Columnists

My support team

Hunter Shryock

Felicia and I married on March 9, 2019. I met her four years ago, just prior to gaining my first sponsors, Abu Garcia and Berkley. It almost seems like fate...

Keep your boat dry

Mark Menendez

Water is the element we all deal with, sometimes loving it and sometimes cursing it. But it’s always there and that means we have to deal with it in places...

Celebrating devotion

James Hall

I go to a lot of sporting events. My daughter attends the University of Alabama (Roll Tide), so the football games are a great time to catch up. In my...

Pick the right crankbait rod

David Fritts

Let me tell you right off the bat that picking a good crankbait rod has nothing to do with price. Get that out of your head right now. High-dollar models...

Spot stock is rising

Bryan Brasher

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, I spent a lot of time on the lakes of the Chattahoochee River with some truly passionate tournament anglers. The one thing those...

The best spawns of the year

Matt Herren

I’m sittin’ here thinking about fishing the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest at Lake Fork, and I realized, it’s about my favorite time of the year to fish. Most of the...

Fishing, a horse and a chicken coop

Drew Benton

We just moved from Panama City in Florida to a place out in the country with 62 acres in Blakely, Ga. I’m really excited about it. Things will be a lot...

Lessons from legends: Roland Martin

Bernie Schultz

A true icon in the sport, Roland Martin has captured more Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) titles than anyone (9). In fact, Roland was winning B.A.S.S. tournaments before many...

How cows led me to my dream job

Gary Clouse

It’s not easy running a major boat company while competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail, but I can’t imagine doing anything else. Some people may make the assumption...

How I’ll fish Lake Fork

Brandon Lester

It’s hard to believe we are already on our fifth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series season. This is the Bassmaster Toyota Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department...