Meticulous boat rigging

Probably my biggest project for the off-season is rigging my new boat. It’s definitely a labor of love, but it’s also something I look forward to. I enjoy doing much...

Gear Review: BassForecast

What is it? BassForecast What sets it apart? This mobile app, available for Android and iOS devices, focuses solely on black bass fishing to forecast promising periods based on feeding...

Hackney amped for Atchafalaya Open

Beware of shared information

A few weeks back I wrote about fishing Mille Lacs. Zackre Kiefer put a post up in the comments section saying there’s no bass, walleye or muskie in the lake....

VanDam offers a trick and a treat for Halloween bass

You don’t have to sport a werewolf mask, but with two quick tips from Kevin VanDam, you can treat yourself to more bites this Halloween. Here’s the trick While B.A.S.S....

Alabama anglers take Toyota title

RIDGEDALE, Mo. — It took Jeff Ragsdale and Doug Webster 8 ½ hours to drive from the Birmingham, Ala., area to Missouri’s Table Rock Lake. It didn’t take them nearly...

Wrapping up the 2016 season

Before I start to talk about what I learned from my own Bassmaster Elite Series results in 2016, I need to congratulate Gerald Swindle on his incredible Toyota Bassmaster Angler...

Atchafalaya Basin in good shape for Central Open finale

MORGAN CITY, La. — Mother Nature disrupted the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open schedule this year by changing the circuit’s season opener into the season finale. The Atchafalaya Basin...

New documentary on ‘The Guntersville Effect’

Despite recent reports that the size and quality of the fish in Alabama’s Lake Guntersville are down, there’s one thing that the lake is full of- Elite Series pros. Z3...

Anglers can endorse Yamaha’s Official Angler Code of Ethics

KENNESAW, Ga. — Yamaha Marine has endorsed a Code of Ethics regarding safety on the water and stewardship of natural resources to help preserve the future of recreational fishing. Every...