The hairy side of jig fishing

Few people noticed that hair jigs anchored a second place finish for Aaron Martens at the 2002 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama's Lay Lake. Don't let Martens' accomplishment slip under your radar screen. Hair jigs were catching bass well before rubber and silicone skirts came along, and they continue to be effective.

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The hairy side of jig fishing

Hairy jigs still attract the bass, whether their old school or not.

Environmental groups threaten to ban fishing

Editor's note: In an effort to alert anglers to the danger that their freedom to fish will be taken from them, BASSMASTER and several other magazines have agreed to run the following column by Mike Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA).

The next world record

Seventy years is a long time for anything. Especially for a sporting record that has taken on countless challenges from all comers and endured.

Pro angler going back to school

Bassmaster Tour angler Pete Gluszek teaches kids, at their schools and cubscouts, about bass fishing.

35 greatest threats to fishing

Like those of us born in the baby boom generation, fishing has aged. We can see its vulnerabilities, even as we assess our own.

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The high points of drawdowns

As an avid bass angler, Mike Hulon knows from personal experience the extraordinary fishing that arises during that low water period.

Living waters

Surging water from the Gulf of Mexico is washing away bass fisheries as it destroys wetlands along Louisiana's coast.

Living waters

In a classic struggle between preservation and conservation, the Florida Everglades' outstanding bass fishery may be lost.

Water Wars

With hurricanes Frances and Jeanne dumping 18 inches of rain on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Lake Tohopekaliga not only refilled quicker than expected following a drawdown, but rose 1 1/2 feet above regulated high pool.