Who Reads Fishing Magazines Anymore?
Monday, April 5, 2021
Dustin Wilks has always been a guy who s slow to embrace technological advancements.
By Dustin Wilks
Special to BassFan (Editor s note: Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks airs four times per week on the World Fishing Network 6:30 p.m. ET Monday, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 5 a.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The six-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier writes about various aspects of the sport in these periodic submissions.)
I may have been one of the last converts there was to a smartphone about 5 years ago and certainly have to have been the last to embrace social media. If you have not yet gotten a smartphone, you are my hero and Id like to go fishing with you. The only reason I got one was to take pictures of my kids to send to my family. About that same time, I quit getting fishing magazines no time to read with a young daughter getting all my attention.
Wagner wins easily at Dale Hollow
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Adam Wagner brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 16-10 ounces to win the three-day Dale Hollow Lake Central Toyota Series in Byrdstown, Tenn. Wagners three-day total of 53-11 earned him the victory by a whopping 10-12 margin over 2nd-place angler Brandon Cline garnered him the top payout of $86,575, including the $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 contingency award.
It was pretty awesome being able to lead wire-to-wire, Wagner said of his most recent of 16 career wins in MLF competition four on Dale Hollow. My win last year [on Dale Hollow Lake] was really awesome, too. That was one of my favorite wins because of the way I found them and the comeback, but this one is pretty special, too.
Always-Tricky Sabine Is Up Next For Elites
Friday, April 2, 2021
Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito
Greg Hackney averaged more than 15 pounds per day en route to his victory at the Sabine River in 2018.
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Greg Hackney has had plenty of opportunities to familiarize himself with the Sabine River, but in terms of current events, he acknowledges an understandable mystique enshrouding next week s Bassmaster Elite Series event.
Competition days will be next Thursday through Sunday (April 8-11) with daily takeoffs from City of Orange (Texas) Boat Ramp at 6:45 a.m. CT and weigh-ins each day at the ramp at 3 p.m.
By Joe Balog Sometimes my own nostalgia overcomes me. Regular readers immediately recognize my love for the old-school aspects of bass fishing, especially tackle. I guess every hardcore fan has similar feelings. For some, Jelly Worms are classics; for others, its original Lucky Craft square-bills.
In any case, I cant get away from a number of things that shaped my bass fishing passion, whether they catch fish or not. I still find myself fruitlessly trying to cast a rig called a swimmin worm, though I could probably catch more fish under the same conditions on a Skinny Dipper.
Impact Battery will sponsor Wilks TV show
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Impact Battery.com will be the presenting sponsor of the TV series Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks for the 2021 and 2022 seasons airing on Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network.
ImpactBattery.com is the source for all your battery needs, Wilks said. I get all my batteries for my boat, truck, ATVs and even my kids ride-on toys from Impact. They provide excellent customer service and extremely fast shipping. When my last order for a set of AGMs shipped, they were on my porch in two days. Impact only carries products that they themselves believe in and trust, so you can be assured that every product on their site is top quality. Beyond batteries, when I learned Impact gives back a portion of sales purchase to children the Power with Purpose initiative supports several charities helping kids.