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...