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Every year a group of buddies go on a three-day bass fishing/camping trip to a remote lake in the Adirondacks of New York. Some of them have been going for over 20 years. I was invited to join around a dozen years ago and haven’t missed one since. It

You are in the 2022 Bassmaster Classic. It’s your second appearance. How does it feel to be out there? I love Hartwell because it has clear water. It is deep. And it has spotted bass. Spotted bass are very good for me because they are like smallmouth

It’s your turn to write a cutline for your favorite magazine. Follow B.A.S.S. on Instagram (@bass_nation) and comment with a clever caption on this cartoon that will be posted on our feed on Feb. 7, 2022. If your caption is chosen, it will be printed

For years, the Rat-L-Trap was the hot prespawn lure, but now guys are throwing ChatterBaits. Is there a time and place for each during the prespawn? Aaron Adams, Fayetteville, Ark. I always have both tied onto rods that time of year as they serve two

Downtown Greenville is the most convenient option for fans interested in catching the weigh-ins at Bon Secours Wellness Arena and the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo at the Greenville Convention Center. Weigh-ins are located within walking distance

TOURNAMENT ANGLERS OFTEN talk of the cunning strategy needed to capture five competitive bass, but consider the savvy required for a civilian to pull off military moves so significant that geographic references would forever memorialize their name. S

EVERY YEAR THE talent level at the Bassmaster Classic goes up a notch. Each angler vying to be the 2022 Bassmaster Classic champion has proved his ability. That is true whether they qualified for bass fishing’s premier event via the Elite Series, the

THE BASSMASTER CLASSIC always presents unique challenges, but the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk likely will demand more versatility and flexibility in angler tactics. That’s how you have to fish Lake Hartwell, acc

Date: March 22, 2021 Venue: Lake Q, a flatland reservoir Water: Murky to clear, 58 degrees Weather: Partly cloudy, gusty, high of 72 Pro: Bernie Schultz, 67, Gainesville, Fla. Schultz has fished B.A.S.S. events for 35 years and has qualified for nine

LET’S JUST SAY this “dog” will hunt. It’s called the Inu rig and, from all accounts, this semi S-shaped configuration with a central connection and killer motion appears destined to be the next big thing. (Stand by for canine clarification.) Clichéd

WITH THE BEGINNING of the new year, I can now say that my byline has appeared in Bassmaster for over 50 years. I’ve written for this magazine pretty much nonstop since 1971, when Ray Scott’s newly formed Bass Anglers Sportsman Society was rapidly gai

BOBBY MURRAY IS a doctor. Not in the sense of he’s checking your pulse and giving you a couple of aspirin with instructions to call him in the morning kind of doctor, but he’s got a Ph. D. That endowment comes from decades of on-the-water experience.

IF, PERCHANCE, YOU happened to be around Alabama’s Lay Lake the first week of December in 2020, you probably remember seeing the final Bassmaster Eastern Open of the tournament season taking place, and you might have even noticed an aluminum fishing

Marc Frazier likes it this way. The 29-year-old Elite Series pro from Newnan, Ga., likes the chill in the air, the unpredictability of conditions and the steady buildup to prespawn from mid-February to mid-March around the South. He likes it because

Considering the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk is being held on Lake Hartwell in early March, you can almost bet that an underspin will get some play time from the Classic competitors. The underspin has long been a

Water type: Prespawn staging on a Southern grass lake Water temp: Mid- to upper 50s Clarity: 1 to 2 feet Depth: 2 to 10 feet Structure: Points, channel swings, isolated rock Cover: Healthy new grass, laydowns, docks Forage: Shad, bluegill, crawfish W

Old Town’s BigWater PDL 132 features the same hull design with a lifetime warranty as the venerable Predator PDL, as well as the PDL propeller drive with its 5-year warranty and bulletproof reputation. Our pal Don Roth recently bought one in the new

1 This is a photo I took while fishing the FLW collegiate national championship on the Red River with my friend. It was the last college tournament I fished, and we ended up eighth. Sometimes the beauty of a moment on the water just makes you stop an