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SCENERY, LOTS OF SPOTS AT SMITH LAKE
Black Warrior River. It's a great name that conjures images of the deep south in another time. This lake was tamed by the building of...


A MAN FOCUSED ON SUCCESS
He had been fishing tournaments off and on since the 70's but he’d decided never to attend a Bassmaster Classic unless he was fishing it....


FALL SALMON: YOU CATCH IT, YOU COOK IT
For many, it would not be fall without the Salmon run, and if you are going to fish for salmon, you need to have a good recipe to reap...


DON’T “FALL” INTO COMPLACENCY
The height of the fall run is right around the corner. The anticipation and excitement for surf fisherman is intoxicating. However, we...


NORM! CHEERS TO LAKE NORMAN, NC
Big power companies usually get a bad rap from outdoor advocates. But that has not stopped Duke Energy from pushing the fishing industry...


PUT IN THE WORK, INDIAN RIVER WILL REWARD
We have featured a lot of saltwater fishing hotspots- from Cape Cod to Cape May, and from the Montauk Lighthouse to the Barnagat Light....


WOOING HIS WAY TO A CLASSIC WIN
It was 1975, and there was a budding pro angler working at McLean Trucking in South central Virginia. His boss was kind enough to...


NO MATTER THE NAME, FISHERMEN CALL IT FUN
Want to get on the dolphin? No need to go south any more, thanks to the warming ocean. You can get into them offshore in New Jersey....


BIG DREAMS, BIG STAGE, B.A.S.S. NATION
In 1968, a framework to unite bass fishermen throughout the world was created in the form of B.A.S.S. affiliated clubs. B.A.S.S. clubs do...


FROM WINNING IT TO CALLING IT, HITE IS A CLASSIC
Some people thought the world as we knew it would end at midnight 12/31/99. Davy Hite never believed he would be the last Bassmaster...


HOOKED ON GAMAKATSU- ADVANTAGE PROCESS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
It is interesting that the world’s oldest fish hooks made from sea snail shells were discovered in Okinawa Island- a part of Japan. The...


CLASSIC WINNER ’93 CRANKED HIS WAY TO HOF CAREER
David Fritts’ interest in fishing started early. His aunt, Becky Sowers, noticed that interest and nurtured it by taking him fishing more...


HE TRADED A TROWEL FOR A ROD & REEL
He grew up in rural Nebraska where he had been interested in fishing as far back as he can remember. His father died when he was very...


MIXED BAG POSSIBILITIES MAKE ONEIDA POPULAR TOURNAMENT STOP
Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within the state of New York. Sometimes referred to as the thumb of the Finger Lakes, Oneida has...


HELPING MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE FOR 50 YEARS
Born in Oklahoma, Ron Pierce first dream of his own hand-built boat was manifest in a boat he stored on at his parent’s home and ran with...


CLASSIC ’94: AN AMATEUR HOISTS THE TROPHY
Bryan Kerchal grew up in Newtown, Connecticut, and graduated from high school there in 1989. He briefly attended Salem State University,...


INVASION MADE SMALLMOUTH FISHING A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME
The Round Goby is a bottom-dwelling fish native to central Eurasia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Round gobies have...


SNAPPER, SHRIMP & MARGARITA SAUCE
My friend Alisa Johnson is off snapper and grouper fishing this weekend with her family, so the idea of PAN SEARED RED SNAPPER & SHRIMP...


WHAT'S IN A NAME, WOULD A FLUKE TASTE AS SWEET?
Flounder is a favorite saltwater target. It’s fun to catch, delicious to eat, and it is fairly common along the Atlantic coast and around...


NOTHING SPELLS SUMMER LIKE GRILLED CATFISH
In many parts of our country, nothing says summer like catfishing. And where there is catfishing there is the very delicious Grilled...


FISHING HISTORIC LAKE CHAMPLAIN
The MLF5 Pro Circuit Event #6 on Lake Champlain will launch from Plattsburgh, NY July 29th, but for this historic Lake that has witnesses...


CLASSIC '82 WON BY AN INNOVATOR
He was a 7 year-old fishing for blue gills on his uncle’s Mississippi farm when a bass engulfed a gill he was reeling. He started casting...


THREE PARTS SKILL ONE PART LUCK FOR GENTLEMAN GEORGE'S CLASSIC WINS
When George Cochran began his fishing as a child in Arkansas, he did it on the QT since his father wasn’t a big fan of fishing. That...


HE IS FOREVER THE FIRST WORLD CHAMP
Though the trophy, the prize money and the name of the tournament have changed over the years – Bass Masters Classic, BASS Masters...
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