Columnists

My take on dock fishing

Jake Whitaker

I love to fish docks. They produce bass for me from the prespawn through the postspawn and right on through the summer months. Docks are a high priority for me...

Don’t wait too long

Bill Lowen

This is about the time many anglers start thinking about fishing again. The problem is all they do is think about it while they wait for the warm winds and...

Spawning skill sets

Jamie Hartman

In my spare time, one of my hobbies is poker — Texas hold ‘em. When I lived in New York, I was close to a casino so I played a...

The roller coaster

Jeff Gustafson

For many of us, the “highs” of tournament competition are what makes competing in bass tournaments so fun. No matter what level we’re fishing, we want to catch big fish...

The top of my bucket list

Dave Precht

You learn a lot about people when you spend a day in the boat with them, and most of what you learn is good. Ernest Hemingway apparently didn’t relish the...

The first national bass tournament, part 2

Bernie Schultz

In part 1 of this column, I began the story of the “National Fresh Water Bass Tournament” that took place in 1928. Some history buffs believe it to be the...

Reflecting on St. Johns

Cory Johnston

I finished up the St. Johns late Sunday and just finished day 1 of practice of Lake Lanier. We didn’t pull out of Palatka until about 7:30 Sunday night, then...

Three big inspirations

James Hall

“Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams. That’s what the Elite Series represents to not only these pros, but to any angler …” Drew Cook took a shot to the face...

That big bass thing I talked about

Mark Menendez

Those of you who follow this column know I wrote a giant bass piece in late January. In fact, I wrote a column about how tough it is to catch a...

Getting in gear

Hunter Shryock

I use reels that have different gear ratios to help me overcome the diverse fishing situations I face on the Bassmaster Elite Series. I keep several spare baitcasting and spinning...

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