Stickbaits and trick worms for shallow bass
Greg VinsonIt won’t be long and the bass will move shallow. A lot of anglers don’t think of plastics as their bait of choice when that move happens or, if they...
Flooding in my neighborhood
Greg HackneyWhat a week! I was up in Michigan. The idea was to film with Mark Zona. But on Sunday (Aug. 14) I was told that some of my friends were in...
Conflict, confidence and competition
Randall TharpI finished seventh at the Potomac River, and as everyone else was complaining about the heat, I absolutely loved the conditions. I’ve spent most of my life in Alabama and...
Start thinking about fall
Bill LowenIn the last column we talked about how to handle hot weather and hot water. That might have been written a little early because the weather’s been even hotter after...
Growing, Bradley Roy
Don Barone“My wish, for you…” Dateline: 2009… “When I grow up I want to be a little boy.”~Joseph Heller “When I first started fishing the Elites, they called me, “Pampers.”~Bradley Roy...
Everything to gain, nothing to lose
Keith CombsWe just finished an Elite tournament at the Potomac River that was one of the most grueling events I’ve ever fished in my career. Remember, I spent several years living...
Small spots, low light, big bass
Ish MonroeRecently I was asked about a couple of theories or ideas advanced in a new book by Josh Alwine titled, High Percentage Fishing. I haven’t read the book, but according...
Good tournament, bad practice
Jason ChristieLast week’s Elite Series event on the Potomac River reinforced an odd pattern that’s pretty frustrating on the front end, but gratifying on the back end. Basically, the tournaments where...
How I use scents
Greg HackneyFrom time to time I get questions about scent. Do I use it? If so, when and under what circumstances do I use it? And finally, what kind of scent...
Don’t get beat in the heat
Kevin VanDamHot! Hot! Hot! There’s no better way to describe what we’re dealing with here on the Potomac River in the Bassmaster Elite presented by Econo Lodge. Temperatures are soaring into...
