Gear

Let’s chat about ChatterBaits

It was March 10, 2004, when the first ChatterBaits went on sale. Ronny Davis had been tinkering for years with the unusual-looking fishing lure featuring a hexagonal-shaped metal blade on a lead-head jig.

Hardee’s presents first event of Elite season

Hardee’s and Ponder Enterprises announce presenting sponsorship of the Bassmaster Elite Series opening tournament on Lake Seminole.

A blast from the past

The Florida International Tackle Show is held each year in Daytona, and if you care about fishing tackle or our sports' history, this is the place to be.

A.R.E. to sponsor two Elite Series events

A.R.E. Accessories has obtained title rights to the third and eighth events of the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series.

How-To

Pick the right color when it’s tough

There are times when almost any color will catch bass. The bites on; they’re eating with total abandon. But that’s not the way it is most days. Easy doesn’t usually define fishing.

Big prizes, no fee in Fantasy Fishing

For a total sum of zero dollars, you can play Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing, with the possibility of winning a shopping spree at Bass Pro Shops or even a boat.

How-To

Prespawn smallmouth: North vs. South

Focusing on regional tactics to tempt a smallmouth bass bite will improve your odds of hooking up this month.

A new perspective

Someone once told me that if I wanted to fish in the Bassmaster Classic, I should go to one and experience it as a fan.

Smith Lake slam dunk for Kilgore

David Kilgore, who at 6-foot-9 looks better suited to basketball than bass fishing, went wire-to-wire to win the Southern Open #2.

Kilgore’s keys to victory

Kilgore’s winning strategy goes deeper than seasonal awareness of bass on the lake.