BASS Slam: David Jones

I imagine I'm preaching to the choir when I say there are few things that get an angler's heart racing like a bass exploding on a topwater bait. On Lady Bird Lake in Austin, I had a 5-pound northern strain breach on my plug like the Red October.

BASS Slam: Chris Horton

After driving into the early morning hours, we arrived in Austin, Texas, in anticipation of a full day ahead. With only a day left to fish, and the reality that we'd have to cut out the Louisiana swing we had to find a place close by that we could catch a northern from kayaks while we waited for the Guadalupe River outfitters to open their doors.

BASS Slam: James Hall

On paper, catching all eight species of bass in five days sounded like a superior plan. But it was more difficult than we anticipated as we found ourselves questioning the Guadalupe.

How-To

Bass Via Kayak

This article is about how wonderful it is to go kayak fishing and tips to keep you safe.

BASS Insider Preview

We hope you enjoy this free preview of BASSInsider-exclusive content."If you can see the bass, it's sight fishing."

48 Years at ICAST

"The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) has been holding an annual trade show since 1953. I've managed to attend 48 of them over my life in the fishing industry," says writer and television host Mark Sosin. "There have been a lot of changes over those years, too.

Things are Tough … But Not All Over

ORLANDO: The annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades is more than just a trade show. It's a mixture of fun, function and folly. In addition to creating an opportunity for media and buyers to view (and in a few cases actually test) new products, it's also an opportunity to take the pulse of an industry that's been hit very, very hard in the past decade.

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