2015 High School All-American: Trevor Yates

As a member of the basketball team, the baseball team and the student council, Trevor Yates still finds time to compete in tournaments and get kids involved in fishing.

Fantasy: Who Aaron Martens would choose for BASSfest

Aaron Martens is going with the crowd, choosing favorites in every bucket for BASSfest.

Card: Fish your fish

I learned a lesson at the Sacramento River Elite. I need to always fish for the fish I have found and to be more confident in my game plan.

Wildcats conquer the Mississippi

The Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag for the tournament sealed the deal for the NMU Wildcats in their bid for the Midwestern title.

Schultz: The last 90 feet

Likewise, in competitive fishing, it's the last 90 feet to the scales that holds the drama … at least for the anglers.

Winona State University leads after Day 2

Day 2 started on the Mississippi River with Winona State University sitting in third place but ended with WSU’s Cade Laufenberg and Wyatt Stout perched atop the Midwestern Regional leaderboard. Laufenberg and Stout brought in 15-pounds 1-ounce today, the Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag of the event so far worth.

Gear

KVD: Put some swing in your plastics

I’ve made a good living fishing big crankbaits and Texas rigged worms during the summer, but in the past couple years I’ve added another valuable tool to my arsenal – the swing head jig.

2015 High School All-American: Carter McNeil

Carter McNeil is a senior at Abbeville High School, but this fall, he'll be a competitor on Bethel University's fishing team on scholarship.

Edwin Evers fishes with Wounded Warrior on Grand Lake

Edwin Evers takes another Wounded Warrior on the water during the latest stop on the OPTIMA Batteries Wounded In Action Healing Heroes tour.

Tharp: Big wins and little adjustments

We all would like to win every time out, but looking back at my career some of my best performances were not victories.