A year of perspective
Ott DeFoeperspective — Merriam-Webster.com (noun): The capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance. Perspective — that’s the word for 2019. We — Jennie and I — developed a...
In our Opens house
Andrew UpshawThis year I’m fishing all eight Bassmaster Opens, and that includes traveling all over the country. I much prefer renting houses to setting up in hotels, and it’s really important...
Help recognize a hero
Jay YelasI was excited recently to see the sport of bass fishing introduce its first-ever community service award, the new C.A.S.T. for Kids B.A.S.S Humanitarian Award. You see, the NFL has...
Opens most difficult tour around?
Randy BlaukatIt was good to be back with B.A.S.S. at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open at Kissimmee Chain. Seeing everyone I hadn’t seen in a decade like Seigo Saito, Steve Bowman...
Thinking of Forrest
Hank ParkerI bought my first Ranger bass boat in 1973. I was 20 years old and wanted a Ranger because my fishing idol, Blake Honeycutt, ran one. Blake was a legend...
From Marshal to Elite Series pro
Carl JocumsenA few years ago, B.A.S.S. replaced Bassmaster Elite Series co-anglers with Marshals, and while I enjoyed fishing as a co before switching to the front of the boat, I firmly...
Angler contributions in tackle evolution
Rick ClunnManufacturers have done a good job improving the quality of our fishing tackle, but many of the user-friendly features that today’s anglers enjoy were conceived by Bassmaster pros decades ago....
The West Virginia Nation wreath legacy
Don Barone“Oh we need kindness… Dateline: West Virginia National Cemetery “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”– Nelson Henderson “I mean,...
My plans have changed
Bryan NewWhen I signed up for the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Opens, I really didn’t have a firm plan about what I was going to do other than keep fishing with the...
Kayaks do float upside down
James HallAs I watched Chris Mitchell’s kayak flip over while he was reaching out to grab his lure that was snagged on a not-close-enough log, I didn’t know whether to giggle...
