Columnists

All about AOY

By Cory Johnston

The season's now over. I finished nine points away from winning Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year, and I'd like to use this month's column to tell you how I feel. Honestly, it's kind of a...

Hank Cherry with a hog. One away from a limit.

Why I throw jerkbaits, part 2

By Hank Cherry

Picking the right bait is critical. But, like you read last time, I don’t think or fish like most of the other guys. My standards for a good jerkbait are different. I’m not saying they’re better,...

Avoid dock talk and fish your strengths

By Chad Pipkens

Every tournament angler likes to assess his season at the end of the year to determine what he did right and where he needs to improve.I had a good year – could have been better – but I feel pretty...

After the adrenaline high

By Mark Menendez

This year has been the wildest ride of my career, but it started last year. I was burned out. I didn’t enjoy competitive fishing anymore. My mind was like a moonscape — barren and gray. ...

Did I do all that?

By David Fritts

This has been the toughest year of my professional fishing life ever. I’ve had issues with my mother, couldn’t prefish the way I should and finished dead last in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the...

Lessons learned from fly fishing

By Rick Clunn

Jerry McKinnis has been telling me about a place in Wyoming where he fly fishes and has wanted me to experience it.I put him off several times, mainly because I would have to use a fly rod and deal...

Unbelievable St. Clair caps great year

By Seth Feider

After nine months on the road, it felt great to cap off my best Bassmaster Elite Series year so far with a wire-to-wire win at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship on St. Clair. It...

I had to catch ‘em

By Scott Canterbury

Wow! I know you’ve heard it before but this Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year is a dream come true. It doesn’t matter if it’s your local club, a larger team trail at your local lake or if...

Thicker than water

By Bernie Schultz

Over my 35 years of competing in B.A.S.S. tournaments, I’ve logged a lot of highway miles … hundreds of thousands, in fact. And through those travels, I’ve met some remarkable people — individuals...

Why I throw jerkbaits, part 1

By Hank Cherry

Over the years I’ve developed a reputation — true and well deserved — as a guy who picks up a jerkbait when I need or want a keeper bass. The reason I do that is nothing more than confidence. I...

Columnists

Pages

Join B.A.S.S.