Columnists

Stick around until after weigh-in ends

Jeff Gustafson

My bass tournament experience started at the young age of 10. I was really fortunate to have parents that saw my passion for bass fishing and provided me the opportunity...

How-To

Be a smart practice angler

Rick Clunn

You’ve probably heard anglers say they learn something every time they’re on the water. Sometimes those lessons come the hard way. I’ve been doing this for decades and have learned a...

How-To

Do your research

Mark Menendez

Recently I gave a presentation to a local high school fishing club here in Kentucky. The topic was, “Do your research.” On my way home I realized that what we...

Think swim jigs this spring

Clent Davis

Those of us who fish a lot, especially at a serious level, know that there isn’t any such thing as a universal bait. It doesn’t exist. No one lure will...

This is why I came back

Jason Christie

This is why I came back. There’s nothing like one of those blue trophies. And, even though I have three others, this one from the Dovetail Games Bassmaster Elite at...

elite

Watching dreams come true

Matt Herren

As long as I’ve been doing this, I’ve gained a reputation of being a bulldog competitor. Someone who goes hard after it and who will stand up for myself. While...

How-To

Numbers tell the tale

Garrett Paquette

Back in 2017, while I was trying to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series, I wanted to adopt a new approach to enhance my game. My plan was to strategically...

Bass Basics

Great days for smallies

James Hall

It was the fall of 1977, B.A.S.S. was going on 10 years old, and the tournament triumvirate — Ray Scott, Bob Cobb and Harold Sharp — decided it was time...

How-To

Why physical fitness matters

Caleb Sumrall

You hear about physical fitness from time to time, but there hasn’t been anything published recently so I thought it would be important to say something now. Now means after...

How I will fish the Sabine River

Brandon Lester

This event marks my third time fishing the Sabine River out of Orange, Texas. My first tournament here was my rookie season in 2014 and was my first Top-10 finish...