Six anglers make the Classic Fish-Off
LEESBURG, Fla. — The Bassmaster Team Championship began Wednesday on the Harris Chain of Lakes here in central Florida. The 394 anglers (197 teams) competing in the two-day tournament had...
Take a kid collecting
Kids love stuff. That’s a fact. And it’s a safe bet that any kid who likes fishing also likes the tackle that goes with it. Knowing that, why not take...
Samples and Purcell win Team Championship
LEESBURG, Fla. — William Samples and Charles Purcell weren’t supposed to compete in the Bassmaster Team Championship held today on the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. But officials...
How-To
Late fall, early winter smallmouth
I’m up in Canada, and fall is long past. It was 20 degrees below zero at my house last week. But for most of you it’s still late fall or...
Sportfishing industry highlights efforts for increasing fishing participation
Alexandria, Va. – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), which represents the sportfishing industry, highlighted what the industry is doing to increase recreational fishing participation during the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) annual State Marketing...
Conservation News
George H. W. Bush’s legacy to bass anglers
Whether you are a Republican, Democrat or independent, if you are a bass angler, you have been touched by the legacy of the late President George H. W. Bush. Much...
South African teams learning the sport
LEESBURG, Fla. – Micahel Matthee and Glen Naude watched wide-eyed from off stage as a pair of teams weighed 20-plus pound limits of Florida-strain bass on Day 1 of the...
Schlapper and Rickey lead Day 1
LEESBURG, Fla. — If Wisconsin anglers Pat Schlapper and Wade Rickey had started today’s opening round of the Bassmaster Team Championship using sturdier fish hooks, they likely would have a...
Stick to a system
Keeping it simple. That isn’t easy to do when competing at the level of the Bassmaster Elite Series. When you fish against the best anglers in the sport it takes...
Bass Basics
Winter fishing
I know for people starting out learning to fish it can be quite easy to get confused reading some articles. A lot of time as professionals we take things for...
