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...
Our wives are the real superstars
Let me begin by saying I’m a typical man. I am so focused on my goals that it’s taken two years of absolute ground-shaking change for me to see and...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Falcon Rods back as Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year sponsor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Falcon Rods, which has designed and built specialty rods since 1990, will serve as the title sponsor of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year Award for 2021, B.A.S.S....
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: Tennessee River’s best
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River was a tough tournament for the majority of the Elite Series field. The cut weight to make Day 3...
Ugly Stik appoints first Pro-Staffer
Ugly Stik, the rough, tough and resilient brand from Pure Fishing, has been around for 45 years. But the popular product line has just appointed its first ever pro-staff member....
