Joe Balog has followed trends in the manufacture of bass baits for the past several decades and has tried just about everything that's emerged. There have been some that had a profound impact on the ...

You’ll hear it said that the plastic worm is the greatest bass fishing lure of all time. I’m not sure that’s true. Regardless, manufacturers consistently try to prove otherwise. For decades, I’ve ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Bass Pro Tour angler Keith Poche gave it a great run, but in the end, it was 21-year-old Hayden Marbut of Birmingham, Ala. who stole the show at the 2024 Toyota Series Championship ...

Day-1 leader Hayden Marbut of Birmingham, Ala., tallied 19-10 to bring his total to an even 41 pounds and finish the day in second – more than 5 pounds clear of third place. On Day 1, Poche caught a ...

When Blake Capps was in first grade, he and his classmates were asked to write down what they wanted to be when they grew up. The scraps of paper then went into a time capsule that was opened a dozen ...

In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog takes a look at the restructuring of the Bassmaster Elite Series payment structure, which eliminates entry fees and drastically reduces (or ...

Immediately, the reduction in lower-tier payout jumps off the page. An $850 payout is an embarrassment. While I understand the principle of the format change (and we will discuss both sides of the ...

Clark Wendlandt, a three-time Angler of the Year on the FLW Tour who won the ...

The 2024 Toyota Series Championship is set to take place at Wheeler Lake this week, with competition running Thursday through Saturday. The country's best Toyota Series pros and international anglers ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo – The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for the 2025 class of inductees. Starting immediately, any interested person may nominate deserving individuals to be ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Well known for being one of the more fickle lakes on the Tennessee River chain, Wheeler Lake produced a ...