After finishing second at the 2021 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series National Championship powered by TourneyX on Texas’ Possum Kingdom Lake, angler Joe McElroy from Cullman, Ala., announced he was donating his $5,000 winnings to help a fellow competitor’s young son who is living with a rare disease impacting just five people worldwide. “Sometimes, it’s about timing,” … [Read more...] about Kayak Championship Fishers Angle to Save Sick Child
Fishing
Great Bait, Mate – Now Trash It
Your bait bag might be Patient Zero for the next invasive-species pandemic. Anglers tend to be pretty environmentally conscious folks; after all, nobody likes seeing trash in the water or avoidable fish kills. But there's an aspect of fishing that many of us probably didn't consider, and that is the bait that we use. It would seem like a no-brainer to go ahead and dump any … [Read more...] about Great Bait, Mate – Now Trash It
Not Today, Jaws: Sharkbanz Zeppelin Zaps the “Taxman”
Remember in high school when they made you read "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway? In addition to being a great way to teach America's children to dislike Hemingway, that short story illustrates something that serious fishermen know: Sharks are more than happy to "tax" your catch before you can even get it in the boat. When sharks attack a fish at the end of an … [Read more...] about Not Today, Jaws: Sharkbanz Zeppelin Zaps the “Taxman”
Pandemic’s Ending! Let’s Stay Outside Anyway
The COVID-19 pandemic drove America back to its outdoor roots. Let's stay here. You're probably familiar with the Bassmaster brand and its parent company, B.A.S.S. You're probably also familiar with a little thing that happened last year called the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Americans used the lockdowns as a time to get connected with Nature...and for many of us, it was a … [Read more...] about Pandemic’s Ending! Let’s Stay Outside Anyway
Fishing Foul-Ups: How to Un-Hook Yourself
Editor's Note: Today's great outdoorsman tip comes to us courtesy of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Have you ever had to end a great fishing trip early due to accidentally hooking yourself? Even advanced anglers may find themselves needing to remove an embedded hook in their skin. It's one of the more common accidental injuries that fishermen endure. It’s … [Read more...] about Fishing Foul-Ups: How to Un-Hook Yourself
