Let’s not lose the mystery
Randy BlaukatFishing is a primal part of man’s evolution. For tens of thousands of years, we have been fishing as a species for our very survival. Only recently has it become a recreational...
Guntersville’s bass: Seen but not necessarily caught
Pete RobbinsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As Keith Combs pulled forward in the drive-thru line at Jack’s fast food restaurant in Guntersville at 5:45 this morning, boat in tow, all he wanted was...
Lessons from legends: Forrest Wood
Bernie SchultzThis past January, our sport lost one of its best. Forrest L. Wood — founder of Ranger Boats — died from a heart attack. He was 87 years old. Forrest...
At Guntersville the timing game reigns
Pete RobbinsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On a windy Day 1 at the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, photographer Andy Crawford and I put eyes on more than...
There will be a moment
Don Barone“This is the moment…” Dateline: The 50th Bassmaster Classic There will be a moment when all your dreams come true. When all the work will pay off. When all the...
10 practice day thoughts and observations
Pete RobbinsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On the final day of practice prior to the 2020 Bassmaster Classic, the goals for members of the media are much the same as they are for the competitors....
How I will fish the Classic
Brandon LesterIt’s Bassmaster Classic week! This 50th Classic is my fifth Classic, which is almost hard to believe. I’ll be the first one to tell you that fishing this tournament is...
Remember…
Don BaroneDateline: …who brung us here. “We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past, and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all...
We’re going to ‘The Show’
Jeff GustafsonThe alarm on my phone was the first sound I heard at 6 a.m. up in Kenora, Ontario. It was -15 Celsius (5 Fahrenheit) outside when my buddy Big Joe...
50th Classic vibes
Don Barone“You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.”— Gordon Lightfoot Dateline: The 50th Bassmaster Classic Little known fact, on the day that the Bassmaster...
