My goals for the 2016 season
Gerald SwindleGoals are a huge part of being a successful professional angler. Setting goals and achieving them is something we as pros all strive for. Personally, I set goals and “focus...
Catch bigger bass in the postspawn
Ish MonroeIf you want to catch bigger bass during the postspawn, go with a topwater lure. It’s by far the most reliable way to get the big ones, and they are...
Dealing with spawning dilemmas
Kevin VanDamOne of the confusing issues anglers face in spring is dealing with bass in all phases of the spawn. Not all bass spawn at the same time, of course, but...
Left-eyed magic: Wes Miller, cameraman
Don Barone“Like the pine trees linin’ the winding road…” Dateline: Film school on board “The important thing is not the camera but the eye.”~Alfred Eisenstaedt “db, I’m left-eyed…” And before I...
The first frog
Bernie SchultzI often tell people there are no new ideas in fishing … at least not within the confines of lure development. Obviously this statement isn’t true – there are some...
How to attack tidal fisheries
Casey AshleyMan, I’ll tell you, of all the things than can mess with a bass fisherman’s head, a tidal fishery is one of the worst. That’s because, in addition to all...
Searching for big bites in Arkansas
Jason ChristieOur next event on the Bassmaster Elite Series will be one of the more unique events because we’ll be splitting our days between Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake. These...
db: Help for a Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation family
Don Barone“Everybody needs someone beside them shining like a lighthouse from the sea…” Dateline: We’ve lost a brother… “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can...
Talk atop a mountain
Don Barone“Come gather ’round people…” Dateline: Jerry’s Mountain “Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you’re at it.”~Horace Greeley As I see it. The central issue in...
My rule for spring sight fishing
Alton JonesOne of the reasons I look forward to spring so much is that we can expect good weather. That may sound counterintuitive because, normally, we associate the best fishing with...