Classic provided a beacon of hope
Trevor LoI didn’t do well at the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic, but now that I’ve had three weeks to reflect, aside from hoping I’ll get another chance to be a part...
When bass disappear
Greg HackneyLet’s get this one going with me saying that bass do not “disappear.” They go somewhere. Maybe we don’t know where that is, but they didn’t vanish from the face...
Clunn proves you can set your own timer on life’s big events
Bryan BrasherWhen I announced a couple of years ago that my wife was pregnant with twins and I was going to be a first-time father at age 40, it seemed like...
Fishing memories with my mom
Aaron MartensFor the next seven months, every cast I make will have a purpose. Every day on the water, every late night fiddling with tackle, every fish I catch – it’ll...
Fishing and family
Bernie SchultzDuring Classic Week, I couldn’t help but notice a recurring theme — one that was subtle at first, but by the end of the event became overwhelmingly pervasive. The theme?...
Open letter to: Louisiana flood victims
Don Barone“The road is long…” Dateline: Cajun Caring “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”~Mother Teresa Deep inside all of us, where lies the demons and the...
Florida is different
Kevin VanDamI just wrapped up the first day of the Bassmaster Elite event on the St. Johns River presented by Dick Cepek Tires and Wheels, and I had a pretty good...
Elite Series preparations
Fletcher ShryockIt was an incredible Bassmaster Classic and Edwin Evers is a worthy champion. Congratulations to Edwin, he was definitely overdue to win one. As I worked the Classic Expo floor in Tulsa...
This pond in Virginia…
Jacob PowroznikThere’s a pond in Prince George County, Virginia, that almost cost me my high school diploma. It doesn’t even have a name, but it darn near kept me from graduating...
A dream come true
Edwin EversThe past two weeks have been a blur. It started Sunday before last – the final day of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro. I had a big catch, but...