Winter fishing makes me better, part 1
Paul MuellerThe end is coming. Open water season is coming to an end up north. Day by day lakes are forming an ice canopy that will be here to stay for...
A Christmas tale: My first reel, part 1
Don Barone“Okay, Simon? Okay…” Dateline: 1958 Christmas: Buffalo, N.Y. “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” ~ Larry Wilde...
Records should fall at Fork
Keith CombsThe 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule hasn’t started yet. In fact, we haven’t even celebrated Christmas and New Year’s. I’m really trying not to look past the early season events,...
The Classic: It’s new water to me
Drew BentonThings are getting better down here. I won’t go so far as to say they’re back to normal, but at least we’re at a point where we can start to...
KVD’s gift guide
Kevin VanDamLast week I talked about frying fish and said we’d discuss grilling fish this week. However, with Christmas rapidly approaching, I felt it would be timelier to share things I...
The keys to learning a new technique
Brandon CardI constantly strive to expand my fishing knowledge and learn new techniques. It’s something I enjoy, but it is also a necessity. If I don’t continue to improve, my competitors...
Fishing top, middle and bottom
Jordan LeeSometimes we make this bass fishing thing too complicated. Regardless of where the fish may be in the lake there’s only three ways to catch them — on top, in...
Take a kid collecting
Bernie SchultzKids love stuff. That’s a fact. And it’s a safe bet that any kid who likes fishing also likes the tackle that goes with it. Knowing that, why not take...
Late fall, early winter smallmouth
Jeff GustafsonI’m up in Canada, and fall is long past. It was 20 degrees below zero at my house last week. But for most of you it’s still late fall or...
Stick to a system
Kyle MontiKeeping it simple. That isn’t easy to do when competing at the level of the Bassmaster Elite Series. When you fish against the best anglers in the sport it takes...
