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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 ...

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

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 ...

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

We asked six professional bass anglers and fishing influencers to give us the best times to fish the spawn across the country ...

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Georgia Fantasy 5" game were: ...

Bass are well-established at this 592-acre lake that at least one fishery biologist believes is one of the best bass lakes in ...

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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