Rare is the daily newspaper writer who understands and embraces the sport of bass fishing. Alabama has Alan Clemons, but Arkansas has a good one too in Bryan Hendricks. He writes for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and is onsite for every major championship. To check out the story he published today on Arkansans fishing the Cup, click here.
The unfortunate truth is that nationwide, newspapers are rapidly cutting or eliminating their coverage of the outdoors. Your hometown paper may have already slashed its outdoor coverage. It's always worth it to take a moment to respond to an outdoor reporter, or the editorial board of a newspaper, and let them know you value outdoor coverage. Become more than a squeaky wheel, and maybe we'll all get a bucket of oil, instead of a drip.
