A Hiro’s journey
Takahiro Omori's vision, as a young man in Japan, has come to fruition.
Conservation Times – Enough talk
If you're an avid angler, chances are you have visited one of the 500 major reservoirs in this country. According to a 2001 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey, 85 percent of the nation's anglers fish on lakes, reservoirs or ponds, excluding the Great Lakes. For those of you that frequent impounded waters, it should come as no surprise that catch rates of bass are not what they used to be on many of these reservoirs.
Ed Cannon raised the bar, left behind a legacy
Ed Cannon surveyed the meeting room filled with his peers and was suddenly overcome with trepidation over the scene before him. Cannon, about to retire after 22 years as president of the North Carolina BASS Chapter Federation, was not feeling melancholy about disconnecting from his close network of friends at his final CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer.
How-To
Fast baits
Nobody likes to fish slow, here are some tips from the pros on how to speed fish with fast baits for slow fish.
Kentucky taking care of business on the Ohio River
Tournament anglers rank it as one of the worst places on earth to cast a line. And the Kentucky BASS Federation decided to do something about it.
Divisional competitors feel at home on Winnipesaukee
Although it's in New Hampshire, Lake Winnipesaukee can be considered the home waters of many anglers throughout New England.
How-To
Advanced bass fishing
Kevin Wirth gives us tips on finding a strike zone, and how to adjust when the zone changes.
How-To
Fish structure correctly
Joe Thomas gives us tips on locating structure and how to fish it properly.
Gear
Product Review:
If Zell Rowland isn't fishing, he's busy developing and improving his craft by designing new lures.
Giving double-props their props
Ish Monroe has to think hard to recall a tournament where prop baits played a role in a strong finish. It's not that he's had so few. On the contrary, double-prop baits have figured a major part in many of his solid tournament performances — but one stands out as a banner event. He was fishing in a CITGO Bassmaster Tour event on Florida's Lake Toho a few years ago when he found a pocket of open water surrounded by thickly matted grass. Monroe, who lives near the California Delta, knew he was going to pull a pile of bass from that spot and he had a strong feeling at least a few of them would come on one of his favorite topwaters, a Smithwick Devil's Horse, a slim surface bait with three sets of treble hooks and two propellers.
