...Lake because it got down to the bottom fast and stayed there," says Elite Series pro Bobby Lane

Bobby Lane: Weighted swimbaits

Bobby Lane may not have developed his swimbait knowledge growing up in Florida, but at the 2009 Elite Series event on Kentucky Lake he showed he's a quick study. Lane used a weighted soft plastic swimbait to claim his first major win.

Happy Lane

Small redfish, blustery weather and salty Stanley

Rough conditions rule on first day

Rough conditions take Redbone's first day

Fed Nation Championship Preview

The Harris Chain of Lakes in Tavares, Fla., should test the Federation's best anglers as the chain is known to be fickle at this time of year.

2010 Bassmaster Classic Qualifiers

2010 Bassmaster Classic Qualifiers

Bassmaster Bonus Content | September/October 2009

BASSMASTER Magazine, September/October 2009

BASS announces schedule for 2010 Bassmaster Opens

Three divisions provide direct avenues to Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Elite Series

BASS Reporter's Notebook

Ohio's Frank Scalish Makes Way Back into Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Classic

Hunting for the mother lode

On Alabama's Lake Jordan, the dozen anglers fishing in the Toyota Championship Week keep looking for sonar screens filled with big Coosa River spotted bass.

Summertime blues

It's just about time for our lakes here in central Florida to start turning over. What this means is the bottom layer of water comes up as winter approaches and the water mixes. However, it's still hotter than ever.

Rule violations costly for DQ'd anglers

Elite pros Bill Lowen and Bobby Lane learned valuable lessons in their painful, first-round disqualifications during the Ramada Champion's Choice on Oneida Lake.

Bobby Lane, winner of the recent Elite event on Kentucky Lake, hung on to a 2010 Classic berth...

Top of his class

Arkansas' Billy McCaghren claims 2009 Rookie of the Year

Winning gear from Kentucky Lake

Winning gear from Kentucky Lake