Balog’s Bass War
Dream Teams

Current Columns

• What The Ranger Sale Really Means

  Saturday, October 31, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  The events of this week have shown us just how tenuous major-league bass fishing truly is. It's the final pop of the decade's fishing bubble – the same one that more

• The Crawford Plan

  Friday, October 9, 2009 By Bo Crawford

  The FLW Tour crowned its champion at the Forest Wood Cup a few months ago and BASS recently declared its Angler of the Year (AOY) after the first "made-for-TV" more

• Post-Season Postscript

  Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  I made a lot of noise about BASS's new post-season in a previous opinion piece. I more

• No Room For Cross-Scheduling

  Thursday, August 13, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  As I noted previously, my disappointment in the 2010 tour schedules doesn't end with more

• BASS's Retreat

  Wednesday, August 5, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  I'm probably not the only one disappointed by the 2010 schedule announcements. In fact, I see the schedules as a major retreat by both leagues. But I want to talk more

• Pro-Active Approach To High Mortality

  Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Steve Chaconas

  (Steve Chaconas has been covering pro bass fishing for 20 years. Currently he writes for BoatUS Trailering, Woods & Waters USA, The Sportsman's Magazine and more

• Let's Sit Down

  Tuesday, June 9, 2009 By Harold Sharp

  Many years ago Ray Scott, Bob Cobb and I saw the horsepower race coming and we took steps to slow it down by installing a 150hp limit in BASS tournaments. We did more

• Simpler Dreams

  Tuesday, June 9, 2009 By Chuck Medley

  Okay, so now we're bass fishermen who have to worry about class systems, bankruptcies, inventory financing and who knows what else? I'm still trying to figure more

• What Will Tomorrow Bring?

  Wednesday, June 3, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  I've spent the better part of the past day and a half on the phone with folks all over the industry – boat manufacturers, tackle companies, pros and anyone else more

• How Many Horses?

  Tuesday, June 2, 2009 By BassFan Editor-in-Chief Jon Storm

  Like a lot of you, I'm shocked that Genmar has filed for Chapter 11. But when I think about it, maybe I'm more shocked that I'm actually shocked. With all the more

• Langill/Duckett: No Gray Area On Day 3

  Saturday, May 30, 2009 By BassFan Managing Editor John Johnson

  The Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series and the Kevin Langill/Boyd Duckett incidents that occurred at that event are now 3 weeks into the rear-view mirror. I more

• 

  Farewell, And Hopefully We'll Meet Again

  Wednesday, May 27, 2009 By Chris Jones

  (Editor's note: Chris Jones was employed by FLW Outdoors from 2002 until earlier this month. He was a popular tournament director and emcee for several circuits, more

• 

  Not All Newcomers Are Rookies

  Monday, May 4, 2009 By BassFan Managing Editor John Johnson

  BASS isn't averse to making changes to the Bassmaster Elite Series whenever it feels that an alteration is warranted, so I'd like to suggest one that involves more

• 

  Cut Calls: One Bad, One Good

  Sunday, April 5, 2009 By BassFan Managing Editor John Johnson

  A .500 batting average on decisions with regard to fairness is nothing to shout about. But give BASS some credit – the organization didn't make the same mistake more

• 

  A Day To Remember, A Day To Forget

  Wednesday, February 25, 2009 By BassFan Managing Editor John Johnson

  If you wrangled yourself a round of golf with a top PGA Tour pro, what would be the chances of you making birdie on each of the first five holes while the pro more

• 'Beat' The Elites

  Monday, February 9, 2009 By BassFan Managing Editor John Johnson

  There's a Bassmaster Elite Series event coming to town this spring, and this time they aren't letting any of us "non-professionals" fish out of the back more

• So You Want To Be An Elite Pro?

  Wednesday, January 7, 2009 By Clayton Frye

  I recently spent some time with one of the Elite Series pros who was practicing for the Bassmaster Classic at the Red River. During this time I learned more about more

• What's Wrong With Bass Fishing?

  Tuesday, January 6, 2009 By Chuck Medley

  Some years ago I bought my first boat – a Skeeter 190TZX with a Yamaha 150 outboard. Like most new boat owners, I polished it, rubbed it and maintained everything more

• Start With Qualification System

  Monday, January 5, 2009 By BassFan Editor-In-Chief Jon Storm

  A new year has dawned, the last of the decade, and all across the industry the buzzword's "survival." From boat and motor companies, to tackle firms, more