Now’s the time to throw big plugs

It’s late spring or early summer in most of the country. That means it’s time to break out your big plugs and go fishing. The bass have come off the...

Ripping current changes grass on Tennessee River

provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority There’s a reason why the Tennessee River is a seasoned host of the Bassmaster Classic — it’s home to some of the nation’s top-ranked...

Virginia’s tiger bass program

ROANOKE, Va. — Four years ago, fisheries biologists tried to convince Robert Wood that stocking with hybrid largemouths wasn’t the way to improve the bass fishery at Smith Mountain Lake....

The five bass limit

I love the challenge of fishing for the five biggest bass I can sack in Bassmaster tournaments. That’s what I grew up watching and why I’ve learned how to grind...

Radio: Jaye, Siemantel and Gilliland

Daily Limit: Hanselman stars at Career Day

Life is full of disappointment and joy, as Ray Hanselman’s sons experienced recently. The first turned into the latter when dad was able to show all the kids at their...

This app will make you Fish Smart(er)

I am one of the most skeptical people on earth. I try to shoot holes in anything new that comes out, or anything someone recommends. That’s just how I’m wired....

Meet the Elites: Brett Preuett

Louisiana native Brett Preuett was one day past his high school graduation and preparing for a career as a college baseball player when his life took a turn no one...

Catching and releasing

The 1971 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Mead, Nevada, is remembered as the first world championship of bass fishing — the inaugural running of what has become the Super Bowl of...

Greasy over-easy eggs and a dusty West Texas motel

Brad Whatley was anxious when he got his first glimpse of the west Texas wilderness. But these were “good nerves,” the kind kids get waiting to tear into presents on...