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Elephant Butte keeps getting better

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. – Now that Elephant Butte Lake finally is back in Bassmaster’s Top 25 Bass Lakes in the West, the fishing “just will keep getting better,” according to Earl Conway,...

Will wind help Team competitors?

MOUNTIAIN HOME, Ark. — Surely there is precedent for a day of tournament fishing that was tougher than Day 3 of the 2017 Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship. But...

Dodson Sr. claims Classic Fish-Off lead

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Given the 15-degree temperatures on Norfork Lake Friday morning, it sounds ridiculous that five of the six remaining anglers in the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship are...

Bitter cold for remaining anglers

The blistering cold that punished anglers on Norfork Lake all day Thursday doesn’t look like it will let up one little bit on Friday. In fact, it may be worse....

It’s almost winter

With Thanksgiving past it’s almost winter and that means it’s time to start thinking about a different approach to bass fishing. To be clear, my definition of winter is when...

What lure creation involves

One of the many factors I’ve enjoyed about my relationship with Strike King is my involvement in lure design that I use every day to catch fish. Company personnel are...

Govreau brothers win Championship

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Freezing temperatures made catching bass extremely difficult Thursday during the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship. But brothers Brett and Beau Govreau of St. Louis, Mo.,...

Team: From Australia to Arkansas

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Dean Silvester was already something of a fishing legend in his native Australia long before he met American bass fishing royalty. “The first smallmouth I ever...

I’m into the kayak thing

Lately I’ve been messing around with my new kayak and I can honestly say that I’m having a ball — and learning a lot, too. I never stop fishing. I...

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