WHEN A 36-YEAR-OLD Alabama insurance agent named Ray Scott acted on his big idea to elevate a particular fish to superstar status in 1967, he set in motion a fervor that remains today. Bass is the ...

On March 4, 1980, Ray Easley of Fullerton, California, turned to his two fishing buddies and teased, “I’ll bet there’s a big one lying right over there.” His joking prediction turned out to be one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An angler holding a big spring largemouth bass. Whenever I scroll through my photo gallery of big bass, I’m always struck by the ...

There is something wonderfully absurd — and wildly impressive — about competitive bass fishing from a kayak. Try to picture ...

It’s always special when a fish breaks the surface to inhale a topwater lure, but when it comes to freshwater bass fishing, it’s also a cultural phenomenon. Since the sport’s earliest days, bass ...

Online registration opened Sunday for this year’s town of Massena Big Bass Blowout, and there’s more money awaiting anglers. The event, now in its 10th year, is scheduled for Aug. 8 and 9 at the ...

Mackenzie Hickox was only 11 years old when she set the female junior-angler record while fishing with her parents, her sister, and a friend from the shore of a man-made pond near her house. She used ...