News Stories & Fishing Articles

Bassmaster Elite angler and Whitewater Fishing Pro, Wesley Gore, spills the beans on wintertime bass.

While the tendency is to lay low after hunting and ready for the holiday season, anglers in the know are getting after it while the getting’s good. That means largemouth and spotted bass action [and smallmouth] on reservoirs below the Mason-Dixon line for those who know the patterns. The fishing can be epic…

Photo courtesy of B.A.S.S. (SFN FX)

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Mitchell Forde • Major League Lessons

When Paul Elias first introduced the bass fishing world to the Alabama rig with his rout on Lake Guntersville in October 2011, the contraption seemed like the magic bullet anglers had long been waiting for, capable of eliciting strikes from big bass no matter how tough the bite.

Mercury pro Colby Miller has won lots of money with an Alabama rig during the coldest months of the year. Photo by Rob Matsuura.

Jump into our time machine as we dial back to 2001 on Cedar Creek in North Alabama.

Written by Andrew Canulette, Photography by Dalton Tumblin

ANDERSON, S.C. — There is no sorrow when you’re head of the pack on the final day of the TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Team Championship. In fact, smiles abounded for Peyton Sorrow and Dalton Head on Thursday after they posted a commanding win on Lake Hartwell.

High Stakes on Guntersville Reservoir

Abdiel Vallejo-Lopez, Staff Writer

Back in November, just before sunrise, 200 anglers launched their boats into the misty waters of Guntersville Reservoir, marking the start of the inaugural Ultimate Angler Championship.

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