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...
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...
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...
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...
Kevin VanDam and Tom Brady are champions of their respective sports, and a gracious demeanor grounded in relationships with family and friends ever-stabilizes the sea of their success.No huge...
The psychology surrounding professional anglers would provide great doctoral research material at institutions like Stanford or Yale known for diving deep into the human mind.They could start with...
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...
He may be the world's funniest bass angler, but Gerald Swindle is no April fool.As spring's centerpiece month, April is anchored by change, and Swindle is one of the best at preparing for...
She knew absolutely nothing about bass fishing when they began a three-year relationship that culminated in marriage. But Becky, who holds a marketing degree from James Madison University, and...
Few Bassmaster Elite Series anglers have a bigger appetite than Terry "Big Show" Scroggins. His grill skills are large, and so are his Carolina rig weights. In 2008, at Falcon Lake, Texas,...
The grind was over. A brutally tough week at Clarks Hill Reservoir in the pine hills of north Georgia was complete. And there was the 28-time Classic qualifier offering a sincere handshake to the...
It's not what you'd expect — the five-time Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year dunking black gnats and wax worms. He ain't playin'. He's serious. It's been this way since he was a lanky kid...
Avid readers might remember a story posted last year that detailed 2004 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Gerald Swindle's reliance on PB&J sandwiches to get him through long days on...
He's qualified for 29 Bassmaster Classics. He's won two Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year titles. He's also watched a lot of amateur spinning reel users come unspooled. "People fail to...
Gerald Swindle is bass fishing's funniest man. And finally — finally! — after 167 B.A.S.S. tournament tries without a win, the 2004 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year can smile...
Many of you believe Greg Hackney already has everything he could want for Christmas. With $2 million in tournament prize money, a shirt full of sponsors and the 2011 Bassmaster Classic about to...
Kevin VanDam knows him well. So does 29-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Gary Klein. He's sort of like a long lost uncle to Gerald Swindle, and he once guided Dean Rojas to shelter from a brutal...
Always friendly Florida pro, Terry "Big Show" Scroggins, says there are three lures he won't leave home without in autumn — all of them crankbaits. Actually, Scroggins was asked to pick any three...
Announcing that Kevin VanDam currently leads the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race delivers the shock value equivalent of saying Tiger is the PGA's best golfer.BASS now swings north...
