Stranger in a strange launch

I went to interview Elite pro Morizo Shimizu, one problem. He only speaks Japanese. So we needed someone who could speak in him, and then turn around and speak in me. Seigo Saito, a photographer for Bass, turned out to be that person.

Pickwick Lake

Day Three of the Alabama Charge was cut short due to a monster storm closing in on Florence.

Pickwick Lake

Pickwick Lake was good to some native anglers and not so good to others.

Latest Industry News

A few pounds more

I'm on Pickwick getting ready for this week's tournament. By the time you read this, we'll all know the first day's weights. I suspect they'll be high with a ton of limits caught.

What do you know about flippin’?

It's not easy, but fooling fish is fun when we pull it off. And all of us have to admit it doesn't happen on every trip, much less every cast. And all totaled, the fish win more times than we anglers do.

Here are the keys!

The seven keys to catching largemouth are: approach, depth, presentation, experiment, concentration, learning and confidence.

How-To

5 Big Bass Techniques

Steve Kennedy, four-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier, lists his five best techniques to catch the big one.

It’s a great day!

It's a great day to be a bass pro. The fish are biting like crazy. Catching a limit is basically a matter of throwing whatever you have tied on your rod.

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