Finishing last in a Bassmaster Classic is no disgrace. Just qualifying is impressive on some level, and anglers around the world would give their biggest bass just for the chance to compete.We all...
If you’re like most bass anglers, you didn’t start with the latest gear and a $90,000 boat. You started small, on small waters and perhaps without any boat at all. This edition of “Triple Threat”...
Gone but not nearly forgotten, few actual bass loom as large as Leroy Brown, a largemouth caught by Tom Mann in 1973 from Lake Eufaula on the Alabama-Georgia border. Now, more than 40 years after...
Tommy Martin got an early and expensive lesson on the art of flippin’ from none other than the man who invented the technique, Dee Thomas.It was early April 1975, and Thomas had just won the B.A.S...
If you’re younger than 35 or 40, or didn’t start following professional bass fishing until the last decade or so, you’ve missed a lot, and I feel bad for you. The sport’s been around a lot longer...
Day 1 of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is in the books, and so far, it’s all Jason Christie, the local favorite from nearby Park...
Every good fishing tip or solid piece of fishing advice is really just a shortcut — a way to slice through the learning curve and improve our skills as an angler.
Most sports are dominated by the young. Baseball players tend to peak in their late 20s or early 30s. The same is true for basketball players. If you're an NFL running back, your best years are...
A lot has been said and written about Aaron Martens' 2015 Elite Series season, and a lot more will be said and written in the coming weeks as the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY)...
Ironically, the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) Championship will not have a role in determining the AOY title. Aaron Martens dominated the Bassmaster Elite Series in historical fashion...
If you're a baseball fan, it's about time for announcers and pundits to start talking about "magic numbers." Baseball's magic number is the total of a division leader's...