The trickle-up effect
James HallEver heard of the “Trickle Down Theory?” It originated as a term to describe an economic stimulus effort that gave tax breaks to the wealthy with the hopes that the money...
The lightning scared them off
Aaron MartensMy practice was tremendous at Ross Barnett: I had a lot of big bites. I really thought I had a chance to win, but the night before the tournament started,...
Hats off to Trip and company
Mark ZonaThe other morning I woke up to watch the final day of Bassmaster LIVE on Ross Barnett and instead found a video of Elite Series Tournament Director Trip Weldon canceling...
What are the odds?
Bryan BrasherHaving been born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1973 during the age of Bear Bryant’s great run of dominance at the University of Alabama, I never had any choice but to...
Perspectives on Conroe
Dave PrechtAdmittedly I was taken aback to learn that tournaments were scheduled on Lake Conroe during Bassmaster Classic week. Of course, those who held the events on Friday and Sunday of...
Finding your groove
Gerald SpohrerFour down and five to go. We are almost to the halfway point of the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series season. At this point in the season I was planning on...
It’s a high water year
Kevin VanDamIt’s going to be a high-water year for anglers, and that could require some adjustments in your fishing approach. We saw it at Ross Barnett last week, and it’s ongoing...
Change a kid’s life
Skeet ReeseAnother Bassmaster Elite Series event is in the books, and it feels good to have turned the tables and finished in the Top 12 at Ross Barnett. I gained some...
Rod dynamics: Energy and speed
Bernie SchultzAll of us have rods we like and some we don’t — even a few we hate but hang onto simply because we’ve been told how good they are for...
Natural talent, hard work
Greg HackneyI was asked an interesting question recently: Is hard work or natural talent more important in bass fishing? I think that if you’re talking about being at the very top...
