Fantasy Fishing: Ehrler tops Fantasy Fishing picks at Texas Fest

LUFKIN, Texas — One of the finest big-bass factories in Texas did not disappoint at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Sam Rayburn Reservoir....

All-American anglers tackle Texas Fest

LUFKIN, Texas — When Reese Jones of Rogers, Ark., received notice that he had been selected as one of 12 members of the 2017 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented...

Palaniuk won the trophy, Ehrler won the Tundra

Brandon Palaniuk and Brent Ehrler were both winners Sunday at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Palaniuk, who launched his pro career in part by...

A sure ‘nuff Sunday shootout set

LUFKIN, Texas — Imagine two-day leader Brent Ehrler’s surprise when he caught 24 pounds, 3 ounces on Day 3 – his biggest bag of the tournament – and dropped to...

Autism Angler of April

LUFKIN, Texas — Winning this week’s Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department would obviously mean a lot to Brandon Palaniuk. It would give him a...

Tables turn at Texas Fest

LUFKIN, Texas — Brent Ehrler hasn’t won a tournament since joining the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2015.   Brandon Palaniuk hasn’t hoisted an Elite Series trophy since 2013.   But after...

Why Rayburn is so good

LUFKIN, Texas — All week the pros have spoken how good the bass fishing is at Sam Rayburn, site of Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest. So how good is it? “This...

Rx lenses for sight fishing

As spring advances northward across the country, bass are moving shallow. And in many cases, they’re visible … if you have an eye for them. The truth is, most anglers...

I feel good

This year sure has been different from last year, so far anyway. After one of my worst years ever — actually I’m almost positive it was the worst year of...

Rayburn is great and will get better

If you have been tuning into Bassmaster LIVE, I don’t have to tell you that Lake Sam Rayburn is a pretty amazing fishery right now. Admittedly, I didn’t do much...