Tributes to Aaron Martens
Tributes to Aaron Martens in social media and direct messages to us all resonate with a common theme. Aaron Martens was more than an exceptional angler. He was an even...
Nation: Wong wins Championship in wild fashion
MONROE, La. — Matty Wong said he envisioned the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Trophy sitting on his passenger seat during the 25-hour drive from his home in Culver City, Calif.,...
I owe my writing career to Aaron Martens
Over the past 17 years, I’ve written tens of thousands of words about professional bass fishing. I’ve covered dozens of events, and I’ve been all over the country and the...
Three-time Angler of the Year Aaron Martens passes away
Aaron Martens, a three-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year and three-time winner of the prestigious U.S. Open, passed away today after a 19-month battle with brain cancer. He was 49...
Redfish Cup
Daily Limit: Redfish meets bass in televised competition
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” — Patches O’Houlihan in Dodgeball. For fishing that might be, “if you can catch a bass, you can catch a...
Angler of the year hangs in the balance
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Hobie Bass Open Series (B.O.S.) Anchored by Power-Pole® three-day Tournament of Champions (T.O.C.), to be held on Alabama’s Lake Eufaula November 12 – 14, will not only crown a new T.O.C. champion,...
Carden captures Day 2
MONROE, La. — Coby Carden had a dismal Day 2 on the Ouachita River, but an especially heavy Day 1 haul allowed him to maintain the lead in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation...
R.I.P. Aaron Martens
He stood alone in the dark parking lot looking straight up at the nighttime sky. And he started to twirl around in circles, and suddenly, magically, children from all over...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Radio: Swindle, Weldon and Neil Paul
Listen to the latest episode of Bassmaster Radio featuring Trey Swindle, Hank Weldon and Neil Paul.
The Iditarod of fishing
People often ask why I make the 25-hour trek to Nevada to fish the U.S. Open on Lake Mead. I first fished the tournament in 1981 and have fished it 25...
