Dave
Precht
Biography
Dave Precht is the Editor in Chief of Bassmaster Magazine. To read more from Precht, follow his column "Back Deck" in Bassmaster Magazine.
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Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams.
Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s T-minus 24 days and counting to the launch of one of the most momentous seasons in the history of professional bass fishing. With the biggest bass on the biggest stage in...
Bush, the Bassmaster
Bush, the Bassmaster
“Bush used Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘bully pulpit’ to promote sportfishing and the protection of aquatic resources.”Numerous tributes were published in the outdoor media following the passing of President...
Bassmaster Magazine still funneling fishing info
Bassmaster Magazine still funneling fishing info
Bassmaster Magazine's advanced writing, photography, information, design and features provide information to enhance the bass fishing experience of its readers.
Swapping teammates
Swapping teammates
“The camaraderie in these events seems intensified by the competition, and vice versa.”Fifty years ago, when B.A.S.S. began conducting tournaments, some people opposed them, saying, “Fishing ought...
No more survival mode
No more survival mode
Cliff Pirch and his teammate had just won the Angler of the Year trophy from Arizona’s most competitive team trail.At the time — in his early 20s and a rising star in Western bass circles — Pirch...
First B.A.S.S. employees reminisce
First B.A.S.S. employees reminisce
Helen Sevier and Bob Cobb shared memories from the earliest days of B.A.S.S. during the recent Hall of Fame event.
A reason to lose
A reason to lose
Millions of fishing fans know Bill Dance as the host of The Bill Dance Outdoors TV show, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Others remember him as one of the fiercest competitors in...
Kentucky Lake’s Asian carp crisis
Kentucky Lake’s Asian carp crisis
Bass anglers in the lower Tennessee River are learning that boating in waters infested with Asian carp can be hazardous to your health.
KVD headlines 2018 BFHOF induction class
KVD headlines 2018 BFHOF induction class
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Possibly the most telling line of the night had been delivered some two centuries earlier.Dr. James A. Henshall, author of Book of the Black Bass published in 1881, wrote, ...
What a difference four decades make
What a difference four decades make
My first visit to the St. Lawrence River was to cover the 1979 New York Invitational, based upriver from Waddington, N.Y., out of Alexandria Bay. Ranger Boats founder Forrest Wood won that three...
The hot zone
The hot zone
We must be in the vicinity of fish because we're in the vicinity of guys who are catching them today. In short order we watched Josh Bertrand, third with 45-7, and then Jesse Wiggins, sixth with 41...
Finally, five for KVD
Finally, five for KVD
Kevin VanDam has tried a variety of tactics to fill out his limit, and the latest switch finally paid off. The 3 1/2-pounder latched onto a hardbait, one with Kevin's name on it, most likely. The...
A keeper for KVD
A keeper for KVD
Kevin VanDam's patience finally paid off with what looks like a 4-pound smallmouth. He played it for maybe 5 minutes, tiring the it out in the current before scooping it out of the water. During...
Drifting among the leaders
Drifting among the leaders
A line of competitors' boats, spaced a couple of hundred yards apart and parallel to the St. Lawrence River channel, appeared suddenly as we rounded an island well upstream of the Waddington...
Pirch’s practice
Pirch’s practice
If the goal was to tag along in practice with someone who would likely finish high in this week’s Huk Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River presented by Black Velvet, Cliff Pirch of Payson, Ariz.,...
Harry 'N' Charlie redux
Harry 'N' Charlie redux
I feel sorry for the high school anglers of today. Sure, they get to skip class to practice for the next Bassmaster high school tournament and wear cool jerseys with their school logos and all. But...
The aughts and ESPN
The aughts and ESPN
Late in 1999, two topics came up in frequent conversation: the “Y2K” problem, and what to call the decade of 2000-2009.Some feared the global economy would crash because computer programs...
The Western swing
The Western swing
Well into the 1990s, B.A.S.S. and its tournament trail were Southern to the core. Bass tournament fishing, like stock car racing in the early days, was dismissed outside the Southeast as a redneck...
The golden boy of bass fishing
The golden boy of bass fishing
“If Roland stopped to comb his blond hair before heading to the weigh-in, he knew he was about to get his picture taken.”Especially in its infancy, every sport needs at least one charismatic,...
My most memorable Classics
My most memorable Classics
The lights were dimmed and the curtains at the entrance to the arena were opened. Most in the audience probably expected a tow vehicle to drag in a sleek, new bass boat. It was the Bassmaster...
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