Mitchell Forde • Bass Pro Tour
Throughout the first two days of Suzuki Marine Stage 4 Presented by Plano, Jacob Wheeler worried that every scorable bass he caught hampered his chances of winning his 11th Bass Pro Tour event.
The key to Wheeler’s success was making multiple casts to the best spots and getting his bait as far under the docks as possible. Photo by Tyler Brinks
Written by David A. Brown – Photography by Andy Crawford
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Despite his 30-plus years of tournament fishing, Jason Christie was delighted to admit he was wrong about the Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
A member of our audience recently provided correspondence between himself and the fishing authorities in Tennessee. The narrative explains his position regarding the impact of the Bill Dance Giant Bass Open [March 21-22] on fish mortality and the response of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
By Ronnie McDonald
Publisher & Editor
Before 1972, I had done a little cat fishing, and that was it. So being ignorant about bass fishing is an understatement.
Mitchell Forde • Bass Pro Tour
WACO, Texas — Zack Birge ran away with the win at Champion Teamwear Stage 3 Presented by MillerTech by boating scorable bass at a rate no one could match.
Mercury pro Dustin Connell landed the four biggest bass of Stage 3. Photo by Tyler Brinks.
You might remember seeing this series of cartoons years ago and might recognize the old terminology.
Fishing Hole.
Eddie Plemons
By Eddie Plemons, President Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation
I was there, working for B.A.S.S., when the late Bryan Kershal [a B.A.S.S. Nation member] won the Classic. I drove him back the 50-mile trip the second day when he knew that he would take the lead. The excitement in that truck was amazing. He was beside himself, blowing his whistle.
Written by Curtis Niedermier Photography by Andy Crawford
B.A.S.S. Nation angler Dylan Nutt wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour with a three-day total of 66 pounds, 13 ounces! Nutt becomes the second B.A.S.S. Nation angler to ever win the Classic.
Southern Fishing News publishes bass fishing news articles, tackle tips, tournament info and angler photos to an established readership of dedicated, fishing enthusiasts.
Our center of publication and local coverage is the north Alabama region. Our online news carries on the tradition of Southern Fishing dating back to the late 1970's with the Southern Fishing Television Show, then the print publication Southern Fishing.
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