Jocumsen schools Aussie co-angler
DAYTON, Tenn. — Australian tournament angler David Lawson had never made a cast for largemouth bass in American waters until last week. He came for a reason, and that was...
Zona’s two-day seminar
Not too long after the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at Fort Gibson Lake was postponed I received a call from Mark Zona. He invited me to go fishing...
Mossy Oak Bassmaster High School presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors
B.A.S.S. High School Wildcard event set for Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — High school bass fishing teams from around the country are being invited to participate in the new Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School School Wildcard presented by...
Chickamauga heating up
DAYTON, Tenn. — Stay shallow or go deep? What could be perceived as a sideline conversation between a football coach and his players has similar meaning this week at the...
Fischer takes Hobie Bass Open on Kentucky Lake
Oceanside, Calif. – The third event in Hobie’s new elite-level kayak tournament trail, the Hobie Bass Open Series (B.O.S.), on Kentucky Lake, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, was a...
The biggest shad spawn myth
A shad spawn is a magnet that draws bass and anglers alike. Most anglers understand that and fish them. The thing is, though, they only fish them just before and...
Big Bass Big Stage Big Dreams
Meet the Elites: Matt Herren
Winning a Bassmaster Classic is undeniably the ultimate goal of any professional bass angler. Believe it or not, winning the sport’s most coveted title never entered Matt Herren’s mind when...
Pay attention to points
If I had to make one point about the postspawn, it would be “pay attention to the points.” When you look a the geography of a largemouth spawning area, they...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Opens profile: Welcher gambles on fishing
Alabamian Kyle Welcher believes that competing in a bass tournament is a bigger gamble than playing poker. Considering that this 25-year-old bass addict supports himself solely by tournament fishing and...
An unlikely reunion
Captain Steve Carter was practicing for the European Open bass fishing tournament on Spain’s Lake Caspe in September 1986. He was serving in the U.S. Air Force in Zaragoza and...
