Columnists

Behind the St. Johns eight ball

Jake Whitaker

There isn’t a stitch of grass in the lakes where I’m from in North Carolina. I’ve spent my whole life not fishing grass. When I go to a lake or...

Rooming on the road

John Crews

How an angler fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series lives when he’s on the road is more important than a lot of fans might think. Good food and restful sleep without...

Chris and Seth’s trip south

Chris Groh

In anticipation of the 2019 season, B.A.S.S. invited all of the Elite Series anglers down to Birmingham, Ala., for a meeting that was part preparation, part media training and part...

Good year – bad year

Bernie Schultz

When B.A.S.S. announced last season’s Elite Series schedule, I saw a huge opportunity. Nearly every venue played to my skill set. Some were repeat fisheries, others were new, yet all...

Thinking through my windshield

Bill Lowen

Last year wasn’t my best year, not by any definition. As a result I’ve been doing a lot of thinking as I looked at highways through my windshield driving from...

Looking at the St. Johns River

Jason Williamson

Keith Combs wrote an interesting column recently about the possibility that records could fall at the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I respect Keith...

Winter fishing makes me better, part 2

Paul Mueller

Editor’s note: Read part 1. Know your body of water Fishing in the late-fall and early-winter in Connecticut and the northern states is different than southern regions. Keep in mind...

Find your favorite winter spot

Chris Zaldain

Everybody has a favorite spot to fish, but most of them are in the spring and fall or maybe during the summer. Unless you are super hardcore, winter is when...

My best Christmas gift ever

John Crews

Sometimes you get a gift that’s perfect. It’s exactly what you want, exactly what you need and it comes from the heart of the giver. You remember it all of...

The truth about ice fishing

Kevin VanDam

Wintertime fishing in Michigan and other northern states means it’s time to go ice fishing! I imagine our southern brothers are rolling their eyes and scratching their heads. I always...

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