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• Random Stuff

  Monday, December 18, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Some random thoughts as we head into the holidays and the new year. Survival TV As I've said here many times, I'm not a big TV watcher. I like the more

• Where The Weekend Series Went Wrong

  Tuesday, November 28, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

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  Ken Schultz: Bass Madness

  Thursday, November 16, 2006 By BassFan editor-in-chief Jon Storm

  It's not too often that a book about the sport of professional bass fishing comes along. And when one does, it's usually based on a common premise: Author knows more

• Truth And Consequences

  Monday, October 30, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  I recorded and watched this movie on ESPN2 the other week called "Once in a Lifetime." Sounds like some sappy women's romance movie, but it was a movie more

• The Mag Scene And What It May Mean

  Tuesday, October 24, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  You might have read BassFan's Dock Talk item about Time Warner Inc. putting a bunch of its magazines up for sale. The titles up for grabs include some of the biggest more

• Can Bass Be Trained?

  Monday, October 23, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  I love dogs – especially dogs like the border collie. Oftentimes, I'll be sitting at home where I catch myself watching one of those TV shows that features more

• Tabula Rasa

  Thursday, October 5, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  That means "clean slate" in Latin. And just in case you think I know that because I'm a closet Latin scholar, I'll tell you right now I only know what more

• Music, Kids' Sports And Bass Fishing

  Tuesday, September 19, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  My friends and I like to have "spirited" discussions about music. We talk about the stuff we all like, the stuff that some of us like and others of us more

• Thoughts About 9/11

  Monday, September 11, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Every year I think I should write something about 9/11. I haven't until this year. I don't know why I'm doing it – maybe it's cathartic – but I hope you get something more

• Thanks, Mate

  Tuesday, September 5, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  I guess you heard about Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter guy of TV fame who was killed by a stingray this weekend. What a shame. When my kids caught him on more

• Can You And I Afford To Fish?

  Thursday, August 31, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

• Lessons From Shark Week

  Wednesday, August 30, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Recently the Discovery Channel had its annual shark week of programming. I love that stuff, but usually abstain from watching because I've seen all those shows more

• Know Your Opponent

  Friday, August 11, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

• No More BassCenter?

  Thursday, August 10, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  If the announcement that ESPN cancelled BassCenter was a shock to you, it wasn't to many of us "inside" the bass fishing industry. Not that we knew anything more

• History And Memories

  Monday, July 17, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Well, you can't beat history. That's what I thought when I looked through next year's Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. Every one of the lakes lists brings up more

• Competing Against The Pack

  Thursday, June 8, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

• Some Random Stuff

  Wednesday, May 31, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Expecting me to light someone up? Not this time. Well, maybe just a little. Cuts to Zero Some pros like it. Some fans even like it. I'd bet a minority more

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  Sizing Up Spinnerbaits

  Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By Robert Hamilton

  (Robert Hamilton, a former Bassmaster Classic champion, is a full-time BASS tour pro and industry consultant with over 30 years of on-the-water experience. more

• Lightning And Fishing Don't Mix

  Wednesday, May 17, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

• Bass Vs. Walleye In New York

  Thursday, May 4, 2006 By Mike Cusano

  New York bass anglers are some of the most dedicated bass anglers in the country. Across the state the majority of us are forced to put away the bass gear from more

• Is All Well With Sponsor Growth?

  Monday, May 1, 2006 By Charles Bowman

  (Editor's note: BassFan Charles Bowman is a structural engineer who lives in Kernersville, N.C. He regularly competes in BFL tournaments and often fishes tour-level more

• Clarifications

  Thursday, April 27, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  A couple of clarifications are in order. Let's start with the whole sight-fishing thing. In the last column I wrote, I disparaged sight-fishing tournaments more

• Violation And Punishment

  Thursday, April 13, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Props to BASS for enforcing its rules, much as none of us wanted to see Kevin VanDam, Alton Jones or any of the Elite Series pros on the bank instead of on the more

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  The Vital Link – Part 2

  Thursday, March 30, 2006 By Robert Hamilton

  (Robert Hamilton, a former Bassmaster Classic champion, is a full-time BASS tour pro and industry consultant with over 30 years of on-the-water experience. more

• It's Over

  Tuesday, March 21, 2006 By Michael Jones

  (Editor's note: Michael Jones is a former BASS senior writer who's widely regarded as one of the best bass-fishing writers in the world. He also co-authors more

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  Classic Observations

  Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Hey – the Bassmaster Classic. Remember that? It was only 2 weeks ago, but it's already three tournaments ago. I guess that's one bad thing about having the Classic more

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  The Vital Link – Part 1

  Friday, March 10, 2006 By Robert Hamilton

  (Robert Hamilton, a former Bassmaster Classic champion, is a full-time BASS tour pro and industry consultant with over 30 years of on-the-water experience. more

• To Mike, From Mike

  Monday, February 27, 2006 By Michael Jones

  (Editor's note: Michael Jones is a former BASS senior writer who's widely regarded as one of the best bass-fishing writers in the world. He also co-authors more

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  Rating Raingear

  Monday, February 20, 2006 By Robert Hamilton

  (Robert Hamilton, a former Bassmaster Classic champion, is a full-time BASS tour pro and industry consultant with over 30 years of on-the-water experience. more

• Reflections On Federation Stuff

  Tuesday, January 24, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Thought I'd share a few impressions with you about the tug-of-war over the Federation. The Happy Side: Federation Folk Apparently a majority of the more

• R-E-S-P-E-C-T

  Wednesday, January 4, 2006 By Jay Kumar

  Can you hear Aretha Franklin singing that right now? I can. That's what I reflected on over the holidays: the unfortunate lack of respect in bass fishing last more