50 years and counting
I was at the press conference when B.A.S.S. announced the site of the 2020 Bassmaster Classic. It was an awesome experience, but not for the reasons you might think. I’m...
Meet the Elites: David Fritts
In the mid-1990s, David Fritts was revered throughout central North Carolina as the King of the Yadkin. He was known nationally as the crankbait guru who won the 1993 Bassmaster...
Memorial Day swimbaits in a military town
Memorial Day is a pretty special time for my family and I. We live just down the road from many great soldiers at Fort Knox Army Base in Kentucky. Plus...
Daily Limit: From NoCal to NoArk
Editor’s note: B.A.S.S. has designated 2019 as the Year of the Fan. To celebrate, B.A.S.S. is profiling some of the sport’s biggest supporters. BULL SHOALS, Ark. — With a tournament...
Timing important at Eastern Open on Chickamauga
DAYTON, Tenn. — When a major professional bass tournament is held on Chickamauga Lake, there’s no question big bass will be caught. But how they’ll be caught — and where...
Gear
Lithium battery advantage
Lithium batteries have considerable advantages over conventional wet lead acid, absorbed glass mat (AGM) and sealed Gel marine deep cycle batteries. The most significant of these benefits is longer lasting...
Conservation News
Florida herbicide treatments resume
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Following a pause this past winter to listen to concerns and ideas and then modify its strategy, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has resumed...
10 things I learned fishing 184 B.A.S.S. tournaments
1. A bass is a bass. It doesn’t matter where they live. They relate to the same kinds of structure and cover. They change every single day based on factors...
Classic fans help Carhartt raise $6,400 for Tennessee conservation
The recent donation of $6,400 by Carhartt to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation is certainly one of the many awesome byproducts that continue to precipitate from the 153,000 generous fans...
Sturgeon Bay small talk
Although it was disappointing to have the Fort Gibson Bassmaster Elite Series stop postponed, I never like to waste an opportunity to go smallmouth fishing. So instead of heading home,...
