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ATHENS, Texas — In the mid-1980s, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department envisioned a public outreach program to promote trophy bass catch and release. The radical idea at the time would...
Daily Limit: Pipkens dreams of belting out win
Monster Lake Fork bass interrupted Chad Pipkens’ sleep last night. “I see like giant bass leaping across my brain, and my heart starts racing,” the pro from Lansing, Mich., said...
The Drews together at Fork
At the time of this writing during the second morning of the 2019 Toyota Bassmater Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Drew Benton and Drew Cook are holding...
Chad Pipkens: Lesson learned
Chad Pipkens has learned a valuable lesson that seems to be panning out in his favor, at least after Day 1. The lesson is about adapting to the changing conditions...
Lessons from legends: Roland Martin
A true icon in the sport, Roland Martin has captured more Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) titles than anyone (9). In fact, Roland was winning B.A.S.S. tournaments before many...
How cows led me to my dream job
It’s not easy running a major boat company while competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail, but I can’t imagine doing anything else. Some people may make the assumption...
Pipkens tops Texas Fest Day 1
LAKE FORK, Texas — When Chad Pipkens suffered a broken collarbone playing hockey back in early March, some people automatically assumed he was done fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series for...
LeHew: Pressure to perform
“I don’t like slug-fest-type tournaments,” Shane LeHew said. “It seems like when there are plenty of big fish, and they’re biting, luck becomes more of a factor. I prefer to...
Dave Mercer, Gene Gilliland appear on ASA podcast
American Sportfishing Association’s podcast features Dave Mercer and B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland on their most recent episode. Episode #149’s headliner is one of the most entertaining people in the...
Loughran on trial
“Balls roll funny for everybody, kiddo.” Fast Eddie Felson, “The Color of Money” You may or may not know this about Elite Series rookie Ed Loughran, but he’s a trial...
