Harman wins B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Director of the Year

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.V. — Jerod Harman, the West Virginia B.A.S.S (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society) Conservation Director, received the B.A.S.S Nation Conservation Director of the Year award on March 17, 2018,...

Strader’s stellar career

I decided last night I needed to study up on Elite Series newcomer Wesley Strader. Steve Bowman and I are covering him this morning, and we followed him yesterday as...

Mental prep for Norman Open

It’s the eve of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open at Lake Norman, and preparation for this one involves more than just packing the right gear and the correct...

Comparing Grand and Kentucky

With two Elite Series events on back-to-back weeks at two of the best bass fishing lakes in the country, I thought it might be interesting to compare snapshots of each....

Strader surges into Day 3 lead

PARIS, Tenn. — Wesley Strader caught a five-bass limit during Sunday’s semifinal round of the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia that weighed 22 pounds, 6 ounces. It was...

Hackney headed plinkin’ Championship Monday

After 176 B.A.S.S. tournaments, Greg Hackney has invented a new fishing term probably unfamiliar to even the most avid anglers. He calls it “plinking” – a word normally applied to...

Strader and the power of perseverance

Wesley Strader, our Day 3 leader, had a very long dry spell today. He caught his fifth keeper around 9:45 a.m., which he estimated at 2 pounds.  Steve Bowman and I...

Swindles are leaning on Church

Given the massive number of miles he planned to pilot his Triton, there’s a good chance that by the time you’re reading this, Gerald Swindle will have arrived at his...

Hear from the Day 2 leaders in BassCam

A double catch for Duckett

The Kentucky Lake gods were smiling on Boyd Duckett early on Day 3. Duckett landed a pair of keepers on the same cast. Photos by Bassmaster Marshal Bob Henegar