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.

Classic

This here is an open email to one of the bosses that still talks to me at Bassmaster, Dave Precht, and since I don't get paid to write e-mails, but do get direct deposit cash to write blogs, consider this a blog.

How-To

Bass Love Heavy Metal: Part 1

Put away your Metallica albums, the heavy metal we're talking about here consists of jigging spoons, blade baits and tailspinners. Save the headbanger music for your iPod or home stereo. Besides, the vibrations might scare the fish.

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