Mud scratchers, mustangs and ‘rookies’
Mark ZonaTo say I’m a little pumped for the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season to start would be like saying I was sort of into hair bands back in the early...
Winning AOY title fulfills a lifelong dream
Clark WendlandtI can’t tell you how much winning the 2020 Bassmaster Angler of Year title has meant to me. This has been a dream of mine since long before I started...
Why we fish: Memories
Don Barone“When I was a kid there were creek chubs in a stream, I started with a stick, line and a Christmas tree hook…I was 3 years old.”— Arthur Ahalt Dateline:...
If you’ve got it, you’ve got it
Brandon PalaniukAs we enter a new season of fishing, we’ll have a new crop of Bassmaster Elite Series first-year competitors. There will be another group of anglers looking to make the...
Here we go again
Chris ZaldainIt’s been a while since I’ve had this opportunity so I first want to bring you up to date on my world. Trait and I are both healthy. Trait’s dad...
Changing sponsors midstream
Bernie SchultzIf you follow competitive fishing, you know sponsorships change — not only for anglers, but for tournament organizations as well. It’s almost like a revolving door; you never know who’s...
Making the most of the offseason
Chad MorgenthalerIt seems like the tumultuous 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season ended yesterday, and we’re already off and running for 2021. That means we had to use our “downtime” wisely because...
Winter bass bait options
Mark MenendezAcross much of the country water temperatures have dropped through the 50-degree range and in some places they’re touching the dreaded 40-degree mark. That can make fishing a little slow,...
Looking forward on and off the water
Patrick WaltersIt has been almost three months since my season-ending victory at Texas Fest on Lake Fork, and I’m still trying to digest what that victory will mean for my career...
Small crankbaits can heat up cold water fishing
Gary ClouseAnglers who don’t think of shallow crankbaits as a good choice for cold water are mistaken. You would be surprised how shallow the fish can get even when the water...
