Two warm memories and three winter bass lures
Nick RatliffThere’s no doubt 2019 was the best year of my life. As a blue-collar kid from Kentucky who has spent his childhood and teenage years consumed by dreams of being...
My December mind dump
Micah FrazierThis is the time of year when a lot of us are tending to business. We’re negotiating contracts, ordering and organizing tackle, going back and forth with the factory on...
Learning to adjust when conditions change
Chad PipkensAnglers who competed in Brandon Card’s 4th Annual College & High School Open learned a lesson about fishing that even we pros have a hard time grasping. Last weekend, I...
Thank you, Carl
Mark ZonaThe 2019 Bassmaster Elite season was full of drama, surprises and great memories. Yet, as I look back, perhaps one of the most memorable events of the season was how...
Offseason meet and greets
Bernie SchultzWhen you hear an Elite Series angler mention the phrase “offseason,” don’t be fooled. There’s really no such thing. Even when we’re not on tour, we’re prepping and planning for...
Go with finesse this winter
John CrewsWith the water temperatures getting colder and the bass getting lethargic it might seem like going finesse in the winter is obvious. It is to some, not so much to...
Lots of little pieces make up the whole
Bill LowenSometimes you get a chance to catch your breath, and you realize that your life is made up of lots and lots of little pieces. I usually bow hunt whitetails...
How I’d pre-practice for Guntersville Classic
Kelley JayeThe Bassmaster Elite Series season has been over for a couple of months. I still haven’t gotten over the sting of missing the upcoming Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic...
Don’t neglect topwaters because it’s cold
Drew BentonAs a general rule bass will hit topwater plugs in much colder water in the fall than they will in the spring. But, many anglers don’t realize how much of...
Another way to winterize your boat
David FrittsThere’s a lot of information around about winterizing your boat. But, unless you live way up north where the water stays frozen for months I have a better way to...
