Daily Limit: Elites hit Hemphill

Hemphill has a storied existence in bass fishing, and a current batch of Elites again did their part to keep that going. At the behest of longtime B.A.S.S. pro and...

db: My dinner with Dean Rojas

“You’ve got to accentuate the positive…” Dateline: T-Bend “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”~Winston Churchill If you don’t believe you will win, you won’t. All wins...

How I’ll fish Toledo Bend

This week we are at stop No. 5 of the Bassmaster Elite Series at the world-famous Toledo Bend Reservoir. We fished here last in 2014, which was my first year...

Tournament bassing from a kayak

by Paul Lebowitz The Hobie Bass Open (June 3-5, 2016), a premier kayak bass fishing tournament fished on fantastic Kentucky Lake, is coming up quickly. Prize money is on offer,...

Chasing water

Dealing with a changing environment is one of the toughest things we do as bass anglers. And, one of the toughest changes is a fluctuating water level. It causes the...

A fresh look at Toledo Bend

When we look at where an Bassmaster Elite Series event will take place, it’s not hard to pinpoint the headline. On Toledo Bend, we’re all trying to figure out how...

Elite: Day 1 pairings

The old bait that won’t die

This is the latest chapter in the continuing saga entitled, “The Last Secret Bait Of The Pros.” It’s the story of the discontinued Bass Pro Shops XPS swimbait. Its roots...

A kinder, gentler angler

Former President George H.W. Bush was a decorated pilot in World War II, made an honorary knight by Queen Elizabeth II and named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year in...

Taking my favorite superhero fishing

Since “Captain America: Civil War” hit movie theaters this past weekend, I thought I’d share the story behind the unique helmet I wear when running down the lake in my...