Columnists

Throw your crankbaits on the right line

David Fritts

Two things are more important than anything else when you’re fishing with a crankbait — a lively action and a long casting distance. Both of them are directly affected by...

Staying sharp

Jared Lintner

Staying sharp between tournaments is usually not a challenge on the Bassmaster Elite Series. We fish a pretty aggressive schedule that covers at least parts of all four seasons of...

Power or finesse?

Kevin VanDam

I can learn a lot when watching Bassmaster LIVE on those days when I’m not fishing. It’s interesting to watch how fellow competitors approach various situations. You get a different...

Locating spawning bass

Alton Jones Jr.

Spawning bass can offer one of the most rewarding challenges an angler will face all year. I feel like a lot of people talk about how to catch spawning bass,...

Should I go back?

Bill Lowen

This is the time of year when lots of places look good, but they don’t always hold bass. If you encounter a few of those on your next trip, you’ll...

Some more about finding ‘em first

Greg Hackney

Last time we talked about the things I look for when I’m trying to find bass that are all over the place in their transition — prespawn, spawn, postspawn. This...

Dazzy Vance: In the strike zone

Bernie Schultz

In our sport, the “Strike Zone” is the place where a bass is most likely to attack a lure. In baseball, it’s where every player, umpire and fan focuses their...

Looking back, and forward too

Trip Weldon

Here is my take on what has been written about me becoming the longest serving B.A.S.S. Tournament Director in our 50-year history. When told of this I had no idea...

Do Elite pros in the Opens scare you?

Bryan Brasher

So, you want to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series, and you’ve chosen the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens as your quickest path to stardom? Good for you. I hope to...

Heavy rains, high water and sunburns

Aaron Martens

It’s been two years since I fished the Sabine River on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Back then, I had a shot to win but couldn’t catch squat on the last...