Fishing History

Nobody knows when the very first fish was caught using a rod and reel, but we do have a painting “Angler on a Wintry Lake,” painted in 1195 by Ma Yuan, featuring the … Read the rest

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Open: Cox on a roll May 24, 2019

DAYTON, Tenn.— Call what John Cox is doing on Lake Chickamauga right now as an end-around play in football terms. In fishing terms, he is pulling a trick play by scoring big in shallow water, while nearly everyone else is betting on the come offshore for migrating postspawn fish.

Craig Lamb

Dialing in electronics May 24, 2019

Using today’s high-tech electronics makes it easy to locate the textbook offshore habitat favored by largemouth on current-driven fisheries during the hot summer months.

Craig Lamb

Sweatpants Mike, Scratchy and the Weasel May 24, 2019

A huge part of my fishing education took place off the water, in the aisles of a tackle shop called Triangle Sports in Antioch, Ill.

Chris Groh

Meet the Elites: Greg DiPalma May 24, 2019

Try and try again, and even then you might not succeed. That's the brutal reality of pro fishing. But Millville, N.J., pro Greg DiPalma would have none of that, and 2019 marked the culmination of his lifelong quest to finally fish the Bassmaster Elite Series.

Jon Storm

Cox holds onto Day 2 lead May 24, 2019

DAYTON, Tenn.

David A. Brown

B.A.S.S. High School Wildcard event set for Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland May 23, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — High school bass fishing teams from around the country are being invited to participate in the new Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School School Wildcard presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Lake Cumberland, Kentucky.

B.A.S.S. Communications

Fischer takes Hobie Bass Open on Kentucky Lake May 23, 2019

Oceanside, Calif.

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Open: Cox leads Day 1 May 23, 2019

DAYTON, Tenn. — Consistency eluded John Cox, but the Debary, Fla., pro picked his way to a five-bass limit of 26 pounds, 11 ounces that leads the first round of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Chickamauga.

B.A.S.S. Communications

Zona’s two-day seminar May 23, 2019

Not too long after the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at Fort Gibson Lake was postponed I received a call from Mark Zona. He invited me to go fishing with him up in his neighborhood and do some filming for Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show.

Chris Zaldain

Chickamauga heating up May 23, 2019

DAYTON, Tenn. — Stay shallow or go deep? What could be perceived as a sideline conversation between a football coach and his players has similar meaning this week at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open.

Craig Lamb

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