Water Wars

Four months later, resource managers still are assessing damage done to fisheries by the four hurricanes that assaulted Florida this past fall. Early indications are that bass and other fish species fared much better than did the people and property in the Sunshine State, with billions of dollars in damage to homes, buildings, roads and utilities.

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Product Review:

For two days we struggled. From morning to evening, bass chased tiny forage all around us but wouldn't strike lures that typically work so well at Lake El Salto.

Remembering Don Butler

The meeting of the Tulsa Bass Club on Jan. 5, 1968, was getting unruly as Ray Scott was giving a boisterous pep talk to the members about his idea to start an organized society for bass fishermen. Understandably, the idea was met with skepticism because Scott was talking big: He would make bass fishing a professional sport like golf and make anglers wealthy through his tournaments.

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The bumble bug

For years, my favorite stream bait for smallmouth bass has been Rebel's Crawfish crankbait, especially the Teeny model. It works primarily as a shallow-running crankbait, but also can be twitched on top around downed logs and rocks.

Golden algae

Texas resource managers restocked Brazos River impoundments with Florida-strain bass this spring.

Berkley Tacklebox: Can Bass Learn

Scientists have discoved that bass are reasonable intelligent creatures, and yes they can remember lures.

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10 Bad Mistakes BASSers Make

Four of the Elite Series pros explain mistakes anglers make that sound obvious but do get overlooked.

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Setting the Hook

Some of the pro tells us how to set the hook so that you're less likely to loss the fish.

Ike Grants a Wish

The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Ish Monroe made it possible for Scotty Goldman, suffering with an inoperable brain tumor, to fish with his idol, Michael Iaconelli.

Big beginnings

The Harris Chain of Lakes is expected to produce some great fishing for the 2008 Elite Series.