Expanding my bait selection
John CoxMany of you may wonder what the offseason looks like for me. Fishing multiple trails and traveling thousands of miles a season can be very chaotic. I miss a lot...
There’s nothing like fishing in Florida
Keith CombsWe start most Bassmaster Elite Series seasons in Florida, and every year I’m reminded that there’s nothing else like it. That’s good, and it’s bad – good because the state...
Tributes to Don Corkran
Hank WeldonThe B.A.S.S. world lost a pioneer a few days ago. Don Corkran, who to this day is the longest-tenured B.A.S.S. Nation Director, passed away from complications of cancer. On a...
Not going to survive Florida
Chris ZaldainThis is my 12th season competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour, and I’m not happy with how I’ve fared in the first tournaments of the year. They typically take...
Ready to get rollin’
Darold GleasonA week before we started practicing for the season-opener on Lake Okeechobee I was already waking up at 4 a.m. I didn’t have a lot going on yet, but I...
Need a strong start in Florida
Jason ChristieAs with most years, we’re starting the Bassmaster Elite Series season off in Florida. Up first is Lake Okeechobee, which is about as quintessentially Florida as you can get, and...
How’d I get here?
Louis MonettiHow, in the modern bass fishing world, did a kid from New Jersey in a 17-foot boat built in 1996 find himself getting ready to fish in the 2023 Bassmaster...
The Dollar Bill reboot
Bill LowenWith the first event of the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series right around the corner, I think about my offseason and how I do things. The truth is that my process...
Starting the season at home
Scott MartinThe beginning of a new Bassmaster Elite Series season is always exciting, but this year is unique because we’re starting on my home lake — Okeechobee. This lake is literally...
My outlook for 2023
Cole SandsStarting my rookie Bassmaster Elite Series season brings a lot of new challenges and opportunities, but I feel like I’m ready to take on this next chapter in my fishing...
