How-To

Tubes Vs. Grubs

Jon Bondy was fishing tubes with a couple of clients for postspawn smallmouth in relatively shallow water, but one of his customers wasn't a very good angler and couldn't get the hang of it.

Classic Bound

The bass fishing season that will culminate with the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La., Feb. 20-22, is finally over!

Keystone State Project

Lake Latonka, Pennsylvania BASS Federation Nation Conservation Director Jim Cardillo was a natural to spearhead an effort to improve fish habitat and fishing for everyone.

Trends and Travel

I'm putting this one together in the airport in California. The plane's broke. I've been sitting here for about seven hours. Have you ever noticed that planes break on the way home when you want to see your family?

It’s Float and Fly Time!

Have you ever been float and fly fishing? It's just about my favorite way to catch bass anytime, but it's absolutely my favorite way to do it when the water's cold — below 55 degrees or so.

How-To

Fish Stupid

The idea was to catch spotted bass on topwater plugs back in the creeks. It's a traditional fall pattern on Martin and about as reliable as a fishing pattern can get.

Staind

Lewis is the lead singer for the platinum-selling band Staind.

Guns, Geo and Cali

Opening Day is now a memory. I had a good time out in the woods hunting but the day belonged to the deer. I saw several good bucks and have seen several more since then, but haven't had a good shot.

About BASS

The history of BASS and the founder Ray Scott

‘A giant step’

man who won that first Classic, Bobby Murray, remembers the weigh-in taking place on the roof of a floating dock on Lake Mead a lake that none of the competitors had fished before, nor knew, until they were in the air en route, that they were going to fish at all.