Gear

Gear Review: Shimano Vanford

What is it? Shimano Vanford What sets it apart? Although Shimano’s “Carbon Interfusion” process was first developed with the purpose of making the company’s higher-end bicycle components lighter and more...

Daily Limit: Tank you, very much

Frank Talley can relate to getting by “with a little help from my friends.” Of course, the big Texan lives in a give-and-take world, and for all his giving, he...

Always fear the closers

Back in May of 2002, I was covering the Bassmaster Tour event (during the pre-Elite Series days) on Lake Eufaula, and they had just finished the Day 3 weigh-in when...

Strike King celebrates Frank Talley’s Elite win

Lexington, SC.– The official record of last week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Guntersville shows Temple, TX pro Frank Talley posting a total weight of 64 pounds, 3 ounces...

A season like no other

A few weeks ago I wrote that we’ve gotten to the point where no Bassmaster Elite Series Top 10 should seem unbelievable, and yet with each new tournament the field...

I’m officially in the Classic

With my win at the 2020 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open at Lake Hartwell, I’m officially in the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic on Lake Ray Roberts as long...

Marshal’s 10 takeaways from Guntersville

For the third time in 16 months, the Bassmaster Elite Series (including the Classic) gathered at Lake Guntersville for an event that had been scheduled in July on Cayuga Lake....

3, 2, 1 with Walters on Santee Cooper

The 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes is a tournament Patrick Walters has had circled on his schedule since it was announced in 2019. The South Carolina native grew...

Arey: Keep toads and frogs on a tight leash

Toads have warts and are more land oriented than frogs, which tend to have smooth skin and hang out in water. Whichever you choose to sling across beds of shallow...

Three reasons to make Saturday’s cut

Team Toyota’s Matt Arey was one of the last people to pull out of the boat ramp parking lot Tuesday night after concluding his second day of practice on Santee...