A Western Plea 9/5/2011 - Story by Kent Brown of Ultimate Bass Radio - photos by Dan O'Sullivan To begin, I want to start by stating that I am a huge fan of B.A.S.S., the Elite Pro’s, the Elite Series, Bassmaster TV,...
Small Powerful Blades with McClelland 8/31/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan The summer to fall transition can be a blessing and a curse. So much of the country is still in the heat of the summer, so early morning topwater followed by an...
Alternative Flipping with Dean Rojas 8/29/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan The 2011 Elite Series event at Toledo Bend Reservoir turned out to be a breakthrough for Lake Havasu, Ariz. pro Dean Rojas. Not because he won; Rojas had...
Shallow Plugs with JVD 8/28/2011 - Story by Dan O'Sullivan - photo courtesy B.A.S.S. / Seigo Saito Jonathon VanDam is a 23-year-old up and coming Elite Series pro from Kalamazoo, Mich. VanDam, as familiarity with the name suggests,...
Controlled Drift for Big Cats Editor’s Note – Phil King is well known in catfishing circles. He is the owner and operator of Phil King's Catfishing Guide Service on the Tennessee River Valley Lakes and has been a strong competitor on...
Being Heroes and Spreading Joy 8/22/2011 - Story by Dan O'Sullivan - photos by Dan O'Sullivan, B.A.S.S. / Seigo Saito and B.A.S.S. Forgive me for a moment while I depart from the usual content style of Advanced Angler to write from my...
Deep Cranking with the Crews Missile 8/21/2011 - Story and Photos by Dan O'Sullivan Crankbaits are fish catchers. More importantly, crankbaits are fish locators. There may be no better tool for quickly locating biting bass than a lipped diving...
Every Rico Has a Story – Brewer Splashdown 8/18/2011 - Story and Photos Courtesy of Jody Only It is true every Rico has a story and I, myself have seen the “Every Rico has a Story” contest before; but always had the image of needing to tell the...
Choosing Reel Speeds the KVD Way 8/15/2011 - Story and Photos by Alan McGuckin - Dynamic “Slow it down. Don’t reel so fast. You’ll get a lot more bites. This water is really stained,” emphasized VanDam to a weekend warrior along for...
FLW Cup In-Depth – Champion Scott Martin 8/15/2011 - Story by Dan O'Sullivan - photos by Tom Leogrande / Advanced Angler The 2011 Forrest Wood Cup is in the books, and as most of you know by now, Scott Martin from Clewiston, Fla. claimed victory in...
Beyond the Pond – Miyu Fukae 8/9/2011 - Story by Jody Only - photos courtesy of Shin and Miyu Fukae “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ French Writer and Nobel Prize winner Andre...
Flipping Deep Hidden Grass with Greg Hackney 8/8/2011 - Story and photos by Dan O'Sullivan Flippin’ has long been a very popular way to catch bass year round, but in the summer time, Flippin’ can become one of the only ways to catch bass. When on a...