Hook, Line and Sinker

Bassmaster Classic reactions ranged from disgust to disinterest in watching or giving credibility to a sport where competitors spent days staring at screens.  Social media lit up, not with secret …

January’s 250 million gallon raw sewage leak was a result of the aging Potomac Interceptor infrastructure.     In 1810, Washington’s sewer system was constructed to dump waste into the Potomac, …

At January’s MD DNR Black Bass Advisory Committee meeting, members voiced concerns about the voracious fish-eating habits of cormorants and requested the Department seek approval from US Fish and Wildlife …

Polygraph testing protects bass tournament integrity. Time off the water questions professional fishing credibility.      Whistle blowers and polygraphs are judge, jury, and executioner. Polygraphs disqualify pros, end careers, …

More bad news for FFS dependent tournament anglers has arrived. Two of three major tournament circuits, B.A.S.S. and MLF, are adding further restrictions. NPFL, has banned FFS since the trail’s …

ournament mortality is widely accepted at 20-40%. Fish either show up dead at the scales or succumb to delayed mortality shortly after being weighed in.    The Maryland Department of …