Columnists

Suck it up!

Ish Monroe

Most of us want to catch bigger bass. Maybe we’re not looking for a true giant like I’ve written about in the past, but we do want something a little...

Fishing scared at the Classic

Brent Ehrler

I said I wasn’t going to do it. I swore to myself I wouldn’t get caught up in it. For my entire drive from California to Tulsa, I promised myself...

Let’s get the season started

Shane Lineberger

First things first, attending the 2016 Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Okla., and watching it all unfold from the Classic Expo was an experience. I can’t imagine what it will be...

How to be a Classic champion

Casey Ashley

You know, I really enjoyed this Bassmaster Classic. I would’ve liked to finish higher than 16th, but I was happy I got the chance to fish on the final day....

A Classic to remember

Kevin VanDam

Wow. What a Classic. Obviously, my finish didn’t go the way I expected. On the other hand, the event was a huge success in all other aspects and provided the...

Looking back at Tulsa

Pete Robbins

Edwin Evers waited over 41 years to get the Bassmaster Classic trophy in his clutches, working through near misses and multiple disappointments, but when the opportunity finally stuck around, he...

Trevor Lo made the Classic – Did you?

Bryan Brasher

Since the end of the Day 2 weigh-in for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, there has been some chatter online about Trevor Lo — and a lot of...

No Classic regrets

Jason Christie

Roller coaster — that’s how I’d describe the experience of finishing second at the Bassmaster Classic. I made it known before the Classic that I was going to win. That’s...

db: My Tulsa time

Don Barone

“Well I left Oklahoma…” Dateline: I-40 Eastbound “Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.”~ John Steinbeck  I done now here in Tulsa. Oklahoma is...

Classic wrap-up: First things first

Greg Hackney

First things first: I want to start this column with huge congratulations to Edwin Evers. He’s a serious professional angler and deserves to be our Bassmaster Classic Champion. He’ll represent...