As athletes, and no matter what sport you play, the day comes when you must ask yourself, “Am I having fun?” For me at the age of 35, softball was a sport I truly enjoyed, and I was fortunate enough to play on two National Championship...
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As athletes, and no matter what sport you play, the day comes when you must ask yourself, “Am I having fun?” For me at the age of 35, softball was a sport I truly enjoyed, and I was fortunate enough to play on two National Championship...
Last week I expressed my feelings about summer bass tournaments. This week we’ll breakdown and go over the results of my last two ABA (American Bass Anglers) summer events. First, the Texas Pro League event was held on Lake...
Today, I’m going to hop on my soap box! There aren’t many things that I truly hate, but summer bass tournaments would be at the top of the list! Now why would this be? For several reasons that I’ll get into later, but the most...
In August of 1979, I loaded my ’71 Buick La Sabre and headed for Louisiana and Northwestern State University. The opportunity to continue my athletic career was a scholarship offer to play both football and baseball at NSU. To say I was nervous...
Welcome to 2025 and the information highway known as the internet. Here a person can explore, search, and check vast amounts of useful and useless content. There’s literally nothing a person can’t find on the worldwide web. But for bass...
During the span of a lifetime, we are met with this question. For example, when is it time to change jobs, get married, have kids, or retire? Everyone has a different timeline for each of these questions. But the one thing we ALL want is the ability...
To answer the question of where the big bass craze started, here in Louisiana all we need to do is look at our neighbor to the west…Texas! No other state has done more for bass fishing world than the Texas Department of Wildlife and Fisheries...
They say age is just a number and that’s probably true. When we were young in our 20’s and 30’s, we grew up thinking that people in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s were old. Then the closer I got to each of these...
As an athlete growing up, I always heard that practice makes perfect. Now we all know that statement might not always hold true. I’ve had a lot of practice over the years at such things as golf and bass fishing, but I’m still searching to...
Tournament bass fishing is sometimes about as predictable as the weather. Every single day is different, even when the weather doesn’t want to cooperate. This is why anglers must be flexible and willing to adjust....
Are the “good ol’ days” of the Bassmaster Classic behind us? Has the Super Bowl of bass fishing lost its luster? Have we lost a generation of fans who refuse to watch a Bassmaster weigh-in? Has real time live coverage become a...
In today’s tournament bass fishing world, if you listen closely, you’ll hear the music to the popular soap opera TV series “The Young and the Restless” or maybe “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Today we’ll take a...
The recent Masters golf tournament was a true test of will and determination by Rory McIlroy. The entire tournament was a roller coaster ride of emotions, highs and lows, and wasted opportunities. Rory, who came into the event as one of the favorites...
I heard a song the other day that said, “Sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield.” Well so far this fishing season I’ve been the bug as my tournament success looks like I have no idea what I’m...
One of the greatest pleasures in life is watching our kids grow to achieve their dreams or reach their goals. It’s one of the many things that gives us so much fulfillment in being a parent. From the day our kids are born, we as parents want...
So much of our life is unpredictable even though we think we have a game plan. We are constantly making plans for the future even with so many variables out of our control. We’ve all heard how we as humans are truly creatures of habit. But...
Are the “good ol’ days” of the Bassmaster Classic behind us? Has the Super Bowl of bass fishing lost its luster? Have we lost a generation of fans who refuse to watch a Bassmaster weigh-in? Has real time live coverage become a...
April 30, 2025 Tournament bass fishing is sometimes about as predictable as the weather. Every single day is different, even when the weather doesn’t want to cooperate. This is why anglers must be flexible and willing to adjust. The...
I’ve always enjoyed remembering how things used to be, and I look forward for what the future holds with regards to the tournament bass fishing. Today we’ll step back in time and look at how tournament fishing was in the early...
