Bertrand just pulled up on the same piece of structure Lucas is fishing. As he was about to put his trolling motor in the water, Bertrand asked Lucas what he had. “I only have four, what about you?...
After watching Bertrand cull up to almost 13 pounds, we decided to slide over to Justin Lucas. He is also fishing deep structure on the main lake. A few minutes after we arrived, he set the hook on...
So, after 30 minutes of nothingness, Bertrand set the hook on his third keeper. It looked to be smaller than the first two but it went in the box. A few minutes later he was bowed up on another...
We sat bobbing in the middle of Lake Oahe on the south end of the fishery near the dam, waiting for Josh Bertrand to arrive at his starting point after a wind delay this morning.The waves are...
With the publication of this issue, I have officially thumbed through every page of every Bassmaster since its inception in 1968. That’s 448 magazines, which equates to roughly 50,000 pages of...
Just pulled up on Hunter Shryock. “Man, it’s slow!” He hollered at us. “This is like fishing in a bathtub, it’s so clear. I did catch one about 5 pounds, though. Must be the dumbest fish in Travis!...
We left mid lake and headed to the dam. There are plenty of guys to follow within sight of the giant wall of rocks. Palaniuk was the first we ran into. Said he just had a batch of schoolers come to...
Just pulled up on JVD, who is skipping floaters. He said he caught some big fish here during practice. However, the sun was much higher. He believes the school he found is likely scattered until...
So far, we’ve seen only two types of structure on this lake: rocks and floating docks. Actually, there are only floating docks on this lake because of the extreme fluctuations in the lake levels....
Timmy Horton is the first angler we found mid-lake. He’s sitting a long cast from the bank and casting 360 degrees around his boat. His first couple casts yielded three fish, all too short to keep....
You might want to go ahead and save these dates: March 15-17, 2019. Actually, you might want to go ahead and book a hotel. Search the best places to stay in Knoxville, Tenn. Downtown. In case you...
Two weeks before the public launch of Mercury Marine’s new-for-2018 outboard, the company invited a handful of media members to a sneak peek of the engine. As if the intrigue of a highly...
When the protesters entered the room, it was awkward. I was dressed in my Sunday’s best, hoping to fit in with the Washington D.C. crowd. My pants were khaki, but still made of denim, so I’m pretty...
Growing up on the muddy western bank of Lake Arrowhead in north Texas, I’d often wonder about fishing on the east side of the lake. My brother and I spent the lion’s share of our preteen...
When I heard Thomas Allen screaming, I assumed he had been hooked through the eyeball with a No. 2 treble. And yes, it was a scream, not a yell. Allen, senior editor of this publication and a...
Ever heard of the “Trickle Down Theory?” It originated as a term to describe an economic stimulus effort that gave tax breaks to the wealthy with the hopes that the money they generated would...
When the text came through, I thought a tornado had hit my boat. My next-door neighbor, Paul Moody, and I share ownership of an old center console that we use for both bass outings and saltwater...
I’ll admit it. I rooted for the Patriots to beat the Falcons in Super Bowl LI held in Houston, Texas. I’m pretty sure I was the only person in the state of Alabama not cheering for the Falcons....
