Open: Fukae leads Day 1
RICHMOND, Va. — Shin Fukae, a Texas angler who is originally from Japan, learned some quick lessons on the James River Thursday as he moved into the lead in the...
Personal bests, notes from James River
RICHMOND, Va. — Josh Douglas has already done it twice this season. Twice, as in squaring mathematically two personal bests. Twice, the Minnesotan qualified this season for Championship Saturday. His...
Cool folks I meet in line: Greg Hammond
Dateline: Lake Champlain Marshal Registration So. At every Elite event, Nation event, Opens event and College tourney one of my favorite things to do at the gig is to stand...
No help is real help, part 2
I don’t claim to be perfect. Regardless of what I said in part 1 of this column about not getting help. There is another point of view. I’m told that something like 20...
Evers, Healing Heroes in Action back for third year
Elite Series pro Edwin Evers and OPTIMA® Batteries have teamed up again for the third annual Healing Heroes in Action program to bring the ultimate fishing experiences to a handful of our nation’s...
2017 High School All-American: Tyler Lubbat
Wheeling, Ill. — “My dad, Chris, is my biggest fishing role model,” said Tyler Lubbat, member of the 2017 Bassmaster High School All-American presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. “If it...
Daily Limit: Hog snatcher surprise
The Furious Hog Snatcher is back with a vengeance. Aaron Martens added to his legend by posting a record comeback that’s unlikely to be eclipsed. The Natural, who hasn’t been...
Enjoying the northern swing
You know, even though I would’ve preferred to have a single “1” in my last two tournament finishes, placing 11th in two consecutive Bassmaster Elite Series events is very gratifying...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Opens profile: Sypeck’s Classic dream within reach
The dream of fishing the Bassmaster Classic should soon be a reality for 50-year-old Stanley Sypeck of Sugarloaf, Pa. Sypeck won the first Bassmaster Northern Open of 2017 at Oneida...
An epic day and a giant bag
It was an epic day — one of those days where the water is slick and there’s just enough breeze to keep you from getting hot. It was the kind...
