Even though I got that smallmouth monkey off my back with a second-place finish at Lake Oahe, I’ll be honest with you. I’m pretty excited that this year’s Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year...
As a tight end for the Dixie Hornets in rural South Carolina, 2015 Bassmaster Classic champ Casey Ashley didn’t get to touch the ball much.“We ran the wishbone all the time, so my job was to block,...
Man, it’s hot right now. The dog days of summer are brutal and, for me, this is the time to unplug, relax and just enjoy a much-needed break.I did just that when my fiancee McKenzie and I joined a...
ORLANDO, Fla. – A few years back while traveling to Mexico, Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Chris Groh nudged his girlfriend and told her that rock star Dave Grohl was just ahead of them in the...
One got his nickname after break dancing on the stage of bass fishing’s world championship. The other won the title. Both can sing, play guitar and are always smiling.Meet Casey Ashley and Marty ...
Wouldn’t you know it, the event that I thought would give me the toughest time gave me my best finish of the season. Finishing second on Lake Oahe was doubly rewarding because it pushed me into...
Points, this time of year, it’s all about the points for me. Everybody knows that I don’t like smallmouth and smallmouth don’t like me; so every year, my goal is to gather as many points as I...
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Often considered one of the finest jewels in the crown of the Bassmaster Elite Series, the Upper Mississippi River — pools 7, 8 and 9 — offer some of the finest bass fishing in...
My Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing season was soaring in the right direction for 2018, but I was bound for a crash-and-burn tournament. The Sabine River tripped me up, as I posted only 755 points –...
Twenty-sixth place on the Sabine River — I’ll take it.Man, I don’t think anyone can tell you they’re going into an event on the Sabine River expecting to do good; everybody kinda goes into it just...
Some people might think that when a professional fishermen gets a break from tournament scene he’ll try to get away from the sport. Well, that may be true now and then; I mean, a lot of us like to...
Maybe Tripp Norton saw something special in a then-unsung Casey Ashley. Maybe the future Bassmaster Classic winner saw something equally inspiring in a young fan who’d been dealt a tough hand...