Crews controls the St. Johns River!

PALATKA, Fla. — Mother Nature did not serve up slam-dunk potential, but John Crews leveraged a stellar start and paired it with steady productivity to win the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite...

Fantasy Fishing

Fantasy Fishing: Are they coming or going?

The AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River did not disappoint as the season kicked off in Palatka, Fla., and the good news is we don’t have to wait long...

Gear Review: YUM Scottsboro Swimbait

WHAT IS IT? YUM Scottsboro Swimbait WHAT SETS IT APART? Scottsboro Tackle Company partnered with YUM to create an injection-molded swimbait featuring the highly-sought action of its legendary hand-poured baits....

Fantasy Fishing

Fantasy Fishing: Pick your poison

The Bassmaster Elite Series season opener on the St. Johns River was not a disappointment, but I believe things are going to hit a new level in Florida this week...

Elite analysis – Super Sunday in Palatka

In a Bassmaster column two weeks ago, Chris Zaldain cited a famous Mike Tyson quotation: “Everyone has a plan, till they get punched in the mouth.” Today, John Crews was...

Fantasy Fishing

St. Johns River’s best Fantasy picks

The 2022 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at the St. Johns River ended up being a tricky event from a Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing standpoint. While some of the anglers that have...

Boat snacks: Granola bites

I originally made this recipe for a hiking treat, but they are so good and easy that I’ve started making them as snacks for hunting, fishing, boating and just to...

Crews control set for Championship Sunday

PALATKA, Fla. — You can’t win a Bassmaster Elite event with one fish, but a single bite transformed John Crews’ day and kept the veteran from Salem, Va., in the...

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