Tinker with your tackle
Ish MonroeIt’s starting to get close to the time of the year when I start putting together what I need for my saltwater fishing trips. That means I’ll spend hours and...
Smallmouth: They’re random and they’re rogues
Mark DanielsI’ve caught some darn good smallmouth over my professional career. And, while I don’t claim to know everything there is to know about them, I have learned two things. One...
The big ones that got away
Gerald SwindleDid ya miss a big one? That’s a question I get a lot at tournaments, especially events where I just miss the Top 12 cut or come close to winning....
Tricks for catching suspended bass
Kevin VanDamThis is the time of year when fishing can get tough because a lot of the bass we were catching on the bottom now like to suspend. Summertime water temperatures...
Women drivers
Bernie SchultzWe’re all familiar with the phrase “women drivers.” It’s frequently said in a chauvinistic tone, other times in jest. For certain Bassmaster Elite Series pros, however, it can have an...
It’s been a tough year
David FrittsThe 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series has been as tough a year as I think I’ve ever seen since I’ve been fishing professionally. The weather has been awful. It’s the kind...
Perceptions die hard
Thom AbrahamI grew up on the shores of Lake Ontario fishing for smallmouth with my dad in from of Ginna Nuclear Power Plant and for largemouth in the bays from Irondequoit...
Why you need an underwater camera
Brandon CardThere’s one piece of equipment that you don’t hear much about, but that’s critically important to your fishing education. It’s an underwater camera. In my judgement it’s the best way...
It’s not too hot for froggin’
Jacob FoutzThe week before I left for the sweltering hot Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship in Oklahoma, I caught an 8-pound bass in 88-degree water on a topwater frog. That’s not...
The influence of high water
Jason ChristieEven though we didn’t get to have the Elite event on Chesapeake Bay, that week’s practice really made me think about the influences of high water. That was a case...
