What's New?
John Gipson and Ken Holder won the Little Money Bass Tournament Classic by a mere two ounces on the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has enacted regulation changes on several inland trout lakes in the Upper Peninsula, effective Oct. 10, 2025.
New Gear
The Abu Garcia Beast series—including both reels and rods—have been redesigned to incorporate new components and features.
Newsflash
Cast with Fewer Backlashes
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(Courtesy of www.Bassmaster.com)
VanDam shows how he adjusts centrifugal drag on his Quantum EXO.While I was being filmed for a Bass Pro Shops commercial, local onlookers walked onto their docks and began asking me about the use of a baitcaster.
VanDam shows how he adjusts centrifugal drag on his Quantum EXO.
“I never could get the hang of how to use a baitcaster,” one man said. “How do you make it look so easy?”
It’s a comment I get at sport shows and public appearances. People say they can’t use baitcast gear and prefer spincast and spinning reels that are easier to use.
But baitcast gear gives you a mechanical advantage over other types of reels and the utmost control in making precision presentations.
You just have to give it a chance. With a proper setup and a little practice, modern baitcast technology delivers fewer backlashes than the reels we had four or five years ago.
No License Required in Michigan Feb. 16-17, 2013
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The Michigan DNR reminds everyone the annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17, 2013, when residents and non-residents alike can fish without a license, though all other fishing regulations still apply.
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