Find your own kind of fish
While there’s plenty of fishing left to go, so far this year has not played out the way I’d hoped that it would. Two events in particular – Conroe and...
How I will fish Ross Barnett
This week is our fourth stop on the Elite Series near Jackson, Miss., on Ross Barnett Reservoir. I have never fished here before so it is always fun to go...
The finicky Ross Barnett
RIDGELAND, Miss. — A recent one-week period paints a clear picture of the up-and-down nature of Ross Barnett Reservoir. On March 11 it took 30.72 pounds to win a one-day...
Lee and Ashley talk Ross Barnett
Matt Lee and Casey Ashley both finished in the Top 12 at the most recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend, but what will a crowded Ross Barnett Reservoir...
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...
