Profile: Georgia Bass Trail
Year founded: 2019 Mission statement: Our vision for the Georgia Bass Trail is to make it the premier bass tournament trail in the state of Georgia. The Georgia Bass Trail...
Palaniuk asked a young fan for help
There’s a good chance 15-year-old Preston Bartley of North Gower, Ontario, is still shaking following a lifetime memory made possible by Brandon Palaniuk’s perceptive heart at the Guaranteed Ratbe Bassmaster...
Experiencing an incredible fishery
If you would have told me I’d catch 20 pounds of smallmouth a day and not make the cut, I would have told you there’s no way. But that was...
Loughran wins BassTrakk prize at St. Lawrence River
Despite a much slower Day 2 at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, Ed Loughran still managed to take home the BassTrakk Contingency Prize and the additional...
Bank Fishing
The ‘shore’ thing for smallmouth
I must admit, covering professional bass fishing often fosters an undeniable envy, particularly when limits include those brown bullies known as smallmouth bass. From southern reservoirs like Pickwick and Cherokee...
New commission will work to control aquatic invasive species
Members of the $689-billion outdoor recreation industry have established a blue-ribbon commission to stop and reverse the spread of aquatic invasive species in the U.S. The commission will convene leading...
Daily Limit: Kennedys encounter rough weather on trek
While pre-practicing for the final Elite, Steve Kennedy and family were sent scrambling for shelter by a tornado warning. After the storm passed, they emerged from cover OK but witnessed...
St. Lawrence River’s best Fantasy Fishing picks
The Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River was all about breaking records. Jay Przekurat and Cory Johnston both weighed in 100-pound four-day limits of smallmouth bass for the...
McCormick making memories and building momentum
Tristan McCormick, the 2021 Bassmaster College Series Bracket Champion, will be the first to tell you he wasn’t overly happy with his performances in the first few Bassmaster Opens he...
Ray Scott’s dream led to booming bass business
Last month I talked about Ray Scott’s influence on my passion for bass fishing and how that led me to fishing professionally. It also had a profound impact on my...
