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Archived Articles, by Author
Bob Adkinson
BAMSmall Mouth Transition Time
Réal Andrews
Lee King Charity Event
Lake Casitas Won Bass Team #5
FOCL Night Tournament #1
Won Bass Lake Mead Tournament
ESPN CITGO Bassmaster Tour
10th Annual Bassing for Abused Kids Tournament
ESPN CITGO Bassmaster Tour
2002 U.S. Open
Fishing for Kids
Jungle Fishing with John Murray
The Make A difference Day
Advanced Angler
Forrest Wood Cup In Depth Jacob Wheeler - Champion
Deciphering the Color Puzzle - A Pro Panel
Kevin Hawk Talks FLW Cup at Lanier
Forrest Wood Cup In Depth Bryan Thrift 3rd place
Forrest Wood Cup In Depth - David Dudley 5th place
Forrest Wood Cup In Depth Scott Canterbury 2nd
John Murray Law for Tough Bites - Wacky Jighead
Forrest Wood Cup In Depth Scott Martin 4th place
Fishing Talon Lures Worm Bling
Kevin Stewart - West Coast to FLW Tour
Jason Christie on Better Flippin
Beyond the Pond - Jennifer Duff - The Rico Girl
Clent Davis - 2012 FLW Tour Rookie of the Year
Transition Spinnerbaits with Ish Monroe
Fall Buzzbait Primer
Home Away From Home
Fall Cranking with aTwist - with John Crews
Skeet Reese Tips for Scatterbrained Bass
Mark Rose Talks Football Jig Trailers
Home Away from Home
Major League Lessons in Flipping
Lure Adjustments for Fall Fishing
John Murray Talks Lipless Crankbaits in Fall
Stephen Brownings Fall Rut
Spinnerbaits in Fall with Jonathon VanDam
Yo-Yo Lipless Cranks with Jared Lintner
Cool Tips and Tricks from the Pros
Outdoor Friends Forever Youth Deer Hunt
Advanced Products - Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 115
Advanced Product Review - Jewel Swim Gem brella LT
Byron Velvick - Putting Swimbaits in their Place
Randy Howell - Tips for Late Season Cold Water
A Flippin Overview with Denny Brauer
The Hack Attack Flipping System
John Crews Early Season Cranking System
Dan Bacher
The Budget-Busting Peripheral Canal & The Three Big Lies
John Barron
Clean and Dry
The Continuing Saga of the Quagga
My 100,000 mile check-up revealed the need for a valve job
Terry Battisti
Night-Time is the Right Time
Laude Blanco
American Anglers try once again to recapture Eurobass Cup
Vince Borges
Pre-Spawn Smallies
Tyler Brinks
Busting The Cold Front: Florida Strain Largemouth During A Cold Front
A Day on the Boat with Chris Zaldain
"The Bass Coach" Roger Lee Brown
So You Want To Be A Bass Pro?
Understanding Bass Part-2
A Wish Come True!
A Second Cast
Do "Scents" Really Make Sense?
"Bass Fishing Fever"
Top Water Fishing
3 Bass Rigs You Really Ought to Learn!
Where's The Bass?
Understanding Bass Part-1
Kent Brown
Top water lures from past to present
A very special fishing trip
Roger Lee Brown
The "MO-WAK" Rig
"The Bass Coach" Roger Lee Brown
Bass Tournament "Shortcuts"
"The Bass Coach" Roger Lee Brown
Who's Water Is It Anyway?
"The Bass Coach" Roger Lee Brown
Just How Soon Is Long Enough?
Why Bass Fishing?
Fish Attractants
"Fact or Fiction" Part 1
David Brown
Delta Froggin'
"The Bass Coach" Roger Lee Brown
The Million Dollar "Bass Bait"
Mike Bucca
The Fluorocarbon Advantage
Drop Shot Keeper Weight System
Paul Cañada
Polishing The Rocks
John Caulfield
Mike Tuck
FLW Clear Lake Champion
Ron Cervenka
Living in an Off-Limits World
TRANSITION
The New Huddleston Shad Swimbait - Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter
A Cure for the Winter Time Blues
A Tip You Can Live With
Post Spawn Bassing? No Problem!
Night Time is the Right Time
THE MAGIC BEHIND VETERAN TEAMS
Going Long
"ROOKIE YEAR" ON THE B.A.S.S. FEDERATION TRAIL
A Weapon of Mass Destruction
VERSATILITY - THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Are the Glory Days Returning for an Old Friend?
Logistics - Another Key to Success
It's Tru - Tungsten is Better than Lead
Finding (and Keeping) the Right Team Tournament Partner
Huddleston's New "Huddlebug" - As Real as it Gets
Oh Yes, I Can See
PAA Showcases the Tournament of Tomorrow
Never Say Die!
Making It Easier to Fish Harder
Paying Attention
Billy Chapman Jr.
FISH DEEP CLIFTS FOR THE BIGGEST BASS
Keith Clow
Sunglasses - Sunglasses - Sunglasses
After Dark Bassin'
Ken Cook
The Secrets of Boat Setup
BAMWhy Would You Ever Want to Swim a Jig?
BAMReversal of Fortune
Tom Coss
Getting a "line" on your fishing
Todd "Toad" Crockett
Giving Big Bass a Meal
Fishspeak
Fishing Folsom Lake
Are You Ready For Good Luck?
Documenting Your Record Catch
Andy "Cooch" Cuccia
Solving the Delta Low Tides
Four Days of Viper Madness
Cooch's Jig Fishing Theory
Columbia River: The B.A.S.S. dream!
Lake Mead B.A.S.S. Invitational
Lake Oroville B.A.S.S. Invitational
Summer time Basics for Success
Jigs: Versatile and Reliable
Springtime Tips For The California Tour!
The Best is in The West....NOT!
The Orvil Story
Spring time Clearwater Fishing
DID SOMEONE SAY, "TIDES?"
Bubba Shot
Cooch's Sloppy Canopy Tactics on the River
Tami Curtis
Pay close attention to the rate of fall in the wintertime.
Fran Daniel
Lighting the Way
Bill Darden
Deep Cycle Battery FAQ
Bob & Jenny DeLorenzi
2003 Future Pro Tour Classic Champions
Mike DelVisco
PRO's Soft~Bait Glue® (Review)
Pat Dilling
Pat's Pro/Am on the California Delta
Bassmaster Camera Boat
Dr. Darrin
Angler Squat Excercise Helps In Boat
Chad Dwyer
Getting in on the BUZZ
Steve Eason
C.A.S.T. for Kids & Largemouth Release on Folsom
Ken Eddy
Fall is in the air
J.C. Ellis
The VanDam Difference Wins 2005 Classic
John N. Felsher
Peacock Angler Bests World Record
Bob Figueria
Lost Confidence
Clearlake: The Last Cast
Mike Folkestad
Lake Mead Fishing Report: Winter 2003
Lake Mead Fishing Report: Summer 2002
It's going to be a GREAT year
Lake Mead: Post Spawn to Summer
Alton Forthe
USING A WEBSITE TO ENHANCE YOUR FISHING CAREER
Jerry Fournier
It's Time to Tie on the Frog again
Honor Bound and Friends
For our Troops Kids
Ain't no pain, ain't no gain'
Cooch and the ProTeen Event
I Can Only Imagine
CBAF hosts 'Toys for the Troops' at Lake Shasta
CBAF Lake Shasta "Boat full of Toys" a huge success!!
2007 Honor Bound Team Tournament At Folsom Lake
2007 CBAF Team Tournament At the Delta June 16th at Russo's Marina
Come out and Support your Troops
The Price they Paid
Toys For Troops
Tony Franceschi
Understanding the Slump
Pflueger Impacts the Fishing Reel Market Yet Again!!
Tori Fry
The winter season is on it way, will your boat be prepared?
Craig Gottwals
March Maddness on Trintiy Lake
Clear Lake Bass in November Deluge
Winter Spooning -Trinity Lake Kicks Out Huge Sack
G. Gene Gradick Jr.
The Senko is Just The Beginning
Tim Gruber
A BACKSEATERS VIEW: THE POWER OF OBSERVATION
DOCK TALK...A QUEST FOR FIVE BITES
A Few Thoughts from the Water
The Transition from Finesse to Power
Thriving on the Delta in the Winter
Greg Gutierrez
Swimming a Duh!!!Jig
BAMFall at Lake Shasta
Vince Harris
DEE THOMAS SIZES UP FTP ON DELTA
Larry Hemphill
The Trip Of A Lifetime
How To Catch Bass In Chocolate Milk!
LET'S "SEE" THOSE FISH!!
Carlos Hernandez
Fishing Chile
Lee Hines
Buying a Bass Boat - Do your Homework
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CIRCUIT
Phishing - not the kind we prefer
X-Tools Culling Float Modification
Vince Hurtado
Winter fishing in the California Delta
Jeff Huth
There is More to Fishing a Tournament
DOBYNS' BATTLE WITH RDD (Rod Design Disease)
Inside Line's DawgPound
Bassin' Rules Debunked!
Don Iovino
Dropshot Suspend System
Dan Isaac
Reel maintenance and service; the when, why, and what about
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Punkers and Stripers....
Chris Johnson
Back To School
Kevin Johnson
Bassin' Japan
Chris Johnson
Our Western Heritage
Alton Jones
BAMBass Highways
BAMSight Fishing
Justin Kerr
Pre-Fishing Desert Lakes
Mark Kile
Downsizing for hard to get bass
Connie Kilpatrick
Reel Tips and Techniques
Dennis Kolender
BAMThe Jig
Joe Kopp
It's an Adventure.... Not a Vacation!
Bob Kornhauser
sTony and Korny's Great Adventure
George Kramer
Professional bass fishing: it ain't about you
A New World Record will need a Tangible Catch
Winner take all-that's the way it works
The real problem with the sport of bass fishing
Call 'em something else
What are the rules, anyway?
What do we get out of tournament fishing?
Crisis management in the bass fishing world
It's a title that really matters: U.S. Open champion
FLW Series 'investors' checking their portfolios
Like the game, but I'm not a fan
NUMB3RS: they say it all in professional fishing
Clausen strategy was a model for champions
That's almost a world record
An unbreakable world record
Identity crisis limits value of many in pro ranks
FLW Series? Prove that I'm wrong
Brent Ehrler: Story of the FLW Tour champion
Looking back: John Powell passes
Bassin' geometry: The Triangle of Fishing
The Devil down by the launch ramp
Building the sport: what's it going to take?
Catch and release not an 'extreme' sport
ICAST 'Best of Show' winners not always clear cut
Tourney organizations taking on tough times
Solving the DVL situation
Terry Kratzer
Castaic in Early Spring
As Castaic transissions into summer....
The experience of being part of a tournament staff
Mark Langner
2005 BASS Fed Western Divisional Championship
Dub LaShot
Early Spring Migration Tricks
Columbia River Smallmouth
Mark Lassagne
Running the Tides
THE TIME CRUNCH!
Anglers Sponsorship
Todd Ledingham
Dean Sault: Fishing Guide, and Much More
Lawrence Lee
Bedding Bass / Sight Fishing
Lost to WCB Clear Lake PRO/AM
Troy Linder
5 Common Misconceptions
Al Lindner
Open Letter from the Host of Lindner Angling Edge TV
Justin Lucas
Folsom Lake has something for everyone
Marc Marcantonio
Spoon-fed Bass
Bassin' Northwest Style
Cool Tips for Early Fall
Straight-Up Bassin
New IFGA Line Class Record Walleye
Be "Odd" to Catch More Bass
Man-made Structure for September
Information Age Bassin'
Fizzing
Crankbaits for Success
One - Two Punch for Bass
DropSwimming
Putting Our Emotions To Bed
Search and Destroy Summertime Bassin'
Summer Largemouth Tactics in the Pacific Northwest
Deep Bassin'
Aaron Martens
Drop Shotting vs. Reaction Baits
Martens Gets Clean Sweep On Clear Lake
Ben Maryniak
"HOOKED"
Charles McNees
Catch, Care and Release of Tournament Caught Bass
Garrett Mercer
Knowing when to adapt
Time On The Water
Knowing when to adapt
Overlooked Deep Water Fishing
By Way of Introduction
Preparing For A Pro/Am Tournament
Zack Meredith
Please, please, don't catch the male!!!!
Russ Meyer
Bassin' Early To Late Summer
Crazy Kinda Fishin'
Danny Miller
Punchin' The Grass
Bob Miska
Boat Insurance 101-Liability
Boat Insurance 101-Liability part two
Mike Moffitt
The Road to Better Fishing - One Thing at a Time
Ish Monroe
Life on the Road
Don Moorman
When to go night fishing for hogs?
NCBF Forum Nutcases
Murphy's Law
Mike Niemi
WON Bass Western Classic
Dan O'Sullivan
A Time of Reflection
A Great Place to Learn
I Am A Hero?
What is Professional Bass Fishing about Then?
New Years for the Bass Angler
New Doc Waters Flipping Tube to Hit the Market
Making His Own Path in the Shadow of a Legend
Snooze Ya Lose, Writing Chicken?
The Men Behind the View
River2Sea Launches Gary Dobyns Series
Choosing the Right Type of Fishing Line
Angler Reaction Polarizes Bass Fishing Community
Father Son Claim Future Pro Title Despite Illness
Bass Fishing: A Family Affair
Jointed Crankbaits:River2Sea's V-Crank
Windjammer Sunglasses: For Today's Angler
2008 In Retrospect
A Rush of Oroville Opportunities
A Life Change
New Ranking System to Identify the West's Top Pro Angler
Baseball and Bass - For Charity
Adam Ochoa
Power Of The Bass
Jody Only
Fishing forum overhaul: New owner gives WesternBass an extreme makeover
WesternBass wows readers with a step into the next generation
Bass Fishing Gamblers Take On Thunder Valley Challenge
A tough Summertime tournament for the WON Bass Delta Teams
Another Day with the Legend Dee Thomas Talks Tournaments, Trails and His Tidal Water
Winning With Big Fish Baits
Dee Thomas - Fishing Tips From The Father Of Flippin'
Double G is Shootin for the Shallow Bass
River2Sea Brings Fish Catching Camaraderie to the Community
Steve Pagliughi
Age of Trophy Largemouth Bass
Annie Parker
C.A.S.T. FOR KIDS extends throughout the State
Andy Parsons
The Great Swimdebate
Don Payne
Fishing deep water structure
Reprinted from the PBFHOF
Dee Thomas Inducted into Pro Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
Perry Perkins
Slow Days
Andrew Philips
Inventor hopes to hook Bass with bottle-cap lure
Bob Popp
You've Got To Be Willing To Lose, To Win
Open Minded
Visualization...Seeing is Believing
Info Overload
Richard Pounds
Summer Bassin on Clear Lake
Randy Pringle
Camanche Lake
Lake Camanche
The Lake Camanche Challenge
Alvin Pugh
PRO's Soft~Bait Glue® (Review)
Leon Pugh
Marine Battery Information
Nico Raffo
Night Fishing Basics
How to Butcher a Castaic Trout - Part I
Tyler Ream
Fishing the TYLURE Kicker Sunfish
Mike Rexford
A First Time
Mike Rice
Seeing Is Believing
"Repairing Plastic Swim-Baits" REALLY?
Kelly Ripa
Cachuma - Gem of the Central Coast
Pete Robbins
Soft Bait Glue Works Best on Salted Baits
Bill D. Roberts
Crankin' The Suspended Way
Curt Rollins
Accidental Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion
Mike Rooke
Competing on a Budget
George Roth
BAMI Broke My Rod... Now What?
Dean "NaCl" Sault
NASCAR's Influence on Bass Fishing
How to "Win" in Every Tournament!
Dean Sault
Schooled By A Legend
A day on the water with Steve Sapp
Dave Gliebe: Legends of the Sport
Dean "NaCl" Sault
Buying a used bass boat?
How to Pattern Shallow Rip Fish
Ken Sauret
Winter Doldrums?
Chris Shaffer
Go East, young angler
Julie Smith
Ladies, The Time is Now
Location, Location, Location
The Amateur Chronicles
Get Fired Up!
Dick Smith
We are in trouble
WesternBass.Com Special
Threats of the West
Scott Staats
John Day River, Oregon - Wild And Scenic Smallmout
Tony Stoltz
Piling On
Take A Kid Fishing
DFG Permits Drawn for 2004
Delta Cranksters Reveal All
To Gas Up or Not
Take A Kid Fishing - Part Two
Dave Gliebe and the Bite Upon Us
Pole Control- Fight the fish, not your pole
Face Protection Unlike Anything Before - Fish Hedz
Nemire Lures - Work Multi-Species Magic
State Jr. Bassmaster Championship Adventure
THE NEW ROCK HOPPER
Persuader American introduces The Bleeding Minnow
Two new Kistler Rods enter market
Gamakatsu introduces new product lines
New Pro Series Poppin' Frog, Frog Rods and More
BSX Fish Activator
No Sweat Mist 'Busts' onto Market
XTOOLS® launches new fishing gear at ICAST 2005
Yamamoto's New Fat Baby Craw
Doc Waters New Gear
New Gambler Lures from 2005 ICAST
Bitin' Titan Brings Titanium to Fishing
Bass-A-Thon Tradition Continues to Grow
BASS, INC. STEPS ALL OVER ITSELF
Turn And Walk Away
A Matter of Perspective
Leave nothing behind but your wake
Bass-A-Thon Celebrates it's 20th
The Time Is Now
River2Sea Introduces Hula Shad Spinnerbaits
Mann's Stone Jig
Water 4 Fish needs our help
Pro Teen and Western Rally
Pro's and Press Hit Pardee
Fenwick® Elite Tech Rods Hit Market
Paul Strege
Joe to Pro: David Dudley
Cal Tatum
Warrior of the water catches 14-lb. Bass Lake Fish
We Need to Grow the Sport
What's new?
FLW and BASS "The showdown"
Pond or pool?
45 and counting
THE GREATEST TEAM
Take fishing to the Extreme
Lake record broken at Bass Lake
Randy Howell makes history
I spent a week with 12 beautiful models
I spent a week with 12 swimsuit models Part II
Lessons from "Topwater" Jerry
G3 Jon Boats Run the Rivers Well
We should all be saying "Dam it"
Get ready for some great fishing
maybe
A sneak peek at the new Skeeter i-Class
Chasing a Dream
Skeeter is growing in the West
Charlie Daniels speaks out
Fishing Is BIG Business
Confidence and Time on the Water
Fishing Is A Full Contact Sport
The original Gitzit, it doesn't get much better
A small price to pay for peace of mind
Panoptx joins the family
A close look at the i-Class DMS
Skeeter expands their facility
Forrest Wood; boats, mules, & Dancin' with the law
Bass anglers need to adjust to the heat
Off The Bank
Rich "Hookpoint" Thiel
Enhancing a Jig and Pork
Etiquette of a Professional Bass Fisherman
California Ledge Fishing for Largemouth Bass
Berryessa
Richard 'Hookpoint' Thiel
Learning the California Delta
Rich Thiel
Learn The Delta with a Depth Finder
Zack Thompson
The Inevitable Adjustment
Mike Tobey
Cold Weather Jigs
Mike Tuck
Pre-fish Strategies
Eyes On The Prize
Mark Tyler
BAMFlippin'
Angel Valdez
Delta Jig Philosophy
Cris VanClef
The Road to Tuscaloosa: Part 3
The Road to Tuscaloosa: Part 2
The Road to Tuscaloosa: Part 1
WON Classic Champ Tells All
Various
Fishing Tips Page
Fishing Knots Page
How to Deflate a Bass Air Bladder
Scott Vaughn
Being a Non-Boater
Byron Velvick
How UV Light Works
Samantha Wartan
Girl Gone Fishing
Reid Wender
Fish Vision and Glowing Lures
Rob Wenning
Flipping and Pitching
Beat the Fish
Flipping and Pitching
The Carolina Rig
Ben Williams
BAMMinnow Wars
Pat Wilson
Local Wins Co-Angler FLW Event
2007 FLW Series National Guard - A co-anglers perspective
Damon Witt
WCB Super Pro-Am at Oroville
What's In The Bottom Of Your Boat?
Fishing With Tubes
On The Water
Basic Carolina Rigging
Double Trouble Senkos
Fall Cranking with John Kerr
"Fish Chris" Wolfgram
The Importance of Releasing the Biggest Fish
Ed Zieralski
The darker side
Richard Ziert
Edges and Ledges
Suspending Fish, and Baits
