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Cast cold water crankbaits with spinning tackle
Cast cold water crankbaits with spinning tackle
Bass fishing’s funniest man, Gerald Swindle, said it best on the Classic weigh-in stage a couple years ago. “I’m headed for a hot shower. I’ve been standing in a cold wind all day casting a Rapala...
Lipless rattling lures often overlooked in winter
Lipless rattling lures often overlooked in winter
Learn why lipless crankbaits are never to be discounted in cold winter water – especially when aquatic vegetation is present.
Carter could become Classic’s oldest angler in history
Carter could become Classic’s oldest angler in history
If Tulsa area native Ken Carter does well enough at the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake, he’ll earn the right to compete in the 2019...
Scroggins made 12,000 worms for Toyota event
Scroggins made 12,000 worms for Toyota event
Terry “Big Show” Scroggins is one of those guys who can make just about anything – including 11 Bassmaster Classics, the best grilled rib eye steak you’ve ever tasted and more than $2 million...
Obscure crankbait wins Bonus Bucks tournament
Obscure crankbait wins Bonus Bucks tournament
It’s hard to believe the winning lure at the no entry fee Toyota Trucks Bonus Bucks Owners event was so obscure not even legendary pros knew it.
Crankbaits rule Quantum Next Generation tourney on Grand Lake
Crankbaits rule Quantum Next Generation tourney on Grand Lake
102 high school and college teams participated in the no entry fee, prize rich Quantum Next Generation Open event on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake.
Martin Truex Jr. Foundation sweepstakes offers chance to win a Tundra and Bass Tracker boat
Martin Truex Jr. Foundation sweepstakes offers chance to win a Tundra and Bass Tracker boat
Time is running out for fishing and racing fans to take a chance at winning a Toyota Tundra and a TRACKER Heritage Edition Boat, simply by making a $25 donation to a very good cause.NASCAR Cup...
Swindle talks fishing and football
Swindle talks fishing and football
Gerald Swindle is professional bass fishing’s funniest man, and one of only 11 men in history to win the prestigious Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points title more than once. Swindle is...
Hackney: 'You can tell Chatuge is a fishy place'
Hackney: 'You can tell Chatuge is a fishy place'
Quantum pro Greg Hackney has every reason to be emotionally rattled to begin competition at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship today.His father passed away unexpectedly a couple...
KVD and Ashley offer sneak peek of Chatuge
KVD and Ashley offer sneak peek of Chatuge
Two of professional bass fishing’s kindest characters and good friends offer a pre-game look at what to expect at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship on Lake Chatuge.
Jordan Lee talks topwater schooling bass
Jordan Lee talks topwater schooling bass
A new school year, an apple for the teacher, a fresh football season and bass busting on the water’s surface to eat baitfish are all signature marks of late summer and early fall. And while back-to...
'J-Proz' previews AOY at Lake Chatuge
'J-Proz' previews AOY at Lake Chatuge
The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series season concludes this week with the crowning of a Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year champion on gorgeous Lake Chatuge Reservoir in the mountains of Northern...
Quantum High School-College Open returns to Grand Lake
Quantum High School-College Open returns to Grand Lake
On the heels of a highly successful inaugural event last fall that attracted 78 high school and college teams from nine states, the 2nd Annual Quantum Next Generation High School & College Open...
Bertrand earns Toyota Bonus
Bertrand earns Toyota Bonus
Josh Bertand has told people for years that the St. Lawrence River is his favorite fishery. And even though he resides in Queen Creek, Arizona, a lot of Bertrand’s family heritage can actually be...
No water shortage for Lee
No water shortage for Lee
The St. Lawrence River contains more than 700 miles of vitally healthy water for everything from whales to fat smallmouth as it connects the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Ontario.And back-to-back...
Ike previews St. Lawrence
Ike previews St. Lawrence
Mike Iaconelli cut his early angling teeth on the St. Lawrence River, and more than 20 years later, the smallmouth-infested river still holds a special place in his heart.
It’s easy to love Matt Lee
It’s easy to love Matt Lee
I knew the first time I borrowed Matt Lee’s bathroom inside the college rental home he shared with a handful of other anglers on Auburn’s campus that I was dealing with a special dude.Oh sure,...
3 lures Elites will use on the St. Lawrence
3 lures Elites will use on the St. Lawrence
Tyler Robinson just finished competing at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship in sweltering hot Oklahoma, but he was raised on the cool banks of the St. Lawrence River in...
Elite pros know St. Lawrence is full of footballs
Elite pros know St. Lawrence is full of footballs
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,...
Bonus Bucks Owners tourney returned 'Izzy' to Toyota roots
Bonus Bucks Owners tourney returned 'Izzy' to Toyota roots
Israel “Izzy” Mills grew up near Beckley, W.V., sensing there might be a better quality of life beyond the coal mines of his home state. So when a job opportunity with the Army Corps of Engineers...
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