Every angler needs to do their part
Chad MorgenthalerThe 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season will mark my 17th year as a full-time professional angler. While it’s hard to think back to life before I hit the road, I...
My duck hunting obsession
Seth FeiderMany of my Bassmaster Elite Series peers are obsessed with golf, deer hunting or some other offseason hobby. Maybe they just fish. But the thing that keeps me going when...
Don’t blink
Matt HerrenI don’t know if any of y’all are like me, but sometimes a song hits you when you’re riding down the road and the emotions of life just kind of...
Spring vs. summer Classics
Keith CombsWe’re less than three months away from the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk. The eyes of the bass fishing world will all focus on Lake Guntersville,...
The short road home
Bernie SchultzAs most of you know, B.A.S.S. recently announced the return of former Bassmaster Elite Series pros Brandon Palaniuk and Gerald Swindle. The news sent a shockwave through the sport, particularly...
Becoming a bass gypsy
Chris GrohAbout a decade ago I got a big image of a gypsy woman tattooed on my body and now life is finally going to imitate art. I’m going full-time gypsy...
Heading back to B.A.S.S.
Randy BlaukatIn my 30-plus years as a full-time professional angler, myself and other veterans have never remotely seen the changes we witnessed in this sport in 2019. While we can debate...
Take care of yourself, your way
Chris ZaldainSeveral weeks ago I wrote a column about me becoming more comfortable in my own skin, doing what works for me. I was talking about fishing. What I said then...
Keeping sharp in the offseason
Jesse TacoronteMany anglers look forward to off time after a long tournament season, with fall hunting providing a break from the on-the-water grind. Me? I don’t hunt. All I care about...
Winter smallmouth transformation
Brandon CardI live in east Tennessee where I’m blessed to be able to fish 12 months a year. The smallmouth fishing can be really good here in wintertime on our highland...