How-To

Finessing late fall bass

Finesse isn't just for numbers. Plenty of lunkers are interested in bite-sized meals as the water cools.

Community opportunity for clubs

B.A.S.S. Federation Nation chapters can take people fishing who otherwise may never get the chance.

Gear

Lowrance unveils new Elite and Mark Series

The Lowrance Mark-4 and Elite-4 prove that customers don’t have to compromise features or performance when shopping for a new fishfinder or chart plotter at a lower price.

Bet you didn’t know this about the 2012 Classic!

Sure, everyone knows the first champion and the guys who have gone back-to-back, but how much do you really know about the 2012 Classic?

Gear

Shimano’s Citica casting reel

Shimano has given the Citica "High Efficiency Gearing," which is said to produce more fish-moving power than a standard gear set.

Family time in the Big Apple

I'm working Thanksgiving Day, but it'll be fun, and I'll be spending it with my family.

Antique lures worth thousands

Can you imagine a fishing lure costing more than a bass boat? Believe it: A Heddon Frog hand-carved in the year 1897 can be worth $30,000! The 2012 Daily Planner & Fishing Guide shows readers what values to expect.

Red River revisited

Driving through Shreveport to do some scouting, it hit me: I actually qualified for the 2012 Classic.

Thanksgiving = Smallmouth

Thanksgiving is a time for reflection, a time to give thanks, and a time to catch some big ole brown fish. The three or four weeks surrounding Thanksgiving is when the smallmouth bass fishing gets really good in East Tennessee.

North Carolina teens brave the cold

Chris Carnes and Carson Orellana won, fighting low temperatures and a drenching rain.