Swindle focused on lure colors and PMA

PMA stands for Positive Mental Attitude – a motto that consistently carries bass fishing’s funniest angler to a Bassmaster Classic qualification each year, and to remain humorous even amid life’s biggest frowns.

Drop shot tips from the pros

Brandon Palaniuk, Justin Lucas and Skeet Reese offer pointers on rods, line, knots and lures they use for smallmouth.

Bassmaster University adds fun to AOY

Bassmaster University makes one of the most exciting events of the year even better.

Daily Limit: From ‘head case’ to trophy case

The maturity of Aaron Martens and presenting him a third AOY title highlights the top five things from Day 2 at Sturgeon Bay.

Final Classic spots are a cliffhanger

The lack of drama in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race is more than compensated for at the other end of this Sturgeon Bay measuring stick.

Wetherell wins on home waters

Alex Wetherell of Middletown, Conn., staged a come-from-behind win on his home waters of the Connecticut River during the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional.

Martens finally crowned AOY

Aaron Martens was finally handed the trophy and officially crowned 2015 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year.

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KVD: It’s all about the bait(fish)

Aside from the fact that there is a lot of water to cover here at Sturgeon Bay, another big challenge we face in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of Year Championship is figuring out the bass’ diet.

KVD catches six species on one lure

Based on the healthy abundance of species swimming in Lake Michigan, even KVD can’t predict what he’s going to catch on any given cast here at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year tournament out of Sturgeon Bay.

Harold Sharp dies at 88

Harold Sharp, the first tournament director at B.A.S.S. and a pioneer in competitive bass fishing, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 88.