Dealing with spawning dilemmas
One of the confusing issues anglers face in spring is dealing with bass in all phases of the spawn. Not all bass spawn at the same time, of course, but...
Comparing Bulls Shoals and Norfork
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — After two days with the 108 Bassmaster Elite Series anglers fishing two closely-located Ozark Highlands there’s an opportunity for a unique comparison between Bull Shoals, which...
Lowen, Zaldain tied for lead after two rounds on Bull Shoals/Norfork
The format for the Bassmaster Elite at Bull Shoals/Norfork is one of the more complex in the trail’s 11-year history. A full field of 108 Elite Series anglers began on...
Nation: Ray smashes Central Regional
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Arkansas scored big as its team and home state angler Josh Ray took top honors at the 2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional presented...
Daily Limit: School’s in session
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — You’d think a university chancellor would be doing a number of things other than checking on campus parking. But then there’s Dr. Robin Myers, the chancellor...
Herren lands Day 1 lead
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Matt Herren came into this week’s Bassmaster Elite at Bull Shoals/Norfork, with a free-wheeling attitude. “My motto for the week is just to fly by the...
Rodents to spinning reels, Hackney is master of adaption
Greg Hackney does things his own way. But the bearded Louisiana pro’s willingness to change when bass fishing conditions dictate a detour is what makes him one of the most...
Nation: Arkansas wins team title; Ray takes lead
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Arkansas scored a big win as its team overcame a 30-pound deficit to win the state title on Lake Guntersville at the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S....
Left-eyed magic: Wes Miller, cameraman
“Like the pine trees linin’ the winding road…” Dateline: Film school on board “The important thing is not the camera but the eye.”~Alfred Eisenstaedt “db, I’m left-eyed…” And before I...
Conservation News
Senate passes Sportsmen’s Act provisions as part of Energy Reform Bill
Alexandria, Va. – A set of legislative provisions that will benefit recreational fishing and hunting – and have a positive impact on natural resource conservation – yesterday passed the U.S. Senate...
