Bright spots during dark times
Mark ZonaFor the past five months, we have to ask ourselves where we are going as a country. Where are we going as a family? Where does all of this end up?...
Heat and the summer bite
Scott MartinTiming is always important in fishing, but it’s particularly relevant to summers in the South. That’s because the dog days heat plays a key role in when and where the...
The Tiniest ‘Pip’
Don Barone“It’s been amazing, travel being what it is, I’ve been able to spend every day of my baby daughter’s first three months, with her, holding her.”— Chad PipkensElite anglerDad to...
No surgery required
Mark MenendezI got some really good news just a couple of days ago. I don’t need surgery for my back injury. That takes a load off of my mind. I was...
Could it be 1979 all over again?
Thom AbrahamLet me take you on a little trip down memory lane. It was February 1979. For the first time in its history, the Daytona 500 was being broadcast live, flag...
How I will fish St. Clair
Brandon LesterThis week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event is my fourth career visit to Lake St. Clair. We are here much earlier in the year this year, so, as always, each time...
Loughran has time on his side
Pete RobbinsEd Loughran is understandably proud of his sixth-place finish at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, the best of his young Elite Series career, but he’s more anxious to talk...
Boat position and the ‘perfect’ cast
Gary ClouseA huge factor in being a successful bass angler is the importance of boat position. And I don’t mean in general terms, such as staying away from the target or...
My New York swing
Destin DeMarionWell, we just wrapped up our New York swing for the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season. Expectations are something that can warp our views on how something will go and...
Grass is grass
Cory JohnstonI’m a grass fisherman. I grew up fishing grass in Ontario, and I cut my teeth flipping milfoil, cane, pads, pencil reeds – a bit of everything. That’s why Florida...