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...
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...
