Shad spawn feast or famine
Michael IaconelliI was onto to the shad spawn even before I began fishing professionally. It happens year after year, and it’s very predictable. It develops immediately after the bass are getting...
Fighting the postspawn funk
Bryan NewOf all the stages a bass goes through, the postspawn is probably the most challenging for anglers. You can still find plenty of fish, but a lot of times, it’s...
Everything will be going at Wheeler
Bobby LaneBefore I started the official practice period for the Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier at Wheeler Lake, I stuffed my rod locker with 37 rods. Every rod has a different bait...
Expecting Elite success, not wins
Luke PalmerWinning the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite Series event at Santee Cooper Lakes totally shocked me. It doesn’t seem right. I did not expect to win here. I don’t know if you...
Winning lifts the weight
Drew BentonNow that I have won the Marathon Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Murray, I feel more relaxed. It’s like I had a weight lifted off my chest. Not winning has...
Another year, same old Ike
Bryan BrasherBassmaster Elite Series pro Mike Iaconelli has long been known as one of the fiercest competitors in pro bass fishing — and one who doesn’t always handle failure well in...
The keeper, still
James HallSometimes I feel a bit like Bob Ross. You know, the guy on TV with the big hair that painted landscapes? While painting, he, on occasion, would have “happy accidents.”...
How bass fishing changed my life
Kip Burba2005 Nearly twenty years ago I was nearing the end of my second deployment to Iraq when I stumbled across a Bassmaster magazine. As I turned the pages, I noticed...
Beating competition burnout
Louis MonettiIn my last two columns, I talked about some really great stuff. My early years in fishing — college edition coming soon — and the Bassmaster Classic. Those are things...
It’s time for the bass to chase me
Bobby LaneIn the first Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier events at Eufaula and Toledo Bend, I did what I love to do. I chased bass in shallow water. It didn’t pay off....
