The 2016 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship on Mille Lacs Lake showed me something. Those brown bass move and, if you aren’t a real expert at catching them, they can be hard to...
We had a deal in this last tournament that I think needs to be talked about. It’s called lightning, and it’s a serious hazard on the water.On Friday we had rain early in the morning but it didn’t...
Last week I called these the blah days. At best the fishing is so-so in most of the country. But it won’t be long and things will improve. The temperature is supposed to break next week, and the...
I’ve been reading about fall, and how it’s just around the corner. That might be true but here’s the deal: It’s not fall yet. It’s the end of summer. That’s not the same thing, not even close...
What a week! I was up in Michigan. The idea was to film with Mark Zona. But on Sunday (Aug. 14) I was told that some of my friends were in trouble from the flooding. I couldn’t stay in...
From time to time I get questions about scent. Do I use it? If so, when and under what circumstances do I use it? And finally, what kind of scent product do I use? The answer to those questions is...
Fishing a new body of water, or fishing one that you haven’t fished for a while, can be a daunting task. However, you can take some of the pain out of it if you follow a few tricks of the trade,...
I was on an interesting fishing trip — actually I was filming for a sponsor — yesterday [Monday] that I thought you might like to hear about. It was out of Venice, La., right where the river flows...
Whoever said the Bassmaster Classic Bracket wouldn’t provide much drama was dead wrong.Only one of the eight pros had anything to sweat, but even so, the head-to-head matches had it all -- tension,...
I hear a lot of anglers say their crankbaits don’t run as deep as the manufacturer says they’ll run. We all face that issue. Here are my thoughts on the subject. My reference for what I’m about to...
A few weeks back, I shared some Things I do that you shouldn't. Let’s keep that conversation going...Changing your outboard motor propI change my outboard motor prop after every 10 or 12 days of...
Greg Hackney was disqualified?!? What? Are you sure?That was the question of the week, the season, the year. Unfortunately, the answer was yes.Hackney fished in an off-limits area on Day 1 at the...
In my last column I said we’d go over some more things I do that you shouldn’t. I think we’ll save that for next week. Lately I’ve been asked a lot about what it takes to win in this sport and to...
DURANT, Okla. — Coming into GEICO BASSfest presented by Choctaw Casino at Lake Texoma, Greg Hackney was leading the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race. Now that the event has...
Whenever I write one of these columns I try to keep in mind that not everyone is a serious tournament angler. I'd guess that readers just want to catch more bass, and bigger bass.With that in mind...