Gear
Gear Review: Shimano Metanium
What is it? Shimano Metanium What sets it apart? Featuring its cutting-edge reel technology to take smoothness and castability to the paramount in casting reels, Shimano offers its new Metanium...
Fantasy Fishing: Keep momentum and heartbreak in mind
With the final regular-season tournament on the horizon, it’s all coming down to the Plano Bassmaster Elite at the Mississippi River presented by Favorite Fishing for most of the Bassmaster...
Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops
3 tips for starting a college bass club
The success of his Bethel University bass fishing program has Coach Garry Mason frequently fielding questions about how to start a college bass club. The Bethel program originally began when...
Fantasy Fishing: Take it in stride at La Crosse
Unfortunately, I can’t pat myself on the back for picking Justin Lucas to win the Potomac River because the rest of my lineup was so sporadic that I can chock...
Flashback: Faircloth takes 2012 Mississippi River Rumble
Time was running out. About 15 minutes to go before he had to call it a day, Todd Faircloth hooked into a solid 3-pounder.
How-To
VanDam’s 3 picks for back to school smallmouth
In much the same way late August and early September causes breakfast Pop-Tarts to shimmy in the bellies of children facing the unknowns of a new school year – this...
Latest Industry News
Productive plastic jerkbaits, part 2
There are three basic ways to rig a plastic jerkbait. Which one you choose is mostly a matter of what’s happening with the bass and the general water and fishing...
It’s all about the Dew
I had an interesting experience last week. I helped Gerald Swindle take some guys fishing for one of his sponsors, Diet Mountain Dew. The trip was done in cooperation with...
It’s not fall fishing yet
I’ve been reading about fall, and how it’s just around the corner. That might be true but here’s the deal: It’s not fall yet. It’s the end of summer. That’s...
An off-campus education in bass fishing finance
It was great to be back on the University of Minnesota campus earlier this week. Freshmen were walking around on their orientation tour, the bookstore was packed and even the...
