Thom AbrahamIt’s the eve of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open at Lake Norman, and preparation for this one involves more than just packing the right gear and the correct...
Little things produce big results
Kevin VanDamWinning a Bassmaster Elite event requires so many elements to come together, not the least of which is being able to dial in a winning pattern. I was fortunate to...
How I will fish Kentucky Lake
Brandon LesterThis is week two of a four-week stretch fishing Bassmaster tournaments for me. Things started off great last week as I finished sixth at Grand Lake. I do video recaps...
3 lures for the heart of spring bass fishing
Jacob FoutzI don’t have the statistics to prove it, but I’d bet ya a good letter grade on my upcoming college finals that from now until late June is when most...
A boy named Fischer
Don Barone(A column for your children or grandchildren, not you…) Dateline: Imagination “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is...
Toe to toe with Michael Neal
Gerald SwindleI want to take this column off the water for a few minutes. Yes, a lot of professional fishing is about tournaments, no doubt. But there is another aspect of...
Grading my Grand finish
Alton Jones Jr.Looking back on my 35th-place finish at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake, I’d give myself a pretty high grade, especially considering the circumstances and how...
The Western swing
Dave PrechtWell into the 1990s, B.A.S.S. and its tournament trail were Southern to the core. Bass tournament fishing, like stock car racing in the early days, was dismissed outside the Southeast...
As I see it: It’s the small things
Don BaroneDateline: Kentucky Lake “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”~Vincent Van Gogh It is simply the smell of coffee in the morning. Simply, a light...
Let kids be kids
Bryan BrasherIn the world of competitive bass fishing, the mentality has always been the same. About 90 percent of tournament anglers are fiercely competitive and will gladly fish against anybody, any...
