The third stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. It’s a waterbody that I have visited several times in the past where I’ve had mixed results. It’s usually a fun place to fish because you have several […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
It was a fun week of fishing, is the best way I could describe it. In last week’s column I mentioned that I was fishing in a tournament last week with a unique format that included no practice, no waypoints and we could not use forward-facing sonar. It was the […]
Initially my travels plans were going to bring me home for the last part of March and early April, as we got a couple of weeks off from our Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. I was looking forward to some late season ice fishing, which I always try to get back […]
It was a long week of fishing and all of the extra activities that go along with the Bassmaster Classic but when it was all said and done, Justin Hamner of Alabama was the one hoisting the trophy in front of a packed house in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 33-year-old angler […]
For many of us who enjoy competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic is the dream event because it is the biggest stage in the sport. Going into its 54th edition, it is the Superbowl event in bass fishing and it’s taking place this week at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. The Classic […]
The second stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at Lake Fork, Texas, a renowned body of water, known as a trophy bass factory and it did not disappoint. As of this writing, the tournament was not completed but to make the top ten, anglers were […]
The first Bassmaster Elite Series event of the season took place this past weekend at Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas and Louisiana border. Toledo Bend has a lot of history as a big bass factory and it didn’t let anybody down this week as it kicked out plenty of […]
Back in 2012 when I took my shot at fishing professional bass tournaments in the U.S. I really had no idea what to expect or where it would take me. It was something that I had dreamed about since I was a kid so when I got the opportunity, I […]
One of the aspects of my job that I often overlook is all of the preparation involved to get ready to head out on the road for the fishing season. Getting to travel across the U.S. to compete on the Bassmaster Elite Series is the dream job for me. I […]
One of the perks of my job, competing in professional bass fishing tournaments, is that I get to leave home in Northwest Ontario in February and get back in the boat to start my season somewhere in the southern United States. Typically, we start the season in Florida, where temperatures […]
If I’m being honest, I wasn’t disappointed when the mild weather made its return late last week across Northwest Ontario. The January cold snap was needed and solidified the ice on area lakes but I don’t love the extreme cold as I’m sure most of you don’t either. While we’re […]
When I was 14 years old, I’m sure I caused plenty of worry for my parents because all I wanted to do was go fishing. By that time, I was fairly independent and venturing out wherever I could find adventure on the west arm of Lake of the Woods. I […]
