Learning the hard way

This tournament fishing business is a funny thing when it comes to learning. You learn very little from a win but you can learn a lot from a loss.  Here’s...

Cal Coast adds Monroe, Sumrall

Carpentaria, Calif. – July 31, 2018 – Cal Coast Fishing, a fishing accessories manufacturer from Carpentaria, Calif., has signed Elite Series pros Ish Monroe and Caleb Sumrall to their national...

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Date: August 2018 Title: B.A.S.S. Social Media Editor Department: B.A.S.S. Digital Status: Exempt Location: Birmingham, Ala. Reports to: VP Digital B.A.S.S. is looking for a skilled social media editor who...

Sunday on St. Lawrence

The Elites head out for the 2018 Huk Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River presented by Black Velvet.

Conservation News

Lake Okeechobee’s needed storage reservoir

CLEWISTON, Fla. – Rivers and canals are coated in a toxic film of bright green. Coastal beaches and shallows are awash in mounds of hairlike slime and dead fish. Satellite...

Quincy Bassmasters lead Day 1

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Jeremy Monda and Will Boyd of the Quincy Junior Bassmasters in Florida claimed the first-day lead of the Bassmaster Junior National Championship with 10 pounds, 3 ounces...

14-year-old angler catches 14-pounder

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Rein Golubjatnikov, 14, of the Rochester Jr. Bassmasters in New York set the hook like he would any other time he gets a bite from a bass....

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Open profile: Will Evans’ delayed gratification

After the first two Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open tournaments of 2018, Florida angler Will Evans has impressed. He finished 20th at the Kissimmee Chain, fourth at Lake Norman...

Practice vs. tournament fishing

I’ve heard some rumors of a tough bite on Kentucky Lake for the 2018 High School National Championship this week. Because of that I thought I would share my thoughts...

The evolving versatility of swimbaits

It’s pretty amazing how far we’ve come with swimbaits since the West Coast anglers first brought them to our attention. Today, every serious bass fisherman carries a good selection of...

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