Classic-sized inspiration
It was a gray, rainy fall day when I got the call from an unknown Illinois number. I’d been cooped up for hours, so I answered, figuring whoever was on the other end of...
Gear Review: Savage Gear Glide Pro
WHAT IS IT? Savage Gear Shine Glide Pro WHAT SETS IT APART? A good bet for blind casting or teasing fish on forward-facing sonar, the Savage Gear Shine Glide Pro...
TnZ Podcast LIVE now!
For the first time ever, the TnZ Podcast will be live with Tommy Sanders and Mark Zona discussing the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour and much more!
Making the most of AmBASSador experience
The 2026 Classic will be the 11th for ‘Super’ AmBASSador Rick Moore.
Do-overs: Sands learns tough lesson from Mississippi River move
Clichéd, but accurate, hindsight typically does offer the mental clarity comparable to perfect 20/20 vision. Seeing is one thing; learning, improving, growing from mistakes and misjudgments — that’s what makes us better. Here’s an example from Cole Sands.
R.I.P. Reverend Billy Graham
Maybe this headline caught your attention. The B.A.S.S. community lost a great friend on Feb. 16, 2026. W.E. (Billy) Graham passed away at the age of 99. Billy was a Lay Minister and yes, he was...
Ian Leybas: Faith, family, and fishing
Some fishing stories are bigger than heavy bags of bass or moments on the stage.
Pending Tennessee state record largemouth caught from Nickajack Lake
Florida-strain largemouth also stocked in Fort Loudon Lake, the Classic fishery.
A classic dose of faith
Frank Campbell doesn’t trust me to help load his boat. The longtime Niagara River guide has good reason to be cautious. The last time I tried to help someone load a boat in the...
Fantasy Fishing: All-in on a “new” fishery
The Bassmaster Classic is headed back to the Tennessee River out of Knoxville for the third time, but those of you who are thinking it’ll be the same old, same old are in for a surprise.
