Don Barone

Don

Barone

Biography

db has been in the reporting biz for over 30 years, won some Emmys and other awards, but is proudest of his four-decade marriage, his two kids and the fact he founded Tackle The Storm Foundation to help children.

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Steve Kennedy: 'Fishing Ghosts'

By Don Barone

“We back, we back, we back in the saddle…”Dateline: Witch's Ditch“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”— James AllenAllow me two things here: One, to set up this story with some...

When life meets art: The Steve Donis story

By Don Barone

Don Barone follows up with an artist he met during the Bassmaster Classic in Birmingham, Ala.

Dave Precht, thank you

By Don Barone

Don Barone's sincere thank you to retired Bassmaster Magazine editor Dave Precht.

You, the fan

By Don Barone

Read about the special fan moments Don Barone captured during the 50th-anniversary Bassmaster Classic.

There will be a moment

By Don Barone

The 50th Bassmaster Classic is a moment where one angler will sail into a whole new life.

Remember…

By Don Barone

Don Barone's thoughts on this special 50th-anniversary Bassmaster Classic.

50th Classic vibes

By Don Barone

Don Barone's thoughts on this special 50th-anniversary Bassmaster Classic.

You up for this?

By Don Barone

“I've seen champions come and go…”Dateline: The week before the Classic“It always seems impossible until it is done.”~ Nelson Mandela He slowly limped off the field of play.Water dripped from...

The West Virginia Nation wreath legacy

By Don Barone

The 5,542 holiday wreaths from a West Virginia National Cemetery will now be repurposed into a fish habitat structure in Lake Tygart.

A Luke Palmer Christmas story

By Don Barone

“I wish you a hopeful Christmas…” Dateline: Coalgate, Okla. — Christmas Eve“Every Christmas Eve at my family’s hardware store we invite everyone in town to come in for a Christmas party.”—...

db: Looking back, forward and up

By Don Barone

“There are places…”Dateline: 2019 season wrap-up“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”— Audrey HepburnI am supposed to write a column where I look back on the B.A.S.S. season of 2019...

For Jerry

By Don Barone

Field of DreamsIt is my belief that at this moment Jerry McKinnis has a baseball in his right hand, a baseball glove on his left.It is my belief that at this moment he is on the highest mound there...

Pressure: Garrett Paquette

By Don Barone

“The moment…”Dateline: Lake St. Clair AOY“To be honest I’m disappointed in my performance this year.”Garrett PaquetteElite rookieTo Garrett Paquette, there is an old saying that old men know,...

db: Out my back door

By Don Barone

Shane LeHew showed up out back today.

Caleb Sumrall: The mirror

By Don Barone

“Ba-ba-doo, ba-ba-de-ee…” “I was struggling and beating up on myself...”— Caleb SumrallDateline: Cayuga Lake, N.Y. To most of us it is but a lake, to the 75 Elite anglers though, it is a...

db: From my backdoor

By Don Barone

Bill and Matt’s excellent, 'workmanlike' season

By Don Barone

“And we've been takin' care of business…”Dateline: The St. Lawrence River“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Constant hard work leads to success, greatness will come.”—...

The time is now: Brad Whatley

By Don Barone

“Hey now…”Dateline: Lake Guntersville, Ala.“db, if I didn’t take the risk this year I may never get the chance again in my life.”— Brad Whatley “Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want...

Frankly speaking with 'The Tank'

By Don Barone

Dateline: A dining room table column“FYI, when I got off the phone with you at lunch time I got a call an hour later that my stepmom passed away. Weird how we were talking about it less than...

Meet "Q"

By Don Barone

“Showed me many different roads…”Dateline: Winyah Bay“One of the greatest things a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”Howard W HunterTrue story of exactly how this interview...

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