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“There are many routes to entering the professional ranks of the recreational fishing industry in addition to becoming a tournament angler,” says legendary saltwater fisherman, Louisiana guide and Redfish Lodge owner, Mike Frenette, “But there’s also a lot more to being a professional in every one of these fields than you might suspect.”
Trevor Wilburn and Kagen Hill of Century High School in Illinois have won the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Lay lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 19 pounds, 5 ounces. Photo by Chase Sansom/B.A.S.S.
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. — Despite enduring several painful losses, Arkansas rookie Joey Cifuentes III held on to sack up a final-round limit of 18 pounds, 7 ounces and win the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Lake Seminole with a four-day total of 85-2.
Joey Cifuentes III of Clinton, Ark., has won the 2023 Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Lake Seminole with a four-day total of 85 pounds, 2 ounces. Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
I ran across a couple of plastic baits while cleaning out some tackle boxes and I need some help figuring out how to fish them. My first thought was that they would be perfect for finesse fishing on a 6-pound line. Are these craws ideal for “finesse fishing?” What do your opinion?
A marine-related incident occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. A grandfather and his grandson were fishing in the current below Wilson Dam on Pickwick Lake. Both fishermen were thrown from their 1981,16-foot Bass Tracker fishing boat, which is a small aluminum bass boat-style boat.
This is a boat similar to the boat involved in the accident.
A-Rig and similar multi-lure/wire lures can get out of control when being stored. Here’s our solution. Simply wrap a small cable tie strap around the wires. Slide the cable tie down to store the rig and slide the plastic tie to the weighted head to fish. Simple, cheap, and effective.
