To all Elites past and present, thank you
Dateline: A picnic table “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”– Helen Keller It...
AOY: Lucas takes commanding lead
HIAWASSEE, Ga. — Justin Lucas openly admits he’s been a nervous wreck. He hasn’t been sleeping well. He’s been waking up in the middle of the night with his mind racing...
As I see it: Surreal scenes
“A lot of times, real life is more surreal than writing.”Jesmyn Ward Dateline: AOY 2018 Salvador Dalí once said something like this: Give me two hours of reality a day, and...
Swindle talks fishing and football
Gerald Swindle is professional bass fishing’s funniest man, and one of only 11 men in history to win the prestigious Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points title more than...
Rookie race gets blazing hot
It’s hard to imagine a season-long contest finishing any closer than the Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year race. Roy Hawk came into the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the...
Day in the life of an Elite: Outside the cut
It’s 4 a.m. and you’re wide awake. It’s Day 3 of competition, but you’re not fishing. You’re going home. As you lie there — half-listening to the Weather Channel —...
B.A.S.S. redefines professional bass fishing with 2019 Elite Series
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After 50 years of setting the world standard for professional bass tournament competition, B.A.S.S. made historic changes to the Bassmaster Elite Series on Monday, which will elevate the...
The blueback herring factor
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — Duplicate a rotation of tactics, lures and locations that put bass in the livewell and you have a pattern. Whoever scores with the best pattern this...
Hackney: ‘You can tell Chatuge is a fishy place’
Quantum pro Greg Hackney has every reason to be emotionally rattled to begin competition at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship today. His father passed away unexpectedly a...
