I survived Cherokee Lake
Of all of the tournaments on the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule, Cherokee was the one that scared me the most. Last year my quest for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler...
db: This one is for the fans
“This song’s for you…” Dateline: Elite No. 2 Lake Okeechobee “Without fans there is no sport. There wouldn’t be the big sponsors and we definitely wouldn’t be able to make...
KVD’s organizational secret
Plano, Ill. – “I changed every single treble hook on every single bait.” Kevin VanDam was focused. I could hear it in his voice. “I’ve never been more organized. I know...
Ott DeFoe adds two new sponsors
Knoxville, Tenn. – Professional angler Ott DeFoe began the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series season two weeks ago with two new sponsors behind him – Superior Walls and Joe’s Jerky. Ott DeFoe...
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KVD Has a Secret
“I changed every single treble hook on every single bait.” Kevin VanDam was focused. I could hear it in his voice. “I’ve never been more organized. I know everything that’s...
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Gear Review: Big Portable Buddy Heater
What is it? Mr. Heater Big Buddy Heater What sets it apart? This patented radiant 4,000-18,000 BTU Liquid Propane heater connects directly to two 1-pound cylinders, and is the perfect...
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My never fail prespawn pattern
I’ve been using a prespawn pattern for a while now that works just about everywhere in the country. It produced for me at the Cherokee Lake Elite in what turned...
Giant bass await Elite Series anglers at Florida’s Lake Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The last time B.A.S.S. visited the south Florida big-bass factory was in 2012, when Hughson, Calif., pro Ish Monroe weighed one of the heaviest four-day limits in...
Four lures Scroggins recommends for Florida bass
Terry “Big Show” Scroggins won his first bass tournament in Florida at the age of 12. And he’s since won $2 Million dollars as one of the most decorated anglers...
Classic: The renaissance of Lake Conroe
The battle to control hydrilla growth in Lake Conroe is a lesson in lake and fishery management. In the 1970s the 21,000-acre lake located about 65 miles north of Houston...
