Trends in rod building
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking at a rack of rods at your local tackle shop or those offered by an online retailer. Chances are good that at least some...
Gear
ICAST announces category winners
Here is a list of the category winners at ICAST 2019. The overall Best in Show has yet to be announced. Boating Accesories: Garmin FORCE Trolling Motor Boat and Watercraft:...
Gear
Gear Review: Plano Rustrictor
What is it? Plano Rustrictor What sets it apart? With more than six decades of tackle storage design, Plano recently introduced the Rustrictor Stowaway series, which employs an advanced technology...
Gear
Daily Limit: Vet to receive boat overhaul
ORLANDO, Fla. — Pimp my boat is coming to ICAST. A veteran who takes youth fishing will receive a surprise payback this week courtesy of Humminbird and Minn Kota, which...
Conservation News
2019 Noreen Clough memorial scholarships awarded
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The third annual Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarships for Females in Fisheries have been awarded to Hadley Boehm, a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri, and to April Lamb,...
How-To
Lester’s hot summer crankbait tips
Team Toyota pro angler Brandon Lester considers himself a “No Shoes Nation” kind of guy. Lester lives on the Alabama-Tennessee border, but loves to spend a couple free weeks in...
How-To
My top 5 baits for July
Summer’s a great time to fish, but the fishing’s vastly different depending on where you are. Here in Georgia it’s hot. Really hot. But this is also the time when...
Gear
Hunter Shryock wins Abu Garcia casting competition
To celebrate the launch of the new Abu Garcia EXD reel at ICAST, Abu Garcia gathered eight bass anglers from its pro team to compete in an extreme distance casting...
Hobie Bass Open Series hits Lake St. Clair
The fifth main event in Hobie’s new elite-level kayak tournament trail, the Hobie Bass Open Series (B.O.S.) on Lake St. Clair on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, was...
Gear
Daily Limit: Down to business at ICAST
As a board member on the American Sportfishing Association, B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin says the organization’s functions are various, although its trade show this week is most certainly its flagship...
