Haulin' Bass

Along with warm temperatures and long days, summer brings topwater action to bass anglers. Now is one of the best times of the year to catch fish on surface presentations. [Read more →]

Officials from Careco Multimedia, The Bass Federation Inc. and VERSUS today announce plans for the new Association of Collegiate Anglers Bass Fishing Series (CBFS) designed to establish the sport as a long-term, sustainable activity. The series, featuring 13 half-hour shows, is produced by Careco Multimedia and will air weekend mornings on VERSUS beginning July 2009. [Read more →]

Dianna Clark, the 2006 Toyota Women’s Bassmaster Tour Angler of the Year, pulled out of her 2008 season slump Saturday by landing her third victory in the Women’s Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors, trumping the field by almost 8 pounds. [Read more →]

Three weeks of intense scouting on Old Hickory Lake paid off Thursday for Janet Parker of Little Elm, Texas, when she took the lead with 10 pounds, 12 ounces, in the third event of the 2008 season on the Women’s Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors. [Read more →]

With the Memorial Day traditional start of the recreational boating season now passed, you’d think the owners of this country’s 18 million boats would be in good spirits.

However, under threat of a new, onerous and potentially costly EPA permit program to be in place by September 30 of this year, recreational boaters and anglers have only a short time to encourage their Senators and Representatives in Congress to support the “Clean Boating Act of 2008.” The bill would retain a 35-year-old exemption under the Clean Water Act of 1972 for “normal operational” discharges from recreational boats, such as deck run-off from rain or engine cooling water. [Read more →]