Fishing for fulfillment

“You’re hittin for the cycle,” said Beau, drawing baseball parallels to the multitude of species I’d caught during a rain-soaked autumn Sunday, perfect for chasin’ my beloved smallmouth. Beau has...

“I’m In,” Andy Montgomery

Dateline:  A follow up to this:  https://www.bassmaster.com/don-barone/montgomery-looking-forward-not-back  So, back a couple of weeks ago at the AOY playoff gig I wrote a story about Elite angler, Andy Montgomery, click the...

This year, I missed the excitement

It’s time to regroup. This year was disappointing because last year was so phenomenal. A Top 25 finish is still pretty good, but it’s not where I want to be....

Daily Limit: Happy Berthday!

For some, there is a thin line between making the Classic and missing out. While Gerald Swindle took his second Toyota Angler of the Year title on Mille Lacs Lake,...

Gear

Gear Review: Jackall Gantia

What is it? Jackall Gantia Jointed Swimbait. What does it do? The jointed swimbait produces a unique swimming action that big bass find hard to resist. What sets it apart?...

Central Open has pennant race pressure

SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER CITY, La. — Pressure builds every year, like a Major League Baseball pennant race, when the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series schedule continues after the conclusion of the...

Six young anglers set to take over

If you want to know what makes Gerald Swindle’s AOY title so impressive, don’t look to the other anglers in the top five. Yes, he beat out a quartet of...

Feider resurrects fishing career

ONAMIA, Minn. — Sometimes you have to fail before you can succeed. Nobody has exemplified that better than Seth Feider over the past month. “I was hopeless,” said Feider, describing how...

Become a weather watcher

Weather is critical to a bass angler. It controls where the fish are likely to be found and, in some cases, if we can even get to them or fish...

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