Backstage drama: ‘Making the cut’ math
Don Barone“Lady Madonna…” Dateline: Backstage on cut day “It’s either $10,000 or zero, on cut day in this tournament you are either making money or losing money there is no in...
Why do bass shake loose?
Greg HackneyIt’s Thursday during our break. I was going to go fishing, but the weather is supposed to turn bad right after lunch so I thought I’d wait until tomorrow. Normally...
Fishing history
Kevin VanDamNo, this week’s column is not about history like that. I’m not going to tell you about the earliest bass anglers or who invented the spinnerbait. This column is about...
Ross Barnett will shake things up
Aaron MartensExcited: I’d say that’s the word to describe how I feel about Ross Barnett. I’ve never fished a tournament here before, but when people ask me how I feel about...
Find your own kind of fish
Keith CombsWhile there’s plenty of fishing left to go, so far this year has not played out the way I’d hoped that it would. Two events in particular – Conroe and...
In praise of those on the bank
Don Barone“It was two shades of brown and scratched up plastic…” Dateline: Ross Barnett, the other side of the dam “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a...
The upside of any scenario
Jason ChristieThis week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on Ross Barnett will be kind of a give-and-take scenario with some of the things I like and some that I don’t. From my...
Listen to Crews, come out of your shell on autism
Bryan BrasherSometime in May, Bassmaster Elite Series veteran John Crews will hand a snazzy-looking trophy to the pro who wins the title “Autism Angler of April.” It’ll go to the angler...
Shooting for single fish on Ross Barnett
Casey AshleyI’m looking forward to our next Bassmaster Elite Series event on Ross Barnett for a couple of reasons. For starters, I feel like I have the wind at my back...
It’s been a crazy winter and spring
John CrewsThere has been some crazy weather this winter and spring, and it’s had a significant impact on bass fishing this spring. Here in Virginia, and throughout the Midwest and most...
