A single cast on a chilly morning has rewritten the Tennessee record books. On February 28, longtime Nickajack angler Darren Nunley caught a massive 15.75pound largemouth bass on a ½ounce Green Pumpkin ZMan®/EverGreen ChatterBait® JackHammer™
New opportunities” is a fitting theme heading into the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour.
The Vanquish MagnumLite spinning reel is designed for anglers who demand ultimate sensitivity, responsiveness, and start-stop precision.
(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?
Its a comment I get at sport shows and public appearances. People say they cant 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.
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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