Making no excuses

Slow start. Sophomore slump. Just a couple phrases one may label what has happened in the first two events of my second Elite Series season. However, I’m not going to...

Bass Life

Arkansas boating accidents doubled in 2020

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Arkansas waters saw a spike in the number of boating accidents last year compared to 2019, according to data compiled by the Arkansas Game and Fish...

Open: Early bite puts Walters on top

LEESBURG, Fla. — When Patrick Walters happened across a golden opportunity, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Summerville, S.C., stepped on the gas and sacked up a five-bass limit of...

Walters’ hot streak continues

LEESBURG, Fla. — For Patrick Walters, at least, the year 2020 was one of his best. If today is any indication, the good fortune is carrying over to 2021. Walters’...

How-To

Making the case for big baits

If you want to catch big bass, start throwing big baits. That’s not a cliché. If you want to be as successful as today’s bass pros, it’s a fact. That’s...

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

An open letter to Opens anglers

I fished the Bassmaster Opens series for several years. I can remember, when I first took the leap to fish them, I would save all my vacation leave at work...

Open: Harris Chain predictions

LEESBURG, Fla. —The bite is on at the Harris Chain but not like what you might think. Early March usually brings massive waves of heavyweight females into the spawning areas,...

Hypertech reveals pro team

BARTLETT, Tenn. — Hypertech has announced their newly formed fishing team, the Hypertech Reel Team. The team consists of Bassmaster Elite Anglers Buddy Gross from Chickamauga, GA, Mark Menendez from...

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