Trip Weldon

Weldon: Farewell B.A.S.S.

This will, in all likelihood, be my last official blog at B.A.S.S. At the end of day on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, I will officially be a member of the...

Weldon’s career with B.A.S.S.

My cancer battle

As I write this I know many, if not all of you, have been touched by cancer. If you have watched Elite weigh-ins on Bassmaster.com you know I have been...

Daily Limit: ‘I love New York’

Not only did tournament winners Brandon Palaniuk and Chris Johnston leave the Empire State thinking “I love New York,” but B.A.S.S. shared those sentiments, despite having to follow stringent guidelines...

Big thanks for the New York swing

What a great two weeks B.A.S.S. had in New York. The competition was intense, the fish catching was great and the hours of Bassmaster LIVE on ESPN2 were awesome. First,...

Daily Limit: B.A.S.S. working to restart season

Rescheduling Bassmaster events in the wake of COVID-19 is ongoing and arduous, but B.A.S.S. officials feel positive about tentative plans to hold all the tournaments, CEO Bruce Akin said. “It’s...

While the scales sit idle

Right now, as they should, the tournament scales sit idle. There’s too much else going on around our world to worry about plopping a bag of bass on the scales...

Man, I wish I was weighing fish

As I write this I wish the world was on its axis and B.A.S.S. was finishing up a great event on Lake Chickamauga. But the world is not right at...

Jerry McKinnis memories

I first met Jerry McKinnis years ago working Ray Scott’s Eagles of Angling event on his private lake in Pintlala, Ala. Of course that event featured President George Bush and...

50 year standard

I’m not going to debate catch, weigh and release in this column versus a five-bass limit. What I do want to talk about is a 50 year standard that started...