After the adrenaline high

This year has been the wildest ride of my career, but it started last year. I was burned out.  I didn’t enjoy competitive fishing anymore. My mind was like a...

Final Hobie Open lands on Guntersville

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The final regular event of the Hobie Bass Open Series (BOS) took place late last month on the storied, big-bass waters of Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. The pressure-cooker two-day tournament saw...

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Gear Review: ScentLok OZ Radial EZ

What is it? Gear Review: ScentLok OZ Radial EZ What sets it apart? Call it chemical weaponry for the war against outdoor odors. The ScentLok OZ Radial EZ leverages ozone’s...

Did I do all that?

This has been the toughest year of my professional fishing life ever. I’ve had issues with my mother, couldn’t prefish the way I should and finished dead last in the...

Lessons learned from fly fishing

Jerry McKinnis has been telling me about a place in Wyoming where he fly fishes and has wanted me to experience it. I put him off several times, mainly because...

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Gear Review: FishBrain WearOS

What is it? Gear Review: FishBrain WearOS What sets it apart? A lot of anglers use technology to log catch data and smartphones play a big role in that effort....

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Opens profile: Schmitt’s dual fishing careers

Maryland angler Bryan Schmitt rarely spends an entire day without being aboard some type of fishing vessel. When he wasn’t competing in a Bassmaster Eastern Open or an FLW Tour...

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