Change is constant
The constant in my fishing pattern is change in strategy and baits. We all need to keep change in mind when we're on the water. The same thing doesn't always work.
BASS Reporter’s Notebook
Deb Johns on highlights on the 2010 Central Opens, Dean Alexander making the Elite Series, and Federation Nation.
B.A.S.S. Nation
Fed Nation Championship qualifies 6 for 2011 Classic
Next week's BASS Federation Nation Championship to qualify six anglers for the 2011 Bassmaster Classic
In search of big smallies
This is a special week for me. It's time to go smallmouth fishing in northern Michigan. I feel sorry for my bass fishing buddies who live in the South and don't get to experience what we enjoy every fall. Let me put it in perspective: Michigan's fall smallmouth fishing is like the first day of deer season, the opening of the NFL and your birthday all wrapped in one. It's that extraordinary.
How-To
Upgrade your treble hooks
I'm always looking for the perfect hook to match my presentation and the cover I'm fishing. That's never truer than it is with crankbaits.
More border violence
Another grisly murder has taken place along the border between Texas and Mexico.
A new record!
For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you'll recall that during each offseason, I'm after a personal best. Well, the time has come. I beat it! However, the record I broke wasn't my personal heaviest bass.
Latest Industry News
Late fall baits, Part 2
It's important to remember that these fish are still feeding heavily. With that in mind, I start with something that moves and elicits a reaction bite. For me that's a LaserLure crankbait. I want one that runs just a little deeper than the underwater structure and that matches the hatch.
Ethanol15 approved
Despite broad-based opposition from sportsmen, environmentalists and industry, the Obama administration has approved production and sale of gasoline with up to 15 percent ethanol.
