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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.
New Gear
The Vanquish MagnumLite spinning reel is designed for anglers who demand ultimate sensitivity, responsiveness, and start-stop precision.
Newsflash
DNR Needs ‘Clipped’ Salmon Heads
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Attention fall salmon anglers: If it’s missing an adipose fin, please turn it in.
Adipose Fin Example
The missing fin identifies king salmon that are part of a multi-state research project to study the movement of the species in Lake Michigan.
The adipose fin is a small fin on top and near the fish’s tail.
Drought, Weather Affecting Bass Patterns
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By Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDamThe nation is in a severe drought and it’s affecting the lakes around southern Michigan.
We’ve been dealing with falling lake levels and a lack of sufficient rainfall for several weeks now. Farmers are still irrigating heavily and the bottom is falling out of the water table which also affects our lakes. The water table at my house fell 1½ feet over the past week!
In the meantime our fish are losing valuable shallow water habitat. You can still catch some fish shallow, but the bigger fish are still deeper.
Everything is getting stressed and the fish are starting to show it.
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