Keep your head up
Tournament bass fishing is very humbling. Some tournaments go great and some go bad.
Clueless
Last week I said we’d review the Open with an eye towards lessons learned. That’s going to be a little tough because I’m clueless as to what happened on the second day.
How-To
Take Care of Your Fishing Rods
Rods are often neglected. That's an expensive mistake. Take care of them and they'll perform for you.
Gear
Roman Made’s Prologue worms
They’re shaped like finesse worms, but when you see their size, it becomes immediately apparent that they’re for plus-size finessing.
ReBaits to reduce soft plastic dumping
Bass can swallow discarded lures, resulting in the fish starving to death. Conservation directors are trying to save bass by recycling the plastics.
Don’t discard soft plastics; they can kill!
Bass that swallow soft plastic lures can get lodged in the fish's intestine, resulting in the bass' death from starvation. B.A.S.S. Federation Nation clubs are taking measures to reduce the number of discarded soft plastics.
Rookie wraps up wrap sponsors
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie and 2012 Bassmaster qualifier Jamie Horton of Centreville, Ala., has been spending the past several weeks designing his new boat and vehicle wraps.
Kriet picks up Lazer TroKar
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and 2012 Bassmaster Classic qualifier Jeff Kriet of Ardmore, Okla., has joined the Lazer TroKar pro staff.
Lane shakes the monkey off his back
By winning the 2012 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #1, Chris Lane has claimed an early Classic berth.
Meet the ‘brothers Horton’
Most fishing fans know all about brothers Bobby & Chris Lane, but Tim & Jamie Horton are not brothers or cousins or even third cousins twice removed.
