Columnists

Big, deep crankbaits on Sam Rayburn

Greg Hackney

OK, we’re getting ready for the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Sam Rayburn. It’ll be here in a few days. I’ve been getting...

Flip a drop shot?

Jordan Lee

At the Bassmaster Elite Series level we’re always looking for something different, something that’ll give us an edge when it comes to making a bass bite. One of those things...

Tips for huge high school events

Bradley Roy

High school fishing tournaments are getting more popular, and tournaments are only going to get larger in numbers. The recent B.A.S.S. High School regional on Lake Chickamauga had more than...

Pros and cons of longer rods

Kevin VanDam

The new Bassmaster Elites Series rule that allows rods up to 10 feet this year hasn’t been a factor, but that could change as we get into summer patterns. Several...

Filming for sponsors

Jason Christie

It’s always good when you can kill two birds with one stone, and I got the chance to do that this week by using the break between Elite Series events...

These are the breaks

Jesse Tacoronte

Orlando, I missed you. This marks the first time I’ve been home in six weeks. Man, it feels great to see, my wife, my son, my brother-in-law, my dog and...

Finish your cast

Ish Monroe

My last couple of tournaments have been pretty good. I finished seventh at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Ross Barnett and earned a fifth place finish at...

The trickle-up effect

James Hall

Ever heard of the “Trickle Down Theory?” It originated as a term to describe an economic stimulus effort that gave tax breaks to the wealthy with the hopes that the money...

The lightning scared them off

Aaron Martens

My practice was tremendous at Ross Barnett: I had a lot of big bites. I really thought I had a chance to win, but the night before the tournament started,...

Hats off to Trip and company

Mark Zona

The other morning I woke up to watch the final day of Bassmaster LIVE on Ross Barnett and instead found a video of Elite Series Tournament Director Trip Weldon canceling...