How-To
Wind is your frenemy: Part 1
Just about all great bass fisheries benefit tremendously from the wind ... but maybe not in the ways you think.
Brownridge wins with big smallies on St. Lawrence
Doug Brownridge has finished two tournaments with 71 pounds and ended up second. He had no plans to finish second in the 2014 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional, so he resolved to catch 72 pounds — and win.
Gear
Finding fish in transition
No matter where in the country you fish, the take-home message is clear: put in some time scouting with today’s technologies and you too can increase your odds for stellar fall and winter fishing.
Southern Open #3 angler roster
See who is fishing in the 2014 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #3 presented by Allstate.
Winning AOY
In 2012 I felt like I was swimming with the current, and in 2014 I was swimming against it.
KVD: Great Lakes smallmouth are the best
Mark Zona and I spent a day on Lake Huron earlier this week and had one of the most amazing days of smallmouth fishing I’ve ever experienced.
Chasing little green animals
Don Barone talks to Canadians competing in the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional. One of them can hear crawdads scurry.
Gear
One bait only for Davis at Bays de Noc
Mark Davis, who finished third at Bays de Noc, has been around long enough to know that big water can get nasty in a hurry, so he practiced with the wind in mind.
Brownridge widens gap
Doug Brownridge followed up his massive 24-pound, 5-ounce bag on Day 1 of the 2014 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional with one that weighed 24-2, extending his lead in the tournament on the St. Lawrence River to nearly 6 pounds.
An unexpected outing
This might mark a historical first: Deep South bass anglers go to New York and return home with bow-fishing and carp on their minds.
