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...
Campground “jobs” for kids
While camping is a fun experience, getting set up or tearing down a campsite can feel like a chore. With anxious, energetic or maybe tired kids, the whole process can...
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I originally made this recipe for a hiking treat, but they are so good and easy that I’ve started making them as snacks for hunting, fishing, boating and just to...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...
Elite analysis – Day 3 in Palatka
John Crews saw his lead shrink today from slightly less than 10 pounds to 3 pounds 1 ounce, but against the charging tide of a changing top ten he did...
Felix wins BassTrakk contingency prize at St. Johns
Minnesota Elite pro Austin Felix won the St. Johns River BassTrakk Contingency Prize and the $1,000 that goes with it. The BassTrakk prize goes to the angler whose BassTrakk estimates...
Conservation News
Bassmaster pros join locals for Palatka’s B.A.S.S. Conservation Clean-Up Challenge
PALATKA, Fla. — Just hours before Semifinal Saturday kicked off at the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, 32 volunteers — including five Bassmaster Elite Series anglers — spread out along the shores of the...
Crews cruises into Semifinal Saturday
PALATKA, Fla. — Fighting through a painfully slow morning, John Crews of Salem, Va., capitalized on the afternoon bite and caught a limit of 17 pounds, 3 ounces to retain...
