OPTIMA Batteries Joins BASS as Sponsor

OPTIMA Batteries, The Ultimate Power Source, and BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, announced Tuesday that Milwaukee, Wis.,-based OPTIMA has joined BASS as a supporting sponsor of the organization and its prestigious tournament structure.

Déjà vu All Over Again

It should have surprised no one when North Carolina's Jeff Coble claimed his second championship in three years at the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship operated by American Bass Anglers at Clarks Hill Lake on the Georgia-South Carolina border.

The 2008 Classic fishery

The 2008 Bassmaster Classic marks just the second time that fishing's most prestigious championship has been held in South Carolina. The 1973 Classic was contested on Clarks Hill Reservoir, another Savannah River impoundment, just downstream from Hartwell.

Bass Love Heavy Metal: Part 3

Tailspinners don't look like much no more than a chunk of lead with a treble hook hanging off the belly and a small spinner blade on the tail. But they've been catching winter bass for five decades and show no signs of slowing down.

World’s Greatest Fishing Hole

Rip Nunnery is not exactly a household name among bass fishing fans. Among his contemporaries Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston and Tom Mann all had more illustrious careers.

How-To

Bass Love Heavy Metal: Part 2

Blade baits are the second major category of heavy metal baits. Unlike jigging spoons, however, blade baits are not generally used to catch schooling bass. They're at their best when used against scattered bass.

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