That big bass thing I talked about
Mark MenendezThose of you who follow this column know I wrote a giant bass piece in late January. In fact, I wrote a column about how tough it is to catch a...
Getting in gear
Hunter ShryockI use reels that have different gear ratios to help me overcome the diverse fishing situations I face on the Bassmaster Elite Series. I keep several spare baitcasting and spinning...
Why flat-sided crankbaits catch bass
David FrittsI was asked recently by a recreational angler why he seems to catch more bass on flat-sided crankbaits than on ones that are more round bodied. The answer to that...
Sometimes you have to man up
Drew BentonThe 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier was a unique experience for me, and it demonstrated the importance of hanging tough in the face of adversity. I was fired...
My personal best
John CrewsYou never know what’s going to happen when you make a cast. That’s why you hear professional bass anglers say over and over again that you should control what you...
A year-round lipless crankbait
Rick ClunnWhen I won at the St. Johns River, the spinnerbait and worm produced the winning fish, but it was a new lure from Luck-e-Strike that put me in position to...
The beauty of belonging
Dave Precht“Psychologists say we can’t be mentally healthy if we don’t have a sense of belonging and being accepted by others.” In the late 1980s and ’90s, when I was editor...
A new look at our lakes
Keith CombsThe 2019 Bassmster Elite Series schedule includes several fisheries that we’ve visited previously. Some of them, like the St. Johns River and the St. Lawrence River, have hosted multiple great...
What the polar vortex will do to bass, part 2
Mark MenendezThe basic idea in my last column was that there’s not too much to worry about when it comes to the bass themselves. The situation with their environment is a...
Simplifying online tackle selection
Seth FeiderGrowing up in Minnesota, we didn’t have a lot of true “bass tackle shops” nearby. There were plenty of places where you could go and buy sinkers and bobbers and...
