The Record BP

One of those giants came from Florida and was caught by a traveling hardware salesman born in Germany named Frederick Joseph "Fritz" Friebel. Nine years before Perry's catch, Friebel landed a 20-pound, 2-ounce largemouth that could have been given record status before Perry came on the scene.

The Circle of Life … and Fishing

Cobby Hayes was a great friend and a wonderful fisherman. When he passed away last week after a short battle with cancer, I lost a part of myself that I thought I'd never get back.

Hackney and Ike with FLW

Greg Hackney made the most of his rematch with the Three Rivers that run through Pittsburgh, Pa.

elite

BASS Unveils Details of Elite Postseason

BASS announced Wednesday that the organization will head to Alabama, the state where it was founded by Ray Scott more than 40 years ago, for the inaugural Bassmaster Elite Series postseason.

How-To

Thoughts about our industry

I hadn't been to the show in several years, and I couldn't help but notice the changing role of the media. It's very different — and in my opinion better — than it was years ago.

Mark Burgess tour journal

Mark Burgess reflects back on his rookie Elite Series season

Wife of a bassaholic

Hi, my name is Teri and I am NOT a bassaholic, but I did marry one a number of years ago.

Floridas in Japan

The global bass fishing community is abuzz over the catch of what many believe should be the next world record largemouth.

Gear

Line lessons

In this article, Kevin Short shares a couple of important lessons about fishing line and its effect on lure performance.

What happens next?

Now that a potential new world record largemouth bass has been landed and in Japan of all places! what needs to happen to seal the deal and get the fish entered in the record books?