The first plopper
Bernie SchultzWhen Chris Lane came close to winning the 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series event on Toledo Bend using a “Whopper Plopper,” sales immediately skyrocketed for the odd-functioning topwater lure. Even though...
More about finishing your cast
Ish MonroeBack in May we talked about the importance of finishing the cast you just made before you worry about making the next one. Now we need to talk about making...
Make the most of bad luck
Kevin VanDamThe Bassmaster Elite Series and bass fishing in general can test one’s resolve. Like what I dealt with over the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, we were at the...
Two important things
Edwin EversThe Bassmaster Elite Series season is winding down, and it’s been a while since I said anything about the season I’m having. If you’ve looked at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler...
My favorite bass lure for the heat of summer
John GarrettIt’s so hot in the Mid-South right now that jumping in the lake wouldn’t really cool you off. Water surface temps near my house in Western Kentucky are 85 to...
Cool folks I meet in line: Greg Hammond
Don BaroneDateline: Lake Champlain Marshal Registration So. At every Elite event, Nation event, Opens event and College tourney one of my favorite things to do at the gig is to stand...
No help is real help, part 2
Greg HackneyI don’t claim to be perfect. Regardless of what I said in part 1 of this column about not getting help. There is another point of view. I’m told that something like 20...
Enjoying the northern swing
Alton JonesYou know, even though I would’ve preferred to have a single “1” in my last two tournament finishes, placing 11th in two consecutive Bassmaster Elite Series events is very gratifying...
An epic day and a giant bag
Aaron MartensIt was an epic day — one of those days where the water is slick and there’s just enough breeze to keep you from getting hot. It was the kind...
Spool your reels correctly
Jordan LeeI’ve been thinking about something lately. It’s not the biggest thing in the world but it is important, and it comes up often enough that I think we should talk...
