Dealing with high heat and heavy rain
The weather has been miserable, and it’s going to be some time before it gets any better. Temperatures in the 90 degree plus range and violent thunderstorms are the new...
Maintaining your trolling motor
It’s easy to take your trolling motor for granted. Just grab the handle, pull, drop it into the water and fish down your favorite bank. If you stop to think...
How-To
Day on the lake: Koby Kreiger
In their classic 1965 folk-rock hit “Turn! Turn! Turn!” The Byrds reminded us that: “To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heavenA time to...
A different perspective on sponsorships, part 1
With this column we’re going to start looking at sponsorships, but from a new direction. As a professional angler with B.A.S.S. and the owner of Missile Baits, I’m in a...
NSU previews Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship
Eastern Oklahoma’s Tenkiller Lake is the playing field for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops and the best college anglers in the country this...
2018 Mountain Music kids tournament announced
In 1990, Stanley Jackson and Joe Greenlee started having wild cat fishing tournaments on Saturday nights. Stanley named it Mountain Music Kids Invitational Bass Fishing Tournament. The name Mountain Music...
Simplifying rod selection
This column follows on the heels of my simplifying finesse techniques column. Next, I thought I would address another popular question I get quite often: Which rod do you use for this...
Conservation News
McConnell provision to combat Asian Carp spread in Kentucky clears hurdle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell successfully secured a provision in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill to combat the spread of Asian Carp in both Kentucky Lake...
Conservation News
Alabama Power Company educates and adds aquatic plants
On July 3, Alabama Power Company employees planted water willow on Smith Lake with high school anglers – and a few parents – from Hayden High School and Vinemont High...
Latest Industry News
Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Dinner and Tournament
It’s right around the corner. I’m talking about the Ike’s Foundation’s shindig that raises money to help get kids started in fishing and related outdoor activities. This fishing thing is...
