Rookie roundup: Western swing and BASSfest
Here is how the western swing shaped up for three first-year Elites including their thoughts on the entire road trip west.
Bowman: TV detectives take on bass murder
Rizzoli and Isles on the TNT Network recently investigated a murder that took place during a bass tournament.
Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops
Gossett and Bartee sign with Faulkner
Zeke Gossett and Hayden Bartee signed letters of intent for the bass fishing team at Faulkner University, according to the St. Clair Times.
How-To
KVD: Those magical mayfly periods
Mayflies are just that – flying insects that emerge off the water’s surface, although most hatches occur in early June.
Combs auctioning off trip for charity
Keith Combs is putting a day on the water with him up for auction to benefit the Cast for Kids Foundation.
Fishing like a local
Long before web-based fishing forums and social media – finding the best fishing intel was still about networking.
Gear
Ike breaks down topwater frogs
Mike Iaconelli says bass will bite a topwater frog in water temps that range from roughly 55 to 90 degrees, and that action really starts hoppin’ when surface temps surpass 70.
How-To
Christie: Bring on the smallmouth fisheries
I’ll make my tournament decisions based on what I see in practice, but going into the Lake St. Clair and St. Lawrence River events, I’ll have a general game plan off what I plan to throw.
Top college anglers to compete in national championship
Eighty-five collegiate bass fishing teams will converge on Lake DuBay July 9-11 for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, marking the first time for Wisconsin to host the finals.
Important fisheries bill in Senate today
A bill will address many of the recreational fishing communities concerns by prompting better fisheries science and ending the one-size-fits-all approach to fisheries management which subjects recreational anglers to rules that were meant for commercial fishermen.
