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.

Coming To Thankful

Now more than ever so, I find, life is such a gift, so fragile of a gift, and because of that I find that I am now have a whole different perception of people, I find myself accepting people more now for what they are, and how special everyone is than I ever felt before.

How-To

Practicing for one-day tournaments

Got limited time to practice for your Saturday derby? Take this Classic champ's advice on how to do it.

Gear

A $400-plus swimbait? Hai!

Record-holder Kurita claims he battled a 28-pound bass with one of these high-end beauties.

B.A.S.S. Facebook fans thankful for family

Family, God and the troops were the most popular answers when B.A.S.S. asked its Facebook fans what they're most thankful for.

Gear

Taylor Man’s Hawg Seeker jig

It swims, flips and catches bass that live in thick cover. These things are the Rolls Royce of flipping jigs.

Got Tournaments?

I was messing around the other day — fishing, of course — when I ran into a fellow who reminded me about the Sunday tournaments on a local lake near my house, Deer Creek Reservoir. I’d fished them a time or two in the past and had a good time so I thought why not.

Sportsmen want Clean Water Act protected

The Barrasso-Heller amendment would undermine Army Corps authority to enforce Clean Water Act, eroding water quality and diminishing valuable fish and wildlife habitat.

Much to give thanks for

I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Here in the United States it’s very easy to take some things for granted.