Columnists

My holiday gift ideas

Alton Jones

It’s interesting how a Christmas gift can have a profound impact on a person. For example, when my grandfather gave me a subscription to Bassmaster Magazine for Christmas in 1970,...

5 baits for fall bass fishing

Casey Ashley

It’s funny, while a lot of people are cleaning out their boats to reorganize their tackle for next year. Fall is actually a time when you want to make sure...

Downtime with the family

Kevin VanDam

The Thanksgiving Holiday is an important time for the competitive bass fishing world industry to regroup and reset for next year. It’s a meaningful period when we can all relax...

Hackney: Memo to the Opens anglers

Greg Hackney

It’s no secret that some of the guys who have qualified for the Elite Series from the Opens have struggled. Mostly those are the guys who are from the clubs...

Things I’m thankful for

Jason Christie

During this Thanksgiving week, I’ve been thinking about how many things have made me thankful and I’ve come up with a handful that I’d like to share. The biggest thankful...

Giving thanks: Fly fishing, part 3

Don Barone

“I hear a voice, l hear the sound…” Dateline: Inside the outside Read More: Part 1 | Part 2 “Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing...

Rolling into next season

Randall Tharp

A month ago I pulled my Phoenix out of the water at the AOY Championship, ending my 2016 tournament season. I dropped it off in Kentucky at its new home,...

Why you should fish California this winter

Ish Monroe

For most everybody reading this column it’s a long drive out to California. That’s a fact. It’s also a fact that you can come to the Sacramento area this winter...

Fly fishing, part 2

Don Barone

“I’m just a city boy…” Dateline: Inside the outside “Nature and I are two.”~Woody Allen Editor’s note: Read Fly Fishing, part 1 here. I am exactly eight and one-half steps...

At home in Africa

Pete Robbins

The purpose of a vacation is to see and do things that you can’t experience at home. Otherwise you’d never go anywhere, which would be a lot cheaper and would...