Conservation News
Keeping bass alive
Nothing breaks an angler’s heart more than to lift the livewell and find dead bass. Sometimes it can be a matter of a fish that was hooked deeply or simply...
Jocumsen’s Santee practice analysis
Carl Jocumsen’s last trip to the Santee Cooper Lakes produced a second-place Bassmaster Elite Series finish at the event held in October 2020. The Australian’s four-day total of 61 pounds,...
Gear Review: Redfin Sanibel Sunglasses
WHAT IS IT? Redfin Sanibel Sunglasses WHAT SETS IT APART? The one-size-fits-all approach may work with most of our fishing gear, but it’s obviously not sensible for wearable items. We...
Fantasy Fishing: Spreadsheets are out
I got nothing. Nada. Zilch. I thought I would take the win at the Bassmaster Classic, and shockingly I did not. I didn’t lose, but I was at the bottom....
B.A.S.S. fishing pioneer Blake Honeycutt passes away
HICKORY, N.C. — Blake Honeycutt, an earlier pioneer in structure fishing for bass and cofounder of Humminbird Electronics, has died. Honeycutt, 92, a longtime resident of Hickory, N.C., passed away...
How-To
Analyzing the prespawn
The first thing we need to do when we analyze the prespawn is to understand when it happens, what it is and how it works. Let’s begin by thinking about...
Fantasy Fishing: Big bass beatdown
I feel like the pundits including myself have been crying wolf a bit about the chance of anglers joining the Century Club and getting those elusive belts for catching 100...
High School: Curry High snags the win on Smith
Will Haynes and Austin Thomas of Curry High School have won the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Series at Smith Lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a total...
Junior: Mount Pleasant wins on Smith Lake
CULLMAN, Ala. — Warming up to the weekend’s cold front enabled Tristan Stewart and DJ Johnson III of the Mount Pleasant Bass Team to sack up the winning weight of 9 pounds,...
Cully and Gaddis target beds for College Classic victory
ANDERSON, S.C. — Ben Cully and Hayden Gaddis of Carson-Newman University committed to the shallow game and caught a five-bass limit of 18 pounds, 6 ounces to win the Strike...
