Card knows Douglas

Elite Series rookie Brandon Card knows Douglas Lake well. As a native of nearby Caryville, Tenn., he's been fishing the big Tennessee Valley Authority impoundment since he was 14 years old.

Alabama extends funding of Forever Wild

The Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation worked with other nongovernmental organizations and the Alabama Wildlife Federation to ensure continued funding of the state's Forever Wild program.

Elite No. 4

We’re out practicing for tournament No. 4 in the 2012 Elite Series season. I’m kind of excited about this one, although I think it might be a little tough.

Bass and Bluegrass

After top B.A.S.S. pros weigh-in their daily catches at the Douglas Lake Challenge, the band Bush Hawg will take the stage. The music of the Nashville-based recording artist brings together elements of country and hard rock.

Jim Rogers dead at 80

Jim Rogers, one of the original 106 anglers who fished in the first All American Bass tournament, on Beaver Lake, Ark., in 1967, has passed away at the age of 80.

A quiet week

It’s been a wild ride since February when I won the Classic. A little rest won’t hurt me at all.

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