Columnists

An exciting time for bass tackle

Kevin VanDam

Next week kicks off one of my favorite events of the year – the ICAST show. It’s when all of the tackle manufacturers come together to unveil new products for...

Talking yourself off a great fishing spot

Brent Ehrler

To some degree, these columns on Bassmaster.com are almost a form of therapy for me. As I try to vet through my decision-making processes and strategies on the water, I’m...

A look back … and ahead

Edwin Evers

We’re way past halftime in the Bassmaster Elite Series season, but we’re taking a break for ICAST, so it’s a natural time for a little self-evaluation. It’s hard to be...

A Father’s Day tradition

Matt Lee

Last year Jordan and I started a Father’s Day tradition with our dad, Bruce. It’s pretty cool. We hope to continue it for a long time. (My dad really is...

Hot water, shallow bass

Bill Lowen

Don’t believe everything you read about the big bass moving deep in the summertime. There are plenty of them to be caught shallow. And yes, I know the water’s over...

The enigma: Steve Kennedy

Don Barone

“But baby, remember…” Dateline: Cayuga Lake “I’m an enigma, an unknown. You can’t really figure out what I’m going to do next. I like it like that.”~ Emmitt Smith I...

Fishing the dog days of summer

Casey Ashley

Man, it sure felt nice fishing in New York. But while the northern part of the country’s all nice and cool, the rest of us are sweating within a couple...

Evers’ commitment to Healing Heroes

Steve Bowman

In March we all watched as Edwin Evers put together a magical day during the finale of the Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake. I was one of the lucky ones...

That Cayuga hospitality

Greg Vinson

It’s a long drive from Cayuga Lake to Alabama. In between visiting the Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa., with my family and sitting in traffic jams, I had a...

Rules are rules: Whistleblowing

Bernie Schultz

By now, you’ve probably heard about Greg Hackney’s disqualification during the Cayuga Lake event. It was an unfortunate situation, and one that saddened a number of people, including many of...