Give me fluorocarbon for drop shotting
Drop shotting has become a staple on the Elite circuit, especially during the second half of the season when we fish a lot of smallmouth waters. A huge drop shotting...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
2018 Opens adds Championship
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series will again include nine tournaments on prime bass fishing waters, but the series format will be markedly different from...
In crises such as Harvey, you want outdoorsmen on your side
Editor’s note: This story ran in The Washington Post on Aug. 29, by Sally Jenkins. At a time such as this, you want the guys who can still thread a...
50 years of tournament fishing, part 2
Editor’s note: Read part 1. In this final installment of how Ray Scott gave birth to tournament fishing, the curtains are pulled back. Close calls, near disasters and industry firsts...
Attend the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods
The GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods returns to Greenville and Lake Hartwell! Take Off: Take off will be at Green Pond Landing and Event Center, a 3.1 million...
Photos from 2017 Nation Championship
Here’s a look at all the photo galleries from the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors.
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
What’s not to love about Lake St. Clair? The superlatives produced in the last regular season Bassmaster Elite Series event were truly off the charts, at least for 2017. They...
Texas B.A.S.S. anglers help in flooded Houston
When the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods was held in Houston, Texas, five months ago, all eyes in the bass fishing world watched the Lone Star State...
Posts from an island in the flood
Shannon Tompkins is the veteran outdoors editor of the Houston Chronicle and a friend from my time in Houston in the 1970s. We became reacquainted when he covered the Bassmaster...
Latest Industry News
Size matters with spinnerbaits
You only hear about spinnerbaits every so often these days. That doesn’t make sense to me because they still catch bass, and under some conditions they’re the most effective bait...
