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A new chapter in life and leaving home for the first time.

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...

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Why is getting information such a big deal?

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...

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How do we know when it’s time?

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...

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Where did the big bass craze start?

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...

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Now, I’m the older guy

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...

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Are we talking about practice?

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...

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Things don’t always go as planned

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....

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Critiquing the 2025 Bassmaster Classic

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...

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Is social media good or bad for competitive bass fishing?

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...

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Conquering our demons from within.

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...

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