Winning gear on Kentucky Lake

Though Florida angler Bobby Lane had put the big smackdown on the rest of the field for three days, in the final going it was closer than anybody thought when Day Four began. Lane wound up with 97 pounds, 9 ounces, 5 1/2 pounds better than runner-up Kevin VanDam, to claim his first Elite Series victory.

How-To

Back to School

Elite angler Bernie Schultz tells us what the visual signs of schooling fish are and how to catch them.

How-To

Back to School

Elite angler Bernie Schultz on catching fall schooling bass while they're up and actively feeding or right after.

How-To

Our last summer hurrah

Sorry I haven't written for a couple of weeks. I've been on a family vacation since the last regular season event on Oneida. We wanted to do something as a family before the kids go back to school next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. It's tough to do much as a family when the kids are in school.

How-To

To crank or not to crank

Fall is a time when lots of smallmouth anglers get away from the bottom-crawling baits that served them during the summer and opt for faster moving, horizontal lures like crankbaits and spinnerbaits. But not me.

Keep up with your bass

Everyone knows that bass have seasonal patterns and that there are times when they move from shallow water to deep water and back again, from the main lake to the creeks and coves. We expect these transitions, but few of us truly anticipate them or try to stay ahead of them.

Anyone can win!

The regular season 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series events are over, the postseason begins, and here are the Angler of the Year standings.

Lake Champlain

How the top 3 finishers fo the 2009 Bassmaster Northern Open came from behind beat the pack.

BASS Times: Cumberland’s Low Levels

Cumberland Lake's dam repair is not having the devastating effect on the fish that was originally feared; the businesses, however, are a different story.

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