Always have a backup plan
Josh BertrandNo matter what size tournament you’re fishing – whether it’s a $100,000 event on the Bassmaster Elite Series or a fun, little weekend tournament on your hometown lake – you’ve...
Organize your boat this winter
Greg HackneyNo matter where you live there’s going to be a week or two of bad weather this winter. That’s a perfect time to clean out your boat and repack it....
What the Bass Cat family means to me
Pete RobbinsAfter a long day of work at the 2009 Bassmaster Classic, I made a stop at the Bass Cat Boats expo booth near closing time. I try to do that...
The sensitivity thing
Jordan LeeNo, I’m not talking about your relationship with your wife or girlfriend. I’m talking about detecting the lightest, most hesitant bite you can imagine. In many cases that’ll make the...
Crayfish, crayfish everywhere
Greg VinsonEvery time you turn around you hear something about matching the hatch. One easy and simple way to do that is to get good at matching something that lives almost...
Fishing to win can bite you
Kevin VanDamThere was a time when an Elite angler could consistently do well during a season with an “all-or- nothing,” fish-to-win mentality. That worked pretty well for me in the early...
The birth of 10-foot bass rods
Skeet ReeseAt the end of the summer, I contacted the Elite Series Angler Advisory Board and our Tournament Director Trip Weldon. I wanted to bring up some thoughts about our maximum...
Memo to the Opens anglers continued…
Greg HackneyWe talked about some of the fishing aspects of competing in the Elite Series last week but now it’s time to talk about the schedule and a couple of other...
The left vs. the right
Bernie SchultzAfter months of back-and-forth politicking, our country finally has a new president-elect … and, perhaps, a new direction. To be honest, I’m glad it’s over. It was the ugliest campaign...
My love for fishing
Alton Jones Jr.I think family experiences can have a big influence on your career path and that’s definitely the case for me. As fishing families go, I grew up on the extreme...