Gear Review: Z-Man ChatterBait Elite EVO
WHAT IS IT? Z-Man ChatterBait Elite EVO WHAT SETS IT APART? This high-performance iteration from the proven ChatterBait lineup is designed around a stout 5/0 custom heavy-duty needlepoint black nickel...
Bassmaster Redfish Cup heads to South Carolina’s Winyah Bay for 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Ten teams will compete for their share of a $100,000 purse when the 2023 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter Boats travels to Winyah Bay in Georgetown, S.C.,...
Dialing into all the variables at Watts Bar
KINGSTON, Tenn. — JT Thompkins best summed up how fishing will play out this week at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Watts Bar. “The grass opens up a whole...
Daily Limit: Pan Am derby helps push for Olympic bass fishing
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Efforts to get bass fishing into the Olympics could be as close as a cast or two away. That mission was the thrust behind the Pan...
Opens profile: Henry rekindles B.A.S.S. dreams
After competing in the first six St. Croix Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers of 2023 Matt Henry of Milledgeville, Ga., holds seventh place in the Angler of the Year standings. This...
Parks gives a look at Watts Bar
Only three events remain on the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens schedule — after Watts Bar this week there will be just two. Three more 2024 Bassmaster Classic qualifications will...
Gear Review: Daiwa Bessie
WHAT IS IT? Daiwa Bessie WHAT SETS IT APART? Named for the legendary “Lake Erie Monster,” this hulking 6.5-inch rip bait comes in slow-sinking (SS) and fast-sinking (FS) models, which feature...
In the sun last week, and another year
There’s been two times I left the St. Lawrence River and wondered if it would be my last on the Bassmaster Elite Series, and this last event was one of...
Mackerel mania offer action aplenty
They call ’em “zingers” for the torturous sound a spinning reel makes when a big Spanish mackerel defies the drag with a speedy run. One of the most popular sportfish...
Top 10 Bass Lakes: A Travel Guide to Fellsmere Reservoir, Stick Marsh and Kenansville
These triplets in Central Florida are perennially some of the best bass fisheries in the southeast. Last year, this trio claimed the top slot in the southeast, but angler pressure...
