Boyd Duckett – The Last Rodeo, Maybe Well, it’s the last rodeo. In my case, this is the last chance I get to make my sixth straight appearance to the Bassmaster Classic. I’m at the BASS Northern Open on Oneida Lake in Upstate New...
In Deep with KVD 9/19/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan Kevin VanDam and a Strike King 6XD in warm weather events mean winning. Put the Kalamazoo, Mich. pro on a body of water where the fish are on offshore structure,...
Skeet’s Beat – Fishing Fun and Hidden Treasures My family got to experience someone else’s joy yesterday. In fact, we experienced the joy of about 25 other people. My friend Mark Fisher, Director of Outdoor Sales at Wiley X, my sunglass sponsor...
Hidden Treasures 9/18/2011 - A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story here on Advanced Angler called Being Heroes and Spreading Joy. That story was about giving some of who we are back to people because we never know how much of...
Jay Yelas at Lake Champlain Beautiful Lake Champlain is where I am at this week for the FLW Open Setember15-18. I really enjoy my time up here. Champlain is one the most scenic lakes in the country, especially with the fall color. The...
John Murray – Oneida or Bust It’s Friday morning, and I got up this morning about 3:30AM and started driving over to New York. Left Illinois early in the morning so I could make that twelve hour trip over to Oneida for the last...
Choosing Lure Colors 9/15/2011 - Story by Dan O'Sullivan - Ish Monroe and John Crews photos by Dan O'Sullivan - others courtesy James Niggemeyer and Harold Allen Colors, colors everywhere – enough to make you lose your...
Fantasy Fishing Champion Bryan Hinton 9/14/2011 - In our inaugural year, Advanced Angler decided to do something big to help announce the beginning of our presence on the Internet. The idea to run a Fantasy Fishing competition was launched and the...
James Niggemeyer – Cover Boy It’s been a big week or I guess almost two weeks here. It started out with; I don’t know if I mentioned it last week, I made the cover of Bassmaster Magazine! What a huge blessing that is! I was...
Yo-Yoing Lipless Cranks 9/13/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan The last couple of days we’ve discussed some ideas for catching bass in the late summer and early fall. We’ve discussed baitfish movement; how they begin to...
Boyd Duckett – The Comeback Begins As many of you are aware, I had a terrible year in 2011. The only that could improve this year would be a first-place finish in my last BASS competition of this year, the Northern Open, which starts next week...
Early Fall Topwater Primer 9/12/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan The days are growing shorter, the nights are growing longer; daytime high temperatures decrease and evening attire requires a sweatshirt over the t-shirt you...