From Bull Shoals to Houston

I want to end up touting the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic today and claim that anyone who has ever heard of a bass needs to show up for this event...

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The making of Gerald Swindle

The homemade sugar biscuits were wrapped in aluminum foil and stowed in a knapsack with a Thermos of coffee, a cup for dipping, drinking water and a handful of battered...

Baggett takes tough lessons to Red River

MANSFIELD, Ark. — When Jason Baggett was at the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open of the season, his trolling motor blew. He texted his son, Greyson, who is...

B.A.S.S. will allow 10-foot rods in 2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 40-year-old rule that has limited Bassmaster tournament competitors to rods that were 8 feet or shorter will be changed for 2017, allowing competitors to use rods...

Allen banking on new ammunition company

SHREVEPORT, La. – No sooner had he made his last cast on the Potomac River and trucked home to Shreveport, La., then Bassmaster Elite Series pro Randy Allen had neatly...

Fishing for fulfillment

“You’re hittin for the cycle,” said Beau, drawing baseball parallels to the multitude of species I’d caught during a rain-soaked autumn Sunday, perfect for chasin’ my beloved smallmouth. Beau has...

“I’m In,” Andy Montgomery

Dateline:  A follow up to this:  https://www.bassmaster.com/don-barone/montgomery-looking-forward-not-back  So, back a couple of weeks ago at the AOY playoff gig I wrote a story about Elite angler, Andy Montgomery, click the...

This year, I missed the excitement

It’s time to regroup. This year was disappointing because last year was so phenomenal. A Top 25 finish is still pretty good, but it’s not where I want to be....

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