Columnists

Sturgeon Bay small talk

Cory Johnston

Although it was disappointing to have the Fort Gibson Bassmaster Elite Series stop postponed, I never like to waste an opportunity to go smallmouth fishing. So instead of heading home,...

When we’re not competing in tournaments or working sports shows, many Bassmaster Elite Series pros are busy fulfilling other obligations. That may include special, on-the-water events — some for charitable...

Summertime keys

Jesse Tacoronte

We hit the halfway mark of the Bassmaster Elite Series season in May at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Lake Fork. Man, it was a slugfest, with two of...

My midseason assessment

Jake Whitaker

With the first five Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments in the books, I figured it was time for a midseason assessment of how I’m doing. I’m currently in 41st place in...

Transitioning to the postspawn phase

Brandon Card

The first three Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments of 2019 had us fishing for prespawn and spawning bass. I anticipated that I would be catching mainly postspawn bass at the next...

Life’s lessons from sports

Rick Clunn

You don’t have to be a good athlete to be a good angler, but if you look around the Bassmaster Elite Series, you will find a number of guys who...

Feeling at home on Lake Fork

Brock Mosley

Spending time away from home can be one of the most challenging parts of a professional fisherman’s life, but it’s nice when the tournament’s host city makes you feel like...

I want another shot at Fork

Keith Combs

First off, congratulations to Brandon Cobb. He came to my home state of Texas and put together a dream week, totaling 114 pounds to win his second big blue trophy...

My support team

Hunter Shryock

Felicia and I married on March 9, 2019. I met her four years ago, just prior to gaining my first sponsors, Abu Garcia and Berkley. It almost seems like fate...

Keep your boat dry

Mark Menendez

Water is the element we all deal with, sometimes loving it and sometimes cursing it. But it’s always there and that means we have to deal with it in places...