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Classic Experience Was Chock-Full Of Highlights
It's the dream of every bass angler out there to fish in the Bassmaster Classic. The Classic is by far ...More

Valuable Information With Some Entertainment Mixed In
Entertaining. Enlightening. Educational. There might even be a few more "E" words that ...More

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Sonar Sound-Off: Classic Experience Was Chock-Full Of Highlights
It's the dream of every bass angler out there to fish in the Bassmaster Classic. The Classic is by far the largest fishing tournament in the ... More
2/26/2010

The Bass University: Valuable Information With Some Entertainment Mixed In
Entertaining. Enlightening. Educational. There might even be a few more "E" words that could be used to describe a session of More
1/28/2010

No-Info Rules Serve Valuable Purpose
(Editor's note: BassFan Bo Crawford lives in Alabaster, Ala. and is host of The Armchair Anglers podcast, which can found on iTunes or at ... More
1/25/2010

Big Medicine
(Editor's note: Rob Newell is a longtime freelance outdoor writer who covers freshwater and saltwater fishing. BassFans likely recognize ... More
1/21/2010

Major Tours Must Start Capitalizing On Opportunities
(Editor's note: Randy Blaukat competed on the Bassmaster Tour for 20 years and the FLW Tour for 13, fishing more than 300 tournaments with ... More
1/13/2010

A Deafening Silence
If you're watching the web, or BassFan, for information about the Genmar bankruptcy auction to be held this Thursday, you've likely noticed ... More
1/4/2010

Bursting Bubble: What The Ranger Sale Really Means
The events of this week have shown us just how tenuous major-league bass fishing truly is. It's the final pop of the decade's fishing bubble ... More
10/31/2009

The Crawford Plan
The FLW Tour crowned its champion at the Forest Wood Cup a few months ago and BASS recently declared its Angler of the Year (AOY) after the ... More
10/9/2009

Post-Season Postscript
I made a lot of noise about BASS's new post-season in a previous opinion ... More
9/23/2009

No Room For Cross-Scheduling
As I noted previously, my disappointment in the 2010 tour schedules ... More
8/13/2009

BASS's Retreat
I'm probably not the only one disappointed by the 2010 schedule announcements. In fact, I see the schedules as a major retreat by both leagues. ... More
8/5/2009

Pro-Active Approach To High Mortality
(Steve Chaconas has been covering pro bass fishing for 20 years. Currently he writes for BoatUS Trailering, Woods & Waters USA, The Sportsman's ... More
7/15/2009

Let's Sit Down
Many years ago Ray Scott, Bob Cobb and I saw the horsepower race coming and we took steps to slow it down by installing a 150hp limit in BASS ... More
6/9/2009

Simpler Dreams
Okay, so now we're bass fishermen who have to worry about class systems, bankruptcies, inventory financing and who knows what else? I'm still ... More
6/9/2009

What Will Tomorrow Bring?
I've spent the better part of the past day and a half on the phone with folks all over the industry – boat manufacturers, tackle companies, ... More
6/3/2009

How Many Horses?
Like a lot of you, I'm shocked that Genmar has filed for Chapter 11. But when I think about it, maybe I'm more shocked that I'm actually shocked. ... More
6/2/2009

Langill/Duckett: No Gray Area On Day 3
The Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series and the Kevin Langill/Boyd Duckett incidents that occurred at that event are now 3 weeks into the rear-view ... More
5/30/2009

Farewell, And Hopefully We'll Meet Again
(Editor's note: Chris Jones was employed by FLW Outdoors from 2002 until earlier this month. He was a popular tournament director and emcee ... More
5/27/2009

Not All Newcomers Are Rookies
BASS isn't averse to making changes to the Bassmaster Elite Series whenever it feels that an alteration is warranted, so I'd like to suggest ... More
5/4/2009

Cut Calls: One Bad, One Good
A .500 batting average on decisions with regard to fairness is nothing to shout about. But give BASS some credit – the organization didn't make ... More
4/5/2009
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