Future Pro Tour – The Delta Event

Contributed by: Marce

Last weekend Kevin Campbell and I participated in our very first “official” boat tournament. I don’t know what was more interesting, the fact that we both had never fished in an official fishing tournament or that Kevin had never fished the delta. And now, a week after our epic adventure, I am still on cloud nine. It was by far, hands down, one of the most memorable moments of my entire life. From launching the boat to walking up to accept our award, the entire time was something I will never forget.

To help paint a clearer picture, I felt it would be best if I walked you through the day as I viewed it. This will help show you exactly what happened – almost hour by hour. Grab yourself one of your favorite beverages, this article could be a little long. Read more

Sharing the Wealth

Contributed by: Murf

I’d say I’ve learned 90% of what I know about bass fishing from my dad.  When you consider the vast foundation of knowledge it takes just to be a decent bass angler – setups, proper knots, reading water clarity, temperature, and current, understanding the bass’ life cycle and putting together a game plan to target them – that foundational knowledge makes up the largest chunk of what we all already know about our favorite pastime.  My familiarity with different lure types and information about our local lakes and the Delta came from my Dad, as well.  Growing up, and to this day, bass fishing has been, and is, our thing.  It’s what we spend time together doing, and so there has been plenty of time for that 90% of my current knowledge to be absorbed Read more