Columnists

How I will fish Guntersville

Brandon Lester

This week is stop number seven of the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season on Lake Guntersville. I think this is the earliest in my eight years on the Elite Series...

Luck of the draw

Bernie Schultz

Ask any competitor on tournament day where they’d like to be in the takeoff order and “earlier the better” will normally be their response. Competitive drive combined with the excitement...

Persistence pays off at James River

Brandon Palaniuk

As I drove from my Bassmaster Opens victory at the James River back to Alabama for the next Elite Series tournament, I thought about the meaning of this one. It’s...

I see a lot of comments on social media these days suggesting B.A.S.S. should explore the idea of banning forward-facing, real-time electronics like Garmin LiveScope, Lowrance LiveSight and the much-rumored...

Gear

Anglers can’t always use what they want

Jeff Gustafson

For most of us that fish the Bassmaster Elite Series, sponsorships are a very important part of keeping us out there on the road. As a regular guy, I probably...

A local uprising

Rick Clunn

When I was doing quite well early in my career, a local angler asked me how I was able to find the best spots on the lake and out-fish locals...

I try to stay consistent

Wes Logan

Over the past few years I’ve led several big tournaments but never won one of them. I suppose I was waiting to do it on my home lake, although I...

Gear

My midseason electronics update

John Crews

Back in early February I wrote a column — Three brands of electronics — detailing why I was going with all three major brands of electronics. I also promised a couple of...

How I will fish Neely Henry

Brandon Lester

This week is stop number six of the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season, which is pretty crazy. Normally at this time of the year, we are just getting going, but...

How-To

Where did they go?

Bill Lowen

You know, sometimes you have to ask yourself, where did they go? And then, you don’t have the answer. It seems like after my win at the 2021 Guaranteed Rate...