One of bass fishing's most electric personalities sits in the driver's seat of his Toyota Tundra Double Cab, glances at the 89,156 miles on the odometer, and begins to reflect. Eighty-nine...
My wife hates facial hair, but there's a good reason I haven't shaved in several days. First, she's had the bronchial flu crud for the past three weeks. Second, I shunned the razor in support...
Brent Long has a record of tournament success that would turn most guys green with envy, but until this year, amid all his success, he admits he was still leaving a lot of "green" on the table.The...
Kevin VanDam's slender frame and ultra-fast fishing style hardly hint to his fondness for keeping his tank full of food.But VanDam takes eating while competing seriously. Kevin scoffs at the common...
Gerald Swindle's current perspectives on Christmas are rooted in his relatively poor rural upbringing. "We didn't have a lot of money growing up. We got a stocking stuffed with chocolate mint candy...
The 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series season was not horrible for Gerald Swindle. He took a paycheck home from 64 percent of the tour's events, but at season's end it was certainly disappointing.Swindle...
It's a feat that better than 99 percent of all bass anglers will never experience. But we can dream about it — catching 5 bass that weigh a total of 44 pounds. Each keeper bass you land in the...
Kevin VanDam captured back-to-back 2008 and 2009 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year titles through an intense, high-energy, passionate pursuit steeped in knowledge and experience.He takes...
As one of the most high-profile anglers in the sport, there's not much we don't know about Mike Iaconelli.We know he's a 37-year-old father of two that graduated from college with honors, loves his...
A lot of things allow a happily married couple to stick together in the sometimes challenging circumstances of life. For Gerald Swindle, the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches his wife LeAnn makes...
A look inside the back of Terry "Big Show" Scroggins' Toyota Tundra spurs one question, "Is this guy an angler or a general contractor?"It's a mad mix of everything from crankbaits to cordless...
It's unlikely that Mike Iaconelli will find himself struggling for a bite while on the supremely healthy California fisheries that the Bassmaster Elite Series will call home for most of March.But...
