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3 treats for Halloween bass fishing

By Nick Ratliff

When the temperature hit 95 degrees on an early season goose hunting trip in Kentucky a few weeks ago, I realized how desperate I was for fall’s first good shot of cool weather, along with all the...

Ups and downs

By Jamie Hartman

Now that the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series season is done, I’m looking back over my year, and I must say it has been a mix of ups and downs. Right off the bat, I have to say that if I were to script...

2019 in the rearview

By Trip Weldon

Now that the 2019 Bassmaster Elite season has concluded I thought I might take time to give you my point of view.Certainly entering into this season there were questions from some. Many anglers had...

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...

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