How-To
Umbrella rigs and smallmouth
Umbrella rigs aren’t just for largemouth anymore. Here are the keys to uncuffing a multibait tactic that will not only help you locate brown bass, but fill the livewell with...
DICK’S Sporting Goods signs on as presenting sponsor for Outdoors Expo and B.A.S.S. High School
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — DICK’S Sporting Goods has signed a three-year partnership with B.A.S.S. that includes sponsorship of both the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo and the fast-growing Bassmaster High School program. The...
Why I fish a few Opens every year
Some Bassmaster Elite Series pros fish the Opens, some don’t. It can be looked at from both sides of the table. Personally, I see it as an opportunity to strengthen...
The family, of us: Bob Simons
“Brother, let me be your fortress…” Dateline: Rocky Hill, CT “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.”~Mother Teresa If...
Swindles experience major health scare
Gerald Swindle is home recovering from a major health scare that could have cost him his leg, or worse. After undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Sept. 26,...
Fishing the Classic with my son
I’m very proud of my son, Alton Jones Jr., but his recent win at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River is only part of that...
T-H Marine Snapflex LED stern nav light wins award
Huntsville, Ala. – T-H Marine Supplies Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., was awarded a 2016 IBEX Innovation Award for its Snapflex LED Stern Navigation Light at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition &...
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing becomes reality for one Illinois angler
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — CJ Meyer has grown up fishing his whole life in his hometown of Greenville, Ill., and now after earning more than $37,000 in merchandise by winning the...
The Atchafalaya Basin, part 1
The last Central Open is coming up at the end of the month. It’s on the Atchafalaya Basin, one of the most interesting fisheries in the United States. It deserves...
Scroggins prepares to evacuate
With Hurricane Matthew approaching the U.S. coast, Elite pro Terry Scroggins is preparing to evacuate in case the deadly storm threatens his San Mateo home in east central Florida. “I’m...
