Jerkbait for all seasons
Kelley JayeI guess by now it’s no longer a secret that you can enjoy success with a jerkbait throughout the year, not just during the prespawn. If you had any doubt...
Fun fishing with mom and dad
Chad PipkensI don’t get to “fun” fish as much as I did before I got into the Bassmaster Elite Series. About the only time I get on the water away from...
Long worms, long bass
Drew BentonYou hear about long worms occasionally, but not nearly enough. They’re some of the best lures ever made when the water’s warm. They make for a slow and easy meal...
July Fourth and ICAST – 2019 is half gone
Matt HerrenWhere has the year gone? It seems like the year has flown by already. Two very important events to me will happen in the coming days, July the Fourth and...
Our friend Glenn
Bernie SchultzAfter more than 30 years of competing in B.A.S.S. tournaments, I’ve seen a lot of anglers come and go. Some I dig deep to remember, others I’ll never forget. Glenn...
A near miss for the ages
Bryan BrasherDuring the summer of 1997, I was in a period of professional transition. I had already accepted a job as the outdoors writer for The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newspaper in Georgia,...
Reflections on Guntersville win
Jamie HartmanIf I could choose one word to describe my Bassmaster Elite win on Guntersville it would be “solidified.” There was just this huge relief and after all the hard work,...
Why big bass get away
John CrewsThe short answer: Bass lures and most of the rest of our tackle are designed to catch 3- to 5-pound bass at best, and so are we. But that’s the...
Why bass bite plastics
Mark MenendezIn this first column on why bass bite certain lures we’ll talk about plastics. In later columns we’ll look at crankbaits and topwater plugs. They’re all a little different in...
If you can take the heat
James Hall“Stick your hand into the fire and see how much you can take.” That’s Bassmaster Elite Series pro Drew Benton’s formula for climbing to the highest ranks in professional bass...
