When the dog days of summer set in, and relief from summer’s swelter is hard to come by, boating bass with consistency can take on a whole new degree of difficulty. Bass stagger at varying depths, the midday bite tends to slow significantly, and many anglers find themselves covering substantial amounts of water in search …
Josh Boyd
As fishermen, our gear is essential. We all have particular items that, if given a choice, we will not fish without. This way of thinking tends to be universal among anglers, and we all cling to those pieces of equipment that make us more efficient when on the water. Even the nation’s top bass anglers …
Every year, anglers are forced to shift gears with the changing of seasons as bass come off bed and transition into the post-spawn period. In the weeks directly following the spawn, fishing can be tough, as bass often move to deeper water, and tend to not feed as actively as during other portions of the …
Every year for the past five-decades, one angler’s dreams have become a reality as they are crowned the Bassmaster Classic Champion. This moment stands as the pinnacle of most Classic winner’s careers, as their names are forever added to the list of anglers to take home the sport of bass fishing’s biggest prize. On March …
Collegiate bass fishing’s rise to mainstream notoriety in recent years has created a ripple effect across the landscape of competitive fishing. This ripple effect reaches far wider than many would have ever thought, influencing a whole generation of young anglers, and shaping the future of professional fishing simultaneously. Children who once aspired to go to …
Bass fishing is a game of matching wits and tactical prowess against the innate survival senses of one of the nation’s most prolific game fish. Some days an angler feels as if they can do no wrong, boating one bass after another. However, many days are spent pondering how best to pull lock-jawed fish from …