Innehållsförteckning för June 2024 från Bassmaster

2 National Cancer Survivors Day. A day to honor the warriors who have overcome cancer and remember those who have not. 3 Insect Repellent Awareness Day. A casual reminder to stock up on a summer necessity. 16 Father’s Day. The best day of the year for family fishing trips. Take a trip to your very first fishing hole. 18 National Go Fishing Day. As if you needed more inspiration to get out on the water in June, the fishing gods are summoning you to worship at the altar of bass. 19 Juneteenth. Commemorating the official end of slavery in the United States. 30 Social Media Day. An excellent opportunity to altogether unplug and spend the day offline.…

Justin Harper This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen lol. Landy Filyaw Only on BASSMASTER!! Davy Hite, you deserve an OSCAR!! S.C. Proud!! Doug Miller Outstanding… Love it Davy Hite Kenneth Graves Need more like this one its SPECIAL Yess Dale Byrd North Channel Nice video Dave!… Great Weekend Dylan Martin Fishing G-G-G-G Giant bass…

I hear of guys having issues when updating their electronics. What are the keys to getting a successful update? Joey Albers, Cincinnati, Ohio Oftentimes those problems are caused because the person didn’t precisely follow manufacturer’s instructions. Justin Freeman of Humminbird, for example, says to always use a blank, quality 32-gigabyte SD card. A lot of failures occur because anglers use a cheap, old or damaged SD card. You can put updates for multiple units and accessories on one card. For example, you can include updates for your graphs, MEGA Live or 360 on the same card. “People also fail to unzip a zip file after downloading an update file from a website,” adds Freeman. “You have to unzip contents first and update your graph from the unzipped files.” Also, make…

TOURNAMENT ANGLERS OFTEN talk about fishing freely, open-minded and on instinct. That certainly was a big key to Justin Hamner’s success in the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. When the Northport, Ala., pro began researching Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, he noticed similarities between that body of water and his home waters of Lake Tuscaloosa. “I like to fish Tuscaloosa because it has taught me a lot about fishing different conditions every day,” he explains. “You can’t do the same thing twice, and that prepared me for this.” He says he didn’t get rattled after having a bad practice in which he only caught one 3-pound bass. That’s where he started the first day. It was a creek channel with laydowns and brush on steep banks.…

FOR SPAWN-WEARY BASS driven by the need for rest and caloric intake, boat docks are nature’s spa resort. Postspawners may use a variety of staging areas, but when the menu includes docks, that’s always a popular choice. “A dock suits everything that they need, and it’s so accessible,” Greg Hackney said. “It also offers protection. Not that postspawners are in horrible shape, but they’re beaten up after the spawn, and it’s a good place for them to linger. “And it’s easy — a dock is not something they have to travel [far] to get to. You’ll never go to a dock lake where the fish do not use them. Even when we go up North and docks are not in the water year-round because the lakes freeze over, postspawn fish…

“Some think you have to be lucky for moments like this to happen. I think you simply have to be a fisherman.” SO, I WALK into a bar. If you know me, you’re thinking this story is not starting out in a dissimilar manner to most all of my other memorable life events. Hang tight. So, I walk into a bar at the Hilton in Tulsa, Okla., the first night I arrived for the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. Who, you might wonder, did I see standing at the table just inside the doors? Bill Dance. The Mr. Bill Dance, complete with “T” hat. He seemed deep in conversation with two friends, so I kept heading toward the waitress, eager to quench the thirst a…

The epicenter of Wheeler Lake and a cultural hot spot in northern Alabama, Decatur plays host to the 2024 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite from June 13-16. This lively small city sits near the crossroads of bass fishing and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Decatur is home to a unique culture steeped in the smell of slow-smoked barbecue wafting over a downtown area tethered to a historic railroad depot. The Cook Museum of Natural Science gives travelers a chance to explore interactive exhibits and aquariums. Meanwhile, the warm, local flavors at the Tennessee Valley Pecan Co. deliver ready-made road-trip snacks or dessert for the family back home. 60 Acres of outdoor treetop adventure at GoFAR USA Park 54-15 Adam Rasmussen’s winning weight at the 2023 Bassmaster Open at Wheeler Lake…

Jase Johnson Rockport, Ind. Jerry Papineau Mill Creek, Ill. Kamden Weisstein Melrose, Fla. Ramiro Rodriguez Tyler, Texas Good Deeds Pay Off Dear Bassmaster, A young man with special needs asked to go fishing, so my daughter and I took him. Good karma, I guess, because Jordan caught a 9.7-pound largemouth in a lake on St. Simons Island, Ga. Her biggest bass is an 11.75 that she caught several years ago. She has the knack for the big ’uns! I’m a life member of B.A.S.S. and look forward to receiving the magazine each and every time. Thank you for a terrific magazine. Tight lines, Al BrownSt. Simons Island, Ga.…

The images below were submitted by Bassmaster readers, and our antique tackle expert, Rob Pavey, appraises the value of each fascinating find. To submit yours, email editorial@bassmaster.com. Creek Chub Beetle Rocky Wells, email $100 to $120 in excellent condition. Creek Chub Bait Co.’s colorful line of Beetle baits are unique in shape and action and popular with collectors. They were introduced in 1931, followed by the Midget Beetle in 1939. Both lures were offered in “beetle” paint patterns devised especially for these models. This example is No. 3850 Yellow Beetle (yellow with green wings). The tail hook assembly included two mother-of-pearl spinner blades on a shaft. Creek Chub was based in Garrett, Ind. Tony Burmek Secret Bait Brock Tetzlaff, email $60 to $70 with early box. The Tony Burmek Secret…

ACTIVE ANGLER Podcasting has never been more accessible, but the media form comes with pros and cons. It’s difficult to imagine now. Not long ago, the preeminent platform for bass fishing conversation and controversy didn’t exist. Today, fishing podcasts are nearly as prolific as potluck tournaments, but Mike Iaconelli remembers when there were only one or two — 10 years ago, when the launch of his ultra-popular talk show podcast IKE LIVE cast a wake over the industry. BLUE-COLLAR BREAKDOWN According to Exploding Topics, it’s estimated that nearly 24% of all internet users listen to a podcast at least semi-regularly. That equates to a staggering 505 million people, a portion of which fall into the humble world of bass fishing. For bass anglers, running a podcast opens an avenue into…

Water type: Postspawn on a Southern reservoir Water temp: Mid- to upper 70s Clarity: 1 to 2 feet Depth: 6 to 12 feet Structure: Rock, laydowns, bridges Cover: Docks, overhanging trees Forage: Shad, bluegill, crawfish Weather: Partly sunny with afternoon clouds Wind/current: Light wind Experts: A trio of Elite Series pros explain how they maximize postspawn opportunities 1 EARLY OPPS Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, Pa. First move: “This time of year, it can be tough fishing, so the shad spawn is an easy way to put a limit in your boat,” Kelley said. “After that, you have to slow down and fish for one here, one there.” Baits/tackle to use: For picking off explosive big bites, Kelley uses a 1/2-ounce Martin’s Custom Baits Pro Series spinnerbait in pearl white. For…

MOST BASEBALL FANS have probably watched Lou Gehrig’s speech to the crowd at Yankee Stadium in 1939 and wondered how a guy with only two years to live could declare himself the “luckiest man on the face of the earth.” But recently, I’ve come to understand that it takes a certain level of hardship to force us to take stock of all we’ve gained in this world. Just this year — in the span of two months, in fact — I endured a horrible case of COVID-19, underwent surgery to repair a fractured bone in my neck and got the call one day at work that my house was on fire. I developed carbon monoxide poisoning from retrieving our pets and a few personal belongings and spent the first two…

  First, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday! How are you going to celebrate this year? Thank you. I think I will go to dinner somewhere, maybe LongHorn Steakhouse. I celebrate my birthday in the U.S. every year now since 2019, and I always go to dinner with friends. The first year, I think we went to an Italian restaurant in Georgia, but I love steak. Yeah, that’s what I will do. This year it will be my camera crew and Taku. I might get the Renegade Sirloin — no, no, no — a big, ribeye steak. Yeah. At LongHorn Steakhouse. Taku loves steak. I know you split time between the U.S. and Japan. Where do you stay while you’re in the United States? I have a U.S. family — Mark…

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently released 126 prespawn, pure Florida-strain largemouth bass from its Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery into the Spring Bayou complex. The 3-year-old adult bass were between 14 and 16 inches in length and included both males and females. At release, the majority of those bass weighed between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds, and state wildlife officials hope to see the population spawn. “These newly stocked bass will begin spawning as temperatures warm and will continue to spawn each spring as long as they live, increasing the proportion of Florida largemouth bass genes in the water body for years to come,” said LDWF inland fisheries biologist Kristi Butler.…

It’s your turn to write a cutline for your favorite magazine. Follow B.A.S.S. Facebook (@bass) and on Instagram (@bass_nation) and comment with a clever caption on this cartoon that will be posted on our feed on May 14, 2024. If your caption is chosen, it will be printed in an upcoming issue. Last Month’s Post Last Month’s Caption Winner: “I checked with the tournament director, this doesn’t count as a net.” @chukenfish  …

WHEN IT WAS announced that the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors was headed to Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, prominent pros such as Jason Christie, Greg Hackney, Hank Cherry and Brandon Palaniuk were immediately tagged as favorites. So, when fans put together their fantasy fishing teams, not many had Justin Hamner on their radar. But Hamner did. “I don’t know why, but I came in thinking I’d win,” says the Northport, Ala., pro who led wire to wire and went home with a hefty $327,000 payday in late March. “I even told Dave Mercer that when I did his podcast prior to the Classic.” That confidence wasn’t based upon arrogance. The soft-spoken four-year Elite Series pro has been on a good roll in Bassmaster Elite events,…

LOVE IT OR hate it, there’s no denying that forward-facing sonar is the most advantageous tool ever created for catching bass. Prior to its existence, suspended bass were the most difficult to catch. These days, professional anglers employ forward-facing sonar to not only target suspended bass, but to dominate tournaments with these fish. Anglers who rely on this sonar technology to catch suspended bass generally depend on a small arsenal of lures. Two primary baits include a jighead adorned with a soft-minnow imitator and a jerkbait. Soft Minnows The presentations for fishing a realistic soft-plastic minnow on a jighead have spawned new terms. Many of them describe much the same thing, such as the hover technique, hovering, hover-strolling and midstrolling. Elite Series angler Jeff Gustafson, who is largely responsible for…