SONAR in shallow water

It won’t be long before we all start looking for our bass in the shallows. (I’m talking about water less than 5 feet deep.) And, some of us will be...

Brandon Palaniuk joins Zoom Bait Company

Hayden, Id – January 10, 2017 – Brandon Palaniuk, the 29-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series professional angler from Hayden, Id has joined the ZOOM Bait Company Pro Staff.  Palaniuk, a two-time...

How Hackney finds winter bass

Are you properly ‘hooked’ up?

As I explained last week, now is a good time to inventory your terminal tackle needs and get organized. We covered sinkers and what I carry in the previous blog,...

Humbled to drive the ‘Truck of Champions’

Hey everybody, I’m John Garrett from Bethel University in west Tennessee. This is my first blog, and I’m truly glad you’re taking time to read it.  On the heels of...

Lighten up this year

I’m all about tackle. I love it. It gives me great pleasure to look at it, hold it up to the light and show it to my friends. It’s almost...

New Elite: Alton Jones Jr. keeps the faith

In only his second year of fishing the Bassmaster Opens, 24-year-old Alton Jones Jr. passed two essential milestones that advance his dream of becoming a professional bass angler. He qualified...

Ike matches the hatch to catch more bass

It was really a hopeless situation, a matter-of-time kinda deal — at least for the baitfish. During a morning on the Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 4, Mike Iaconelli located a...

Sportfishing industry lists top policy accomplishments for 2016

Alexandria, Va. – The past year not only brought significant change within the U.S. political system, and also within the nation’s recreational fishing policy arena. The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) recounts the top recreational...

B.A.S.S. founder honored by Bass Pro Shops

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Bass Pro Shops has presented a series of awards for noted conservation partners of the year including Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) founder Ray Scott; legendary angler...