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2024 Lake Champlain B.A.S.S. Elite

2024 Lake Champlain B.A.S.S. Elite

Posted by Bernie Schultz on Sep 2nd 2024

Lake Champlain lies between the Adirondack and Green Mountains, and is 129 miles long. It borders New York, Vermont and Canada and is one of the deepest lakes in the Northeast. Champlain … read more
Hall of Fame Planning

Hall of Fame Planning

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 24th 2024

The Elite Series is over, which means I have weekends back to myself, and my colleagues’ kids are back in school, so once again I’m ready to travel a bit, and our next trip is a doozy. My wife Ha … read more
Tournament Test Balloons

Tournament Test Balloons

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 12th 2024

Despite the fact that there are effectively three tour level trails – plus the Opens, plus the Toyotas, plus whatever the heck is going on out west this year – each year some new entity promises … read more
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 1st 2024

At this point in time, every bass angler throws a Senko. I can recall an era where it was effectively a “co-angler’s revenge too,” but today if you don’t recognize it as vital you’re going to be … read more
Retired

Retired

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jul 21st 2024

The first time I tied on a Whopper Plopper in Mexico, my longtime guide gave me the side eye and then laughed. Five minutes later, he wasn’t laughing. The fish had clearly never seen anything lik … read more