My 2021 Opens summary
John GarrettSo, your plan to become a professional bass fisherman is leading you from local and regional tournament competition to the national scene and competing on the Bassmaster Open tournament series,...
Made for this
James HallBruce Akin won our company Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing league for the past two years in a row. I’m a little on the competitive side, so I chalked up the...
Ike ponders next move
Bryan BrasherThere’s no arguing that New Jersey pro Michael Iaconelli is one of the more colorful characters in the history of professional bass fishing. He’s been known to pull a prank...
I owe my writing career to Aaron Martens
Pete RobbinsOver the past 17 years, I’ve written tens of thousands of words about professional bass fishing. I’ve covered dozens of events, and I’ve been all over the country and the...
R.I.P. Aaron Martens
Don BaroneHe stood alone in the dark parking lot looking straight up at the nighttime sky. And he started to twirl around in circles, and suddenly, magically, children from all over...
The Iditarod of fishing
Rick ClunnPeople often ask why I make the 25-hour trek to Nevada to fish the U.S. Open on Lake Mead. I first fished the tournament in 1981 and have fished it 25...
Back to the hardware store
Luke PalmerWhen you look at the Bassmaster Elite Series, we all spend our offseason a little differently. For me, it’s back to the 5 1/2-day work weeks at our family hardware...
Pay attention to crankbait sounds
Keith CombsI’ve cashed checks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of my career on Strike King crankbaits, and the 6XD in particular. If you tie one on under...
Think fast and small this fall
Chris ZaldainThe last few days have been busy. I’ve been getting my boat ready for the new owner. A part of that is removing the waypoints from my electronics. That got...
The Mercer effect
Bryan BrasherThe people I work with here in the office at B.A.S.S. have heard me talk a lot about a good friend named Beau Partee. He sounds a little like an...
