SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Lake Guntersville impressed, as it always seems to do by producing many bags exceeding the targeted 20-pound mark. Also as expected, big bass were caught on several different...

It wasn’t long ago that Upstate New York native Jamie “The Hammer” Hartman resigned his job as a truck driver, put all his belongings in storage, and hit the road in a Toyota Tundra with his bass...

If I had to make one point about the postspawn, it would be “pay attention to the points.”When you look a the geography of a largemouth spawning area, they often pass several points on their way...

Hartman is back, and he’s back for blood

Jamie Hartman loves his current job as a “part-time truck driver” far more than the 10-years he spent hauling paper products around Central New York near his home waters of Oneida Lake.Now, as a...

Spring means different things to different people, but for me, this is reaction bait time. A lot of times the water is still cold, and the fish are not in a feeding mode. They’re usually coming out...

In my spare time, one of my hobbies is poker — Texas hold ‘em. When I lived in New York, I was close to a casino so I played a lot and even competed in tournaments.You hear a lot of people talk...

Wow! What a way to kick off the year for the Bassmaster Elite Series. Not only did a legend of the sport, Rick Clunn, go back-to-back on the St. Johns River, but the sheer number of 20- to 30-pound...

The Bassmaster Elite Series will begin the 2019 season on one of the all-time favorite B.A.S.S. venues, Florida’s St. Johns River. While it’s no secret that some familiar faces won’t be competing...