Columnists

What are the odds?

Bryan Brasher

Having been born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1973 during the age of Bear Bryant’s great run of dominance at the University of Alabama, I never had any choice but to...

Perspectives on Conroe

Dave Precht

Admittedly I was taken aback to learn that tournaments were scheduled on Lake Conroe during Bassmaster Classic week. Of course, those who held the events on Friday and Sunday of...

Finding your groove

Gerald Spohrer

Four down and five to go. We are almost to the halfway point of the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series season. At this point in the season I was planning on...

It’s a high water year

Kevin VanDam

It’s going to be a high-water year for anglers, and that could require some adjustments in your fishing approach. We saw it at Ross Barnett last week, and it’s ongoing...

Change a kid’s life

Skeet Reese

Another Bassmaster Elite Series event is in the books, and it feels good to have turned the tables and finished in the Top 12 at Ross Barnett. I gained some...

Rod dynamics: Energy and speed

Bernie Schultz

All of us have rods we like and some we don’t — even a few we hate but hang onto simply because we’ve been told how good they are for...

Natural talent, hard work

Greg Hackney

I was asked an interesting question recently: Is hard work or natural talent more important in bass fishing? I think that if you’re talking about being at the very top...

Dealing with change

Alton Jones

Changes — they’re part of fishing and part of life and how you deal with them has a great impact on your success and your happiness. I recently dealt with...

The benefits of living rubber

Jordan Lee

In the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods I used a little trick that made a big difference in my catch. It won’t work everywhere, but in...

Backstage drama: ‘Making the cut’ math

Don Barone

“Lady Madonna…” Dateline: Backstage on cut day “It’s either $10,000 or zero, on cut day in this tournament you are either making money or losing money there is no in...

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