If I could only fish for one
Clark WendlandtEvery angler has a favorite species of bass. Me? I get excited about all of them. Whatever the predominate species of bass that lives in a given lake is the...
A rising star to watch
Rick ClunnA few years back, my son River and I went fishing at Bull Shoals. I launched the boat and had him hold onto it while I parked the trailer. Well,...
Cold water topwater
Micah FrazierDepending on where you live it’s getting down into the fall. A lot of anglers think it’s time to put away their topwater lures. That’s a mistake, especially if you’re...
Yes, it hurts
Garrett PaquetteOK, it’s now official. I was cut from the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series field. It hurts to say that, but I can’t say it was unexpected or that it was...
A fall to remember
Mark MenendezThis has been a fall to remember, one like no other. Before I say anything else I want to say a little something about Aaron Martens. He was one of...
My 2021 Opens summary
John GarrettSo, your plan to become a professional bass fisherman is leading you from local and regional tournament competition to the national scene and competing on the Bassmaster Open tournament series,...
Made for this
James HallBruce Akin won our company Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing league for the past two years in a row. I’m a little on the competitive side, so I chalked up the...
Ike ponders next move
Bryan BrasherThere’s no arguing that New Jersey pro Michael Iaconelli is one of the more colorful characters in the history of professional bass fishing. He’s been known to pull a prank...
I owe my writing career to Aaron Martens
Pete RobbinsOver the past 17 years, I’ve written tens of thousands of words about professional bass fishing. I’ve covered dozens of events, and I’ve been all over the country and the...
R.I.P. Aaron Martens
Don BaroneHe stood alone in the dark parking lot looking straight up at the nighttime sky. And he started to twirl around in circles, and suddenly, magically, children from all over...
