What I’ve learned going into my second season
It’s been nearly a year since the beginning of my rookie Elite season, and I remember I was nervous as all get out. I didn’t know if I would fare...
Fantasy Fishing: Start your engines
The first Elite Series event is looming near and as always the 2025 season will undoubtedly bring its fair share of opportunities and challenges. Not only does this go for...
New Elite: Tucker Smith
At the end of the 2024 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier (EQ) season, Alabamian Tucker Smith, a former Bassmaster High School All-American, sat at an impressive third place in the overall...
Elite Series pro Bill Lowen joins Zoom Bait Company Pro Team
Brookville, Ind. – January 22, 2025 – Talk to Brookville, Ind. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bill Lowen about his lure offerings and he will tell you that soft plastic baits are...
Line choices for beginners
When I started tournament fishing in the early 1990s, we didn’t have many choices when it came to fishing line. We had a couple different brands of monofilament and that...
Elite Man Caves: Randy Howell
Take a tour of Randy Howell's Man Cave shared with his son Laker.
New Elite: Andrew Loberg
After living in California for the first of his 29 years on planet Earth, Andrew Loberg left his family and friends on the West Coast and moved to Guntersville, Ala....
Working on weaknesses
I’m fortunate to have open water through the winter months near my home in Idaho where I can launch my bass boat to stay sharp. If you don’t fish for...
Revelations through the ice
A solid layer of ice has formed on my home lake, which is something that doesn’t happen very often. I took advantage of it recently and went ice fishing for...
Mentality of success
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Gerald Swindle refers to a positive mental attitude as PMA. It can completely change how you fish. It took me years to tap into PMA. I...
