A surprise on April 1
My wife, Gwen, and I got a surprise on April 1, but it had nothing to do with the usual April Fool’s Day jokes. Rather, we got a beautiful blessing...
Swim buddies: Trailer selection is one of the keys to dialing in a swim jig presentation
One of the most fascinating parts of bass fishing is the process of refining a presentation down to the absolute finest details. Take swim jigs and their trailers. It seems like...
I wish I’d taken better care of my body
When you’re a pro angler, your body is your No. 1 asset. While we may not qualify as traditional high-intensity athletes, many of them have some things we don’t —...
Palaniuk’s back-to-basics battle on the Tennessee-Tombigbee
There’s a romance to river tournaments you just don’t find anywhere else in professional bass fishing.
The fading era of sight fishing
Growing up in South Georgia and North Florida, sight fishing for bass became one of my favorite ways to fish. I have always enjoyed watching bass on beds, learning the...
The origins of cut ice cream
Fans often ask about the origin of our “cut ice cream” tradition. I go out for ice cream with Tiff, the kids and our friend and videographer Kyle any time...
Iaconelli talks and teaches Tombigbee
Few anglers in the history of fishing have the ability break down their rational and explain their thoughts as effectively, articulately, or as entertainingly as Mike Iaconelli.
Big bass of Tenn-Tom
Jason Christie spins his ninth Bassmaster title in an event with no forward-facing sonar on a shallow river.
How Jason Christie won the Tennessee-Tombigbee Bassmaster Elite
In this Top Tackle video, Jason Christie breaks down his 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series victory at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Columbus, Mississippi. Christie relied on a few of his river...
