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Open: Big run, big gamble
Competitive fishing is a game of decisions. Do you zig or zag? Do you target limit spots or swing big for the top-enders? It’s nice when you have plenty of...
AFTCO pledges $100,000 toward bass conservation in North Carolina
AFTCO, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) and the North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation (NC B.A.S.S.) are partnering to improve bass habitat. AFTCO recently sent its first of four annual $25,000...
5 things to watch at the Chesapeake Open
NORTH EAST, Md. — The second of three tidal events of the season begins Thursday on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, at the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Northern Opens presented by...
Opens profile: Patrick dying to fish the Elites
“I’ve been obsessed with bass fishing for so many years I’d rather die than be without it,” said Virginia’s Kyle Patrick. That may be just a bit of an overstatement....
The right choice
I hate conundrums. Typically, when it comes to difficult decisions, I’m pretty stellar at making the wrong one. Actually, that may be my superpower. Still, that’s precisely what we were...
Top 8 college anglers to battle for Classic Berth
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Eight of the country’s best college anglers will launch on Lake Greenwood from Greenwood, S.C., Sept. 30-Oct. 3 during the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s, fishing for a...
Perspective and process
I left the St. Lawrence River Elite in July pretty mad at my performance that resulted in a 25th-place finish there. It’s a venue that has been very good to...
Gear Review: Spro Outsider Crankbait
WHAT IS IT? SPRO Outsider Crankbait WHAT SETS IT APART? The answer is in the name. There are no internal weights or transfer system inside the body cavity. Instead, the...
Land of Giants: Targeting fall fatties
To most anglers, this is the best time of year to catch huge numbers of bass. With a few tweaks, you can focus on the monsters among them As fall’s...
Tourneys are good, but …
In the June issue of Bassmaster Magazine, I wrote a column with the headline, “Just Enough Tourneys.” As that headline clearly suggests, it was written as a response to all...
