A Smallmouth Sticker from the “Bass Chaplain”

by | Jul 11, 2021 | Elites

Chris Wells doesn’t have to be out here. He could just as easily stay home and pastor a church full time in South Carolina. Instead, he combines a passion for our Savior and bass fishing to serve as our Chaplain, traveling the country ministering to a bunch of us...

Schmitt Maintains Lead At Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Champlain

by | Jul 10, 2021 | Elites

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — To hear Bryan Schmitt talk there isn’t a single bass left in Lake Champlain. They’re all gone. Just vanished. But don’t buy any of it for a second. Bryan Schmitt, of Deale, Md., is leading after Day 3 of the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite...

Disappears into the Water Column

by | Jul 10, 2021 | Tips & Reviews

Cypress, CA (July 9, 2021) – Monofilament is dead. The original nylon based, single thread fishing line was standard issue for decades…was. But a revolution started in saltwater with the introduction of fluorocarbon. It was narrower diameter, didn’t stretch or float,...

Zaldain Playing Hurt

by | Jul 10, 2021 | Elites

After dropping 19-pounds of Lake Champlain smallmouth on the scales to sit in 3rd place after Day 2 at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite, you’d never know that Chris Zaldain is fishing with a terrible ankle sprain. Light rains in the area Wednesday night and early...

Shallow Cranking for Smallmouth

by | Jul 9, 2021 | Tips & Reviews

We all know how deadly the Lucky Craft 1.5 is on largemouth bass, Skeet Reese talks about how effective it can be on smallmouth bass too. Watch as Skeet explains the how, when and why he goes shallow for brown fish. Try this tip the next time you are chasing brown...