Columnists

The 2019 Classic – emotion ruled the day

Pete Robbins

The Bassmaster Classic is always a great event, but each iteration is great in different ways. After months of speculation about the Tennessee River, muted concerns about the departing anglers,...

Classic week was awesome

Chris Zaldain

I’m so excited about Classic week that I don’t even know where to start with this column. The 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods was the greatest...

Memories of Ott as a kid

Jay Yelas

Here is a little story about Ott DeFoe that will shed some light on why he is now a Bassmaster Classic Champion. Every year from 1996 to 2006, Ott’s dad would...

The Scruffy City and B.A.S.S. Strong

Jim Sexton

There were two big winners at last week’s Bassmaster Classic — the new champion, Ott DeFoe, and Knoxville, Tenn., the host city. As you know by now, DeFoe beat a...

Classic insights

Jesse Tacoronte

The 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods is in the rearview mirror, but it was an amazing event. The competitors put on a great show, and the...

Fishing current

Mark Menendez

It’s a rare day when there isn’t some current somewhere in the water we’re fishing. It may not be obvious, but it’s there. Understanding it, and how it affects bass,...

Staying positive after a bad break

Chad Pipkens

Life is a lot like fishing. There are days when things go your way and other days when strange things happen and you have to pick yourself up and move...

Knoxville thanks

Don Barone

Dateline: Light “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”-Shakespeare No ride is bump free, on the boulevard of fame. Let Knoxville light the way, this...

Fire!

Don Barone

“And if you ever…” Dateline: Knoxville, Tenn.  “You are what you think about all day.” —Allen Ginsberg  For $29.99 right now you can buy a bunch of books on The...

How I’ll fish the Bassmaster Classic

Brandon Lester

This is it! This is the week we work all year for. This is the biggest tournament in professional bass fishing, period. This is the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by...