Going aluminum on Douglas

As I write this all three of these guys are somewhere far up the French Broad River, fishing from their very tricked out aluminum tunnel hull rigs. The guys, from...

What size bass do I target?

Mike Pryor asked me about what I do when it comes to choosing between the number of bites I get and the quality of bites I get. Basically he wanted...

Wrapping up a rocky rookie run

What do you think of the schedule? That’s the question people seem to be asking me the most right now. With what I would agree is a rocky first year...

DeFoe leads Day 1

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ott DeFoe proved there is no place like home on the first day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 3...

Labor Day and Mille Lacs

I made good use of this holiday weekend by getting together with a bunch of my childhood buddies for our annual Labor Day dove shoot. I join about 40 of...

Smallmouth: Are there any rules?

We’ve fished three events in smallmouth territory. Here’s how they went for me… At the 2017 Huk Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence Presented by Go RVing I finished a resounding...

Conservation News

Mille Lacs smallmouth study underway

Known for decades as one of the Upper Midwest’s leading walleye factories, Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake in recent years also has made a name for itself as a consistent producer...

High School All-American

2017 High School All-American: Dalton Combs

OZARK, Mo.— A junior at Ozark High School and member of the 2017 Bassmaster High School All-American team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Dalton Combs has earned seven Top 20 finishes,...

How to fish around pesky predators

We should talk about this at some point. I know, I know, it’s Bassmaster.com, but there’s no way around one of the coolest and most annoying species to a bass...

Latest Industry News

Kriet’s laydown lowdown

We tend to overuse the 24/7/365 thing, but ask Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jeff Kriet what he can depend on just about anytime he hits southern waters and he’ll say...

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