Tips for maximizing postspawn fisheries
Gary ClouseWe’re into one of my favorite times of the year – the postspawn. It’s a time when you can really load the boat with bass. When the bass move off...
The highs and lows of the Texas Swing
Wesley GoreThe Texas Swing was a case of highs and lows for me. I finished seventh at Lake Fork and earned a Century Club belt, but last week at the Sabine...
Browning’s Sabine River recap
Beau BrowningThe back-to-back Texas Elite Series tournaments couldn’t have been more different. At Lake Fork, I targeted shad spawns, fished deep and pitched baits to spawners. I made every cast filled...
Blending the best of both worlds
Randy HowellThis is a new era in bass fishing. The game has changed. The technology we have at our fingertips today has reshaped how we approach every cast, every spot and...
Get out of the P-Funk
John CrewsNow’s the time of year when many people start looking at postspawn fish. What happens when we fish this transition period? I think we make it a little tougher than...
‘I just didn’t catch ‘em’
Lee LivesayThere’s no sugar-coating it — finishing 90th at Lake Fork sucks. But I had a bad practice, and unlike last year when I thought I’d do better, this year I...
Hite: From fastballs to changeups
Davy HiteI think of baseball when considering what Elite anglers face after leaving Lake Fork for the Sabine River. Last week, they saw all fastballs. This week, they’re going to be...
Two things I’ve never seen
Mark MenendezLake Hartwell confused me. I saw a couple of things while fishing the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell I had never seen before. And I say this as a...
The games we play
James HallI went fishing this past weekend and didn’t get a bite. Not one. Nary a sniff. What it made me realize, other than the fact that I’m not as good...
Riding momentum after Hartwell success
Luke PalmerAfter a tough 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series season, to have my best finish in a long time at Lake Hartwell was really big for me. In July 2023, I placed...
