Day in the life of an Elite: Practice
At 4 a.m. an alarm sounds. Time to get up! With sleep in your eyes, you stagger to the bathroom, wash your face, brush your teeth, then scan the room...
3 lures Elites will use on the St. Lawrence
Tyler Robinson just finished competing at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship in sweltering hot Oklahoma, but he was raised on the cool banks of the St. Lawrence River...
Cracking the code
I’m on my way to New York, and I’ve been thinking about my performances up there. They’re hit and miss despite the fact that it’s a giant smallmouth factory. The...
Elite pros know St. Lawrence is full of footballs
As a tight end for the Dixie Hornets in rural South Carolina, 2015 Bassmaster Classic champ Casey Ashley didn’t get to touch the ball much. “We ran the wishbone all...
It ain’t all pavement in New York
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” John Muir Dateline: Upper Upstate...
More tips on fishing with small children
Fishing with small children is a passion of mine. I did it with my children, and I’m doing it with their children, my grandchildren. It’s one of the greatest positives...
A home game
When B.A.S.S. released the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule, I was as shocked as everyone else when I saw the Columbia River listed. I was surprised and also very excited...
An open letter to those retiring from the workforce
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”-Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption As I write this column, my father, Mike Brasher, is...
As I See It: My last regular season Elite gig
Dateline: Memories I’m going to be honest with you, I’m dreading next week at the final regular season Elite event of 2018 in Waddington, NY. It’s been highlighted on my...
Smallmouth slugfest at St. Lawrence
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Giant smallmouth bass worth $100,000 to the top finisher will be the centerpiece of the final regular-season tournament stop on the Bassmaster Elite Series at the 2018...
