A celebrity with bassin’ passion
If you’ve been around the fishing game as long as I have, I don’t have to tell you that the reach of bass fishing extends well beyond a bunch of...
Gary Clouse
You don’t have to spend $100,000 on a bass boat
Yes, the price of top-of-the-line bass boats has gotten crazy. But everything has. I’ve been in the boat business for several decades and figured it would get there at some...
Make tough tournaments work in your favor
Some tournament anglers like slugfests. You know, where the fish are biting everywhere and everyone is catching them. That’s great when I’m fishing for fun, but not my preference in...
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Catching bass out of water willow
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Herren of Alabama puts on a happy face whenever he clutches one of his beloved flipping rods. If he is about to use the rod...
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1-Minute Angler: Heavy spinnerbaits with Clouse
Elite pro Gary Clouse shares tips for the proper scenarios to use a heavy spinnerbait.
Forward-facing sonar and wary fish
Let me begin by saying I’m not a forward-facing sonar expert, and there are other Bassmaster Elite Series pros better with it than I am. But I have had some...
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Small mats can produce big bass
Elite Series pro Brandon Card of Tennessee expanded my bass fishing horizons on the summer day I fished with him at Wisconsin’s Pewaukee Lake. Pewaukee has copious submerged grassbeds that...
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Top anglers discuss Day 1 success at Lay Lake
Brandon Palaniuk, Bryan New, Matt Arey, Jason Christie and Gary Clouse discuss their Day 1 success at the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lay Lake.
Don’t forget a worm this spring
You don’t hear a lot about guys fishing worms in the Bassmaster Elite Series, but when we go to Florida, the ol’ plastic worm gets the attention it deserves. Back...
Land of Giants: Early season slaunches
When ever breath is foggy and clothing layers like holiday bills, a jumbo bass may be only a cast away. Of course, that has to be the right cast to...
