How-To

Fishing in a crowd

Every tournament fisherman has the perfect plan the night before a tournament: Get to the lake, blast off, go to my best spot and catch the biggest fish with no pressure on the water.

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Custom paint pays entry fees

Nick Fulks paints lures and makes jigs to raise money to pay his tournament entry fees.

It’s anyone’s game on Toledo Bend

This event should fall somewhere in the middle of the previous two events, in terms of where the fish will be positioned. The large majority of bass will likely be getting into their postspawn pattern.

How-To

Building the world record bass

Can Dr. Gary Schwarz grow a 23-pound bass? Research, current shock data and his track record indicates that he can.

‘Losing it’ with Mark Davis

This may be sacrilegious for a writer to declare but this year I’m working diligently to remove certain words from my vocabulary. Specifically, I’m trying to limit the use of “lost,” “loser” and “losing” from my articles.

Mayor hosting and competing in divisional

As the mayor, Jack Tibbs must play the role of a gracious host, but as a member of the Alabama state team, he plans to trounce his out-of-state guests during the divisional.

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