In the last column we talked about the benefits of tinkering with your tackle. This time we’ll talk about the benefits of tinkering with your boat. Everybody sets up their office differently....
It’s starting to get close to the time of the year when I start putting together what I need for my saltwater fishing trips. That means I’ll spend hours and hours tinkering with my tackle because I...
If you want to consistently catch bass, you’d better learn to flip and pitch. It’s the most reliable way to catch them day after day regardless of where you’re fishing and regardless of whether you...
It’s been awhile, six years to be exact.I’ve told a number of people that every win means more than the last one, and that’s not an exaggeration and I’m not just saying that. This is a tough sport,...
Tommy Sanders breaks down the many changes that happened during the Elite Series event at the Mississippi River and how Ish Monroe eventually won the four-day event.
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 –...
It’s hard to believe we are almost half way through the regular Bassmaster Elite Series season for 2018. I’m proud to say that after a dismal start, I’m getting close to the top 20 percent....
There are lots and lots of myths that surround bass fishing, but none of them are as crazy as some of the ones that deal with the postspawn. It’s like all the bass go off their beds and then move...
Should I specialize? You know, get really good with one type of lure or with one technique, and then fish it to the exclusion of everything else? I’m asked about that by anglers all over the...
We are officially headed to the second stop of the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series season. Lake Martin went just “OK” for me. I ended with a little over the thousand-point mark.The 2018 GEICO...
We’re headed into the spawn in many parts of our country. That means you’re going to be hearing a lot of talk about the moon. Most of it will center on the full moon and its importance. There’s no...
I just returned from a short saltwater fishing trip off the coast of San Diego. I’ve gotten more serious about my saltwater fishing over the last couple of years, ever since I bought a saltwater...
There’s no better time to catch bass on top than right now. The water’s down, the bait’s shallow, bass are shallow and the bite’s hot. But you still have to catch them. They aren’t going to...
BRAINERD, Minn. — When Michigan boys Jon "Frenchy" French, Derek VanBuren and Dan Berryman (who now calls Minnesota home) were deployed together in Afghanistan in 2009, they spent much of their...