Policy and fish care on Conservation Summit agenda

TULSA, Okla. — With at least 85 conservation directors, fish chiefs, speakers, sponsors and guests expected to attend, this year’s biennial Bassmaster Classic Conservation Summit will emphasize improving communications and...

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Anglers’ tournament trainwrecks

With all the talk about Bassmaster Classic anticipations, likely winning patterns, tough water conditions, what kind of fish it may take to win and a plethora of other statistical information...

What a difference a day makes

I left 85-degree shorts and flip flops weather on a family vacation in Mexico and flew straight to Tulsa for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro. I froze my...

How I will fish the 46th Bassmaster Classic

GEICO Bassmaster Classic week is finally here! Everything that we all worked so hard for last year all comes down to this week on bass fishing’s biggest stage. I’ve dreamed...

Mercury’s new 115 Pro XS FourStroke

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Competitive bass anglers have long considered Mercury Marine’s Pro XS series the best performing, most reliable tournament-fishing outboards on the water. Now, Mercury, the world...

What happens to bass after the Classic weigh-in?

Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees and Tulsa, Okla., will host a return visit of the Bassmaster Classic, beginning March 4. As B.A.S.S. conservation director, the single most common question I...

Muddy water good for Grand

TULSA, Okla. — Muddy water and how to deal with it is a buzz topic so far at the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro. Depending on the source of...

Daily Limit: Collins quit for kids

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Albert Collins loves competitive bass fishing, but he loves his family even more. He left the sport for them. Collins quit fishing, not only competitively, but altogether...

Night of Champions twin-bill: The Natural and The General

TULSA, Okla. — The intrigue overflowed. The scheduled speakers are a study in contrasting personalities: Aaron Martens, nicknamed “The Natural,” who “likes everybody, except terrorists,” and Bob Knight, nicknamed “The...

Trevor Lo: First in his class

TULSA, Okla. – As the youngest angler in this year’s Bassmaster Classic, University of Minnesota angler Trevor Lo has little institutional knowledge of the sport. Mark Davis likely has socks...