As I see it: Thinking about the Classic….
Don BaroneDateline: At the turn (almost) “The future starts today, not tomorrow.”Pope John Paul II Do you think we are all just oyster crackers floating in time soup? The technical term...
A break from tournaments
Casey AshleySome people might think that when a professional fishermen gets a break from tournament scene he’ll try to get away from the sport. Well, that may be true now and...
Vegetation: The basics
Shaw GrigsbyWe’re going into the time of the year when our lakes, and some of our rivers, are beginning to turn green. Everywhere you look you see all sorts of vegetation...
Texas Fest – grad fest
Bernie SchultzLake Travis is a great lake — deep, clear and full of bass. And though I didn’t perform very well in the recent Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest event, I did...
The versatile worm
John CrewsFishing conditions change quickly, and so does the bite. That’s why you hear so much about certain baits being versatile. You don’t have to retie or own several rod and...
Post-spawn: Going deeper
Jacob PowroznikThe fish are done spawning and the fish have left the shallow parts and are headed out deeper. This time of year fish may stop off at the secondary stuff...
Don’t miss what’s going on
Bill LowenI didn’t pick that title by accident. It’s there to make a point. It comes from the perspective of an angler who has missed what’s going on this year. And...
The little fish dilemma
Kevin VanDamEvery once in a while you run across a fishery like we saw at Lake Travis – lots and lots of small bass interspersed with some really big ones. As...
Simplifying finesse fishing, part 1
Brent EhrlerFifteen or 20 years ago, the idea of finesse fishing for bass was considered to be a complex form of fishing that involved a lot tediousness. First, there were a...
You can’t spell ‘wink’ without ‘win’
Pete RobbinsThe episode of The Bassmasters featuring Kevin VanDam’s win at Grand Lake is incredible, not just because it’s his record-setting 25th B.A.S.S. victory. It’s not just because he gives a...
