Columnists

Fishing and family

Bernie Schultz

During Classic Week, I couldn’t help but notice a recurring theme — one that was subtle at first, but by the end of the event became overwhelmingly pervasive. The theme?...

Open letter to: Louisiana flood victims

Don Barone

“The road is long…” Dateline: Cajun Caring “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”~Mother Teresa Deep inside all of us, where lies the demons and the...

Florida is different

Kevin VanDam

I just wrapped up the first day of the Bassmaster Elite event on the St. Johns River presented by Dick Cepek Tires and Wheels, and I had a pretty good...

Elite Series preparations

Fletcher Shryock

It was an incredible Bassmaster Classic and Edwin Evers is a worthy champion. Congratulations to Edwin, he was definitely overdue to win one. As I worked the Classic Expo floor in Tulsa...

This pond in Virginia…

Jacob Powroznik

There’s a pond in Prince George County, Virginia, that almost cost me my high school diploma. It doesn’t even have a name, but it darn near kept me from graduating...

A dream come true

Edwin Evers

The past two weeks have been a blur. It started Sunday before last – the final day of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro. I had a big catch, but...

My four Classic reflections

Alton Jones

An eighth-place finish at the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic — I am happy with that. But while coming close in the Classic is better than not coming close in the...

From baseball to B.A.S.S.

Matt Lee

I have to start by saying that being a professional bass angler and fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series is an unexpected pleasure. Until recently, I didn’t think about it. It...

How I will fish the St. Johns River

Brandon Lester

Two years ago the St. Johns River was my second-ever Bassmaster Elite Series event. I had just begun my education at this level, and it is interesting to look back...

db: My dinner with Kelly Jordon

Don Barone

“Lean on me…” Dateline: Elite #1 “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”~ Anthony Bourdain “db, so how you been?” I smile, and all I...

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