My mid-season report card
Since we're at the halfway point in the season, I figured I'd break down my year so far and give you some insight to what's gone right and what's gone wrong.
A trailer hitch for my Cadillac
For Jeremy Starks, the $100,000 prize for winning on Douglas Lake was incentive enough to go ahead and buy that sleek Cadillac coupe he'd been dreaming about. Now he just has to figure out how to tow his boat with it.
From Fed Nation to Classic champ
Chris Lane's rise to the title of Classic champion started with his education in the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation.
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Mid-season evaluation: Part 2
Just how good is Randy Howell's season going? Who can catch him, and what are the chances that KVD can win his fifth AOY title in a row?
Country star fishes with Ish
Rising country music star Ellie May Kay spent a day on the water with Elite Series pro Ish Monroe. Hear about her passion for fishing and what's next for the "Girl with the Fishing Rod."
Senko de Mayo
When the month of May rolls around each year, the project I remember most is the B.A.S.S. Times feature I did with Tim Tucker — "Senko De Mayo."
John Murray takes out the trash
Anglers are pretty good at talking about making a difference, but John Murray lives what he preaches.
Long-lining?
I thought I’d seen it all. I’ve been around bass fishing for decades, at the highest levels. And yet, when this year’s Douglas Lake Challenge came along I saw something new. It’s called long-lining.
Gear
The Oxygenator Ultimate Bait Transporter
Keep bait perky and safe in this all-in-one container.
Groups petition Congress for outdoors bill
Two major bass fishing conservation issues -- access and lead bans -- are on the table in the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012. B.A.S.S. and 39 other outdoors organizations have signed on in support of it.
