Pop-up camping
There are several ways to hit the road and go camp. Pop-up camping just might be the way to go for you. Learn how to get started in these seven...
Top 10 Bass Lakes: A Travel Guide to Lake St. Clair
High pressure. High stakes and high weigh-in numbers have become hallmarks of Lake St. Clair. Straddling the U.S.-Canada border in the shadow of Detroit, the waterway sometimes dubbed the “Sixth...
Elite Analysis – Day 4 on the St. Lawrence River
Patrick Walters averaged 5 pounds 4 ounces for each smallmouth he weighed in this week. That’s insane on its face, as is the fact that there were three other guys...
Cifuentes conquers Rookie of the year
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Despite some anxious moments on the final day of the Bassmaster Elite Series season, “The Cowboy” rode off into the sunset with some major new hardware to...
Walters wins it all on the St. Lawrence
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Safe to say, Patrick Walters now loves northern smallmouth bass. Overcoming what he had previously considered one of his few limitations, the fifth-year pro from Summerville, S.C., caught the...
Walters’ secret weapon? That awful mustache
CLAYTON, N.Y. — When Leiding Walters was asked about her son Patrick’s mustache, there was a long silence. Finally, she came up with a diplomatic answer, saying, “As long as...
Elite Analysis – Day 3 on the St. Lawrence River
In the 1988 Tom Cruise movie “Cocktail,” we learned a simple but flawed truth: “Everything ends badly. Otherwise it wouldn’t end.” It’s a good thing that none of the anglers...
Welcher wins Angler of the Year
CLAYTON, N.Y. — After a season of incredible consistency, Kyle Welcher saved his best for last. Welcher is currently in second place with 79 pounds, 5 ounces at the Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite...
Walters catches 28 pounds, 5 ounces and takes Day 3 lead at St. Lawrence
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Patrick Walters had a solid game plan, but calling a Day 1 audible ultimately allowed him to reach the three-day total of 80 pounds, 6 ounces that leads the Minn...
What to watch for with AOY, ROY
It all (could) come down to today for the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year and Dakota Lithium Elite Series Rookie of the Year races. These are “official” observations after...
