World Record Truth

IGFA is waiting for a response as of this writing from the Japanese Game Fish Association. There is a rumor that Kurita was fishing in a restricted area when he boated the giant bass.

Gear

King spoon, part 3

In this final installment on the Flutter Spoon, Rick Loomis reveals how to fish throughout the year using a giant spoon.

Gear

King spoon, part 1

In this article, you can read about the Nichols Flutter Spoon. Nichols made them so that any angler — regardless of skill level — could reap the benefits of Texas trophy fisheries on their own lake.

Gear

King spoon, part 2

In this installment read where Lake Fork guide and spoon aficionado Rick Loomis uses his sonar unit to target suspended fish throughout the year .

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Southern Open Finale

With five top-10 finishes on Santee Cooper Reservoir, including a win in Bassmaster competition Terry Scroggins feels pretty secure going into the Bassmaster Southern Open season finale on the South Carolina impoundment.

How-To

Big Fall Bass

In this article, you can read how Elite Series pros Tommy Biffle and Todd Faircloth have figured out how to avoid the small fish and find the large bass during the fall rush.

How-To

Big Fall Bass, Part 1

Dustin Wilks advises to head for smaller waters in the fall when fishing for large bass. He recommends finding a farm pond and favors using buzzbait.

Japanese have mixed reaction on World Record

In this article, you can read about the monumental size of Manabu Kurita's fish, being a reason to worry that the Japanese government may redouble its efforts to get rid of largemouth because of the species' impact on native Japanese fish.

Feds meddling with access

Just imagine, you pull up on a boat ramp on Lake Erie and discover a large map of the lake that has enough shaded blocks to play checkers. Those shaded...

How-To

It’s Strike King time!

This weekend I'll be at the Strike King media event in Tennessee. We — pro staff, writers and company officials — all get together for a few days for interviews, photos, film and whatever else comes to mind. We hold it at Blue Bank Resort on Reelfoot Lake. The facilities are great and the hospitality and food are even better than that.

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