The magnitude of winning
Kevin VanDamIn today’s society, it’s all about winning. It doesn’t matter whether it’s NASCAR, PGA, NBA, MLB or any sport, fans, media and sponsors of those sports gravitate toward winners. You...
Boat maintenance and success
Bernie SchultzThere is an indisputable truth in tournament fishing: No matter how many fish you catch or how big they are, if you can’t get them to the scales, they don’t...
One big fish and second place
Jason ChristieYou’re not going to win a tournament with one fish, but a good one can absolutely change the course of your event. For me, that one fish was a 9...
A few things about ‘that college kid’
Mark ZonaSo here is a question I’ve gotten a lot over the last couple of years, “Hey Z, is that college kid the real deal?” Hmm. Maybe right now is a...
Fishing for big ‘uns
Fletcher ShryockFor the people out there who know me fairly well it may come as a shock that I started deer hunting this past year. It was actually something my girlfriend...
The notebook of Matt Herren
Don Barone“Ring the bells…” Dateline: T-Bend “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”John Wooden Someone in Canada painted a house and my Grandfather never caught...
Lovin’ East Texas lakes
Kevin VanDamEvery time I come to East Texas, it brings back pleasant memories. The Bassmaster Elites are at Toledo Bend this weekend and we’re at nearby Sam Rayburn in May. I’ve...
A big giveaway to help kids
Skeet ReeseIt’s a new season, and it’s hard to believe we’re a quarter of the way through it already. I promise that we’ll get into the fishing stuff in my next...
Returning to Toledo Bend
Jason ChristieEvery year, it seems like there are two or three different stages of a tournament season; there’s the prespawn, the spawn and then we get into the summertime fishing. Weather...
Digging in this season
Aaron MartensToledo Bend is getting all kinds of wicked right now. By the time I finished practice on Wednesday, I was almost being blown off the deck by the wind, which...
