Elite midseason analysis

Different seasons test different things, and the 2013 season looks like it's going to test anglers' ability to bring five keepers to the scales.

Elite Series heads home

The Bassmaster Elite Series has never been to Montgomery for a regular-season event, but the May 9-12 Alabama River Charge presented by Star brite will be like a homecoming.

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Keep learning

One of the great things about bass fishing is that you never stop learning.

Alabama Bass Trail: Alabama River

The Alabama River offers ample bassin' opportunities; it is born of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers and has been impounded into three quality bass lakes on its way to form the Mobile River.

Singing in the rain

Pouring rain, big crowds and Skeet Reese made for a scintillating end to the West Point Lake Battle.

Goodbye, Georgia

B.A.S.S. writer Don Barone believes that when a B.A.S.S. tournament comes to town that what we leave behind is more important than what we bring.

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Fishing like a maniac

One thing that I’ve done over the years that I think has helped me in tournaments is to fish in practice like a maniac.

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Springtime is swimbait time

It’s springtime. That means the water’s at or above the 58-60 degree mark. You might want to start thinking about putting your hard jerkbait away in favor of a soft swimbait.

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Preparing for a river tournament

River tournaments are typically more area-oriented than pattern-oriented. Practice will be less about finding the right technique than it will be about finding the right area.

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