Photo gallery: Army medic turned Opens angler

Meet the man with the Purple Heart on his Bass Pro hat. Bassmaster Opens angler Chad Brekke served in the Army for the past 13 years ... a combat medic who specialized in trauma.

On the water at Table Rock

Opens anglers are canvassing Table Rock Lake in search of the biggest bass on Day One of the Central Open #2.

Rebuilding the heartland

Don Barone visits Branson, Mo., in the wake of a violent tornado that left parts of the city in ruins.

Hawk eyes the Elite Series

Kevin Hawk, a California native who now lives in Guntersville, Ala., is working toward becoming a Bassmaster Elite Series pro.

Narrow miss fuels Bertrand’s dreams

Josh Bertrand finished second to Brent Chapman in a Fish-Off at the first Bass Pro Shops Central Open. In the face of that near miss, Bertrand has remained remarkably positive.

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