Adams going for back-to-backs

Tracy Adams, a North Carolina favorite in this week’s Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on Lake Norman, is hot off a win on the same lake.

Shryock’s Lake Norman strategy

A part of Fletcher Shryock wants to be at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open this week on Lake Norman. After all, the same event in 2011 changed his life.

Gear

How clean is your reel?

If your reels squawk and refuse to cast as far as they once did, they're long overdue for a thorough cleaning. This should be done annually to every reel in any serious bass angler's arsenal. It keeps them running smoothly and adds years of life.

Gear

Backseat bound for Norman

I’ll be leaving in a few days to fish the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open #2 as a co-angler at Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C.

Gear

Yes, lure color matters

Recently, I had the privilege of working with Rapala on some new colors for their DT baits.

Farmer, Lubbinge top Southern juniors

Willem Lubbinge traveled 21 hours by plane from South Africa, but it was worth the trip. He won in the 15- to 18-year-olds age group of the Junior Bassmaster competition at the Southern Divisional.

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