Have a blast baiting up
Finding and catching your own bait is the appetizer before the main course, setting the stage for a successful and rewarding fishing adventure.
Critical adjustments to changing fall conditions
During late fall in the Southeast, the most important thing to consider is water temperature. That will dictate your approach because fish behavior changes dramatically with these changing conditions. It...
Daily Limit: Risk lets LeHew enjoy reward
Facing a do-or-die scenario, Shane LeHew vowed to send it. The 35-year-old from Catawba, N.C., stood outside Classic qualification heading into the season-ending St. Lawrence River tournament. LeHew assessed his...
Nation’s top teams set for ‘slugfest’ at Kentucky Lake for Bassmaster Team Championship
PARIS, Tenn. — When it was announced that the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship had to be moved from Louisiana’s Ouachita River to Kentucky Lake in Tennessee, there certainly were more than...
The DeBAIT: Fluorocarbon vs. braid for a buzzbait
Bass fishing is full of debatable topics. When you’re standing around a bass boat or hanging out at the tackle store with your fishing buddies, these are things that are...
Another amazing trip to Down Under
No matter what level you compete at, if you enjoy fishing tournaments of any kind, you probably appreciate the camaraderie and friendships you develop with your like-minded competitors. I have...
The people we meet
In early November I participated in my first B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees out of Grove, OK. I qualified to fish the event nearly a year...
Beware the wannabes
A while back a good friend of mine named Robert Callaway told me a story about his time in the U.S. Army when he had an encounter with a gang...
Bank on a $45,000 profit
When B.A.S.S. announced the new “no entry fee” change for the Bassmaster Elite Series next season, I looked at it for a couple of days and let it soak in...
Analyzing the 2025 Elite Series rookies
Easton Fothergill topped the points in the Tackle Warehouse Elite Qualifiers. Here's how the rest of the 2025 Elite rookie class matches up.
