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Thank you, Carl

By Mark Zona

The 2019 Bassmaster Elite season was full of drama, surprises and great memories.Yet, as I look back, perhaps one of the most memorable events of the season was how it ended with Carl Jocumsen...

Offseason meet and greets

By Bernie Schultz

When you hear an Elite Series angler mention the phrase “offseason,” don’t be fooled. There’s really no such thing. Even when we’re not on tour, we’re prepping and planning for the tournaments...

Go with finesse this winter

By John Crews

With the water temperatures getting colder and the bass getting lethargic it might seem like going finesse in the winter is obvious. It is to some, not so much to others. I’m in the first group...

Lots of little pieces make up the whole

By Bill Lowen

Sometimes you get a chance to catch your breath, and you realize that your life is made up of lots and lots of little pieces.I usually bow hunt whitetails earlier in the fall and then move on to...

How I’d pre-practice for Guntersville Classic

By Kelley Jaye

The Bassmaster Elite Series season has been over for a couple of months. I still haven’t gotten over the sting of missing the upcoming Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk....

Enjoy an aerial view of the top fishing spots that produced the Top 10 bags at the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. </p><br> Drew Benton caught quite a few big fish from this spot this week.

Don’t neglect topwaters because it’s cold

By Drew Benton

As a general rule bass will hit topwater plugs in much colder water in the fall than they will in the spring. But, many anglers don’t realize how much of a difference there really is, or what it...

Another way to winterize your boat

By David Fritts

There’s a lot of information around about winterizing your boat. But, unless you live way up north where the water stays frozen for months I have a better way to tackle the problem — just don’t do...

Crazy winter fishing

By Jake Whitaker

We get some cold weather where I live in southwestern North Carolina, but I’m still able to fish all the way through the winter. I don’t catch as many bass as I do in warmer seasons, but my odds...

My 2019 Elite assessment, part 2

By Brandon Card

In my last column I evaluated the positive and negative things of 2019. I broke down the first five Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments, and in this column I will evaluate my final Elite events of...

Scouting and hunting for elk

By Cliff Pirch

During the offseason, I spend a lot of time scouting and hunting for elk in the public lands of Central and Eastern Arizona. Even though I wear myself out, I really enjoy this time because it’s an...

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