How-To

Catch a giant this fall

It’s fall, almost. Much of what you read and hear about involves catching numbers. The baitfish are moving shallow and so are the bass. But what about catching a giant?...

How-To

Tying up a knotty controversy

Few professional bass anglers spool their spinning reels with fluorocarbon line anymore. The standard practice now is to fill the reel with a 10- to 15-pound braid and tie on...

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Opens profile: Foutz restless for success

After the first two Bassmaster Southern Open tournaments of 2021, Tennessee’s Jacob Foutz is atop the Southern Opens Angler of the Year standings. Given that Foutz is only 22 years...

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Opens profile: Smith puts faith over fishing

When Florida’s Blake Smith attended Polk State College, he minored in religion with thoughts of becoming a minister. After graduating, he attended the University of South Florida thinking he might...

How-To

The tackle inventory purge

If you’re like me, you carry a ton of tackle that often consists of far more than you actually use. Over the course of time, your tackle management system is...

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What to know before fishing up north

After fishing the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open on 1000 Islands out of Clayton, N.Y., I realized that fishing a swift current river connected to a Great Lake is a totally...

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