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It’s a fickle time of year, but when Greg Hackney’s mapping out his plan to track down southern prespawn largemouth, he’s all about covering his bases. Not necessarily an intentional baseball parallel ...

A largemouth bass recently caught in Downtown Austin might just be a new state record. On Wednesday, Austin resident Willie Pipkin reeled in a largemouth bass weighing 14.05 pounds with a 27.75-inch ...

Willie Pipkin is a lifelong resident of Austin, Texas, where he plays guitar for a living. But his real passion is bass ...

What Anglers Need to Know As we prepare for the first event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate ...

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Nebraska Pick 3" game were: ...

An unknown bandit filmed themselves defacing a Tesla Cybertruck with an, er, anatomical drawing — all while someone was seemingly inside of the vehicle. Posted on X and Reddit, the first-person ...

If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions ...

Hoosiers have talent far beyond being top hunters, trappers, and anglers. With almost 450 entries submitted to the Indiana Department of Fish and Wildlife durable license card art and photo contest, ...

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