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My 2019 season enters the late innings

By Seth Feider

I had a pretty good run in New York, finishing 28th at St. Lawrence and fifth at Cayuga, but I really didn’t make up any ground in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. Now I’m eighth...

The war on carp, part 3

By Mark Menendez

It’s all about the money.I’ve written a lot about the war on carp over the past month or so because it’s really important that we — all anglers — win it. If we lose, sport fishing is in big trouble...

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More than an editor

By Bryan Brasher

During the spring of 2004, I fished a “cull tournament” on the 110-acre private lake at Old Spring Hill Plantation outside of Eufaula, Ala.The lake was overpopulated with bass, and the goal for the...

Why we carry so many rods

By Gary Clouse

I’m often asked why I carry so many rods to a tournament.That’s a fair question since I usually have as many as 40 rods rigged and ready when I arrive for tournament practice.There are several...

That fine line between success and failure

By Chad Pipkens

You don’t need to win to be a successful tournament angler, but if you keep putting yourself in the right places it’s eventually going to happen.I just got home from the Bassmaster Open on Lake...

Giving back

By Bernie Schultz

From time to time, Bassmaster Elite Series pros are asked to participate in tournaments outside the B.A.S.S. tour. Some are held for kids, others for various charitable causes. And while we can’t...

Swimbaits and the drop swim

By Chris Zaldain

The first thing I want to say — and maybe it’s the most important thing — is that you should always be thinking about the direction and the angle of your retrieve when you’re fishing a swimbait.It...

Topwater options for early fall

By Jason Williamson

There are a lot of different ways to catch bass but none of them will offer up more fun than the ones you catch on top. There’s something special about a topwater explosion and the following...

Northern swing was good to me

By Micah Frazier

The northern swing is something we all look forward to every year, and obviously I'm very happy with my trip. When I think about it, I don't really care too much that I stumbled at Cayuga with a...

Fall smallmouth spawners?

By Mark Zona

I’m going to let you in on a secret that will either blow your mind or substantiate your long-held belief that I might be a bit crazy.But hear me out.For those of you who head into northern states...

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