Bass Life
Fishing towns: Dayton, Tenn.
DAYTON, Tenn. – These are historic times for the tiny town of Dayton, Tennessee. Nearly 400 anglers are crossing the stage for weigh-in during the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open...
In praise of those on the bank
“It was two shades of brown and scratched up plastic…” Dateline: Ross Barnett, the other side of the dam “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a...
‘Pots and pans’ led VanDam to top finish at Ross Barnett 32 years ago
A lot of things change in three decades, so Kevin VanDam is putting in long practice days on Ross Barnett in preparation for this week’s Bassmaster Elite presented by Academy...
The upside of any scenario
This week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on Ross Barnett will be kind of a give-and-take scenario with some of the things I like and some that I don’t. From my...
Listen to Crews, come out of your shell on autism
Sometime in May, Bassmaster Elite Series veteran John Crews will hand a snazzy-looking trophy to the pro who wins the title “Autism Angler of April.” It’ll go to the angler...
Mega spotted bass in California
There was another huge story at northern California’s Lake Shasta in April of 2017 besides the anglers who won the two Bassmaster tournaments that took place on the lake. It...
Shooting for single fish on Ross Barnett
I’m looking forward to our next Bassmaster Elite Series event on Ross Barnett for a couple of reasons. For starters, I feel like I have the wind at my back...
Conservation News
Urgent call-to-action for Vermont anglers
There is a bad bill making its way through the Vermont Senate and House Committees on Natural Resources and Fish & Wildlife. The bill is S.75 and has to do...
Fantasy Fishing: Pick anglers who like dirty water
Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing treated me nicely at Toledo Bend after an absolute trouncing at the Bassmaster Classic. Luckily, I picked four anglers that made the Day 3 cut and my...
Daily Limit: College cashes in
Like a father seeing a child attain a major accomplishment, David Healy reveled in seeing one of his offspring win the Classic. Healy, who worked for JM Associates about a...
