How I’ll fish the St. John’s River
Brandon LesterThis week we kick off the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series on the St Johns River in Palatka, Fla. I couldn’t think of a better place to kick off the season,...
Preparing for back-to-backs
Keith CombsI’ve spent the majority of the last three weeks going through all of my tackle — every crankbait, every pack of worms, every rod and reel — to get it...
Big changes for the two of us
Chris JohnstonEditor’s note: This year, the Johnston brothers will share a monthly column where both will offer insight and information on a variety of topics. Cory: We’re kicking off 2020 with...
The magic of wintertime fishing
Mark ZonaI grew up in the Midwest fishing lakes that are incredible the week before the ice goes on. In fact, last December we were catching 70 bass a day shortly...
A year of perspective
Ott DeFoeperspective — Merriam-Webster.com (noun): The capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance. Perspective — that’s the word for 2019. We — Jennie and I — developed a...
In our Opens house
Andrew UpshawThis year I’m fishing all eight Bassmaster Opens, and that includes traveling all over the country. I much prefer renting houses to setting up in hotels, and it’s really important...
Help recognize a hero
Jay YelasI was excited recently to see the sport of bass fishing introduce its first-ever community service award, the new C.A.S.T. for Kids B.A.S.S Humanitarian Award. You see, the NFL has...
Opens most difficult tour around?
Randy BlaukatIt was good to be back with B.A.S.S. at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open at Kissimmee Chain. Seeing everyone I hadn’t seen in a decade like Seigo Saito, Steve Bowman...
Thinking of Forrest
Hank ParkerI bought my first Ranger bass boat in 1973. I was 20 years old and wanted a Ranger because my fishing idol, Blake Honeycutt, ran one. Blake was a legend...
From Marshal to Elite Series pro
Carl JocumsenA few years ago, B.A.S.S. replaced Bassmaster Elite Series co-anglers with Marshals, and while I enjoyed fishing as a co before switching to the front of the boat, I firmly...
