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A bass angling friend told Rod Martinez in late February that the fish were really biting at Lake Monticello. Martinez headed ...

The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season reached double digits with 11 Legacy Class entries on Thursday and ...

Self-Service Customer Portal and Automated Updates Eliminate ‘Where’s My Mount?’ Calls, Freeing Artists to Focus on Craft LOS ANGELES — In taxidermy shops across America, one question dominates daily ...

Josh Jones of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, reeled in his fifth overall Legacy Class largemouth bass with 13.51-pound ShareLunker 692 on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Courtesy Photo) ATHENS O.H. Ivie is back on ...

Drake Wadsworth of Stonewall, Louisiana, traveled to Toledo Bend Reservoir to compete in the Fishers of Men Tournament Trail on Saturday, February 7. I think it's safe to say he had the biggest fish ...

I took Draco on a little field trip to Bass Pro Shops for some real world training and a fun outing. We explored the huge store, checked out the taxidermy displays, rode the glass elevator, and hunted ...

LOS ANGELES — A one-time ally of Karen Bass is launching an eleventh-hour bid challenging the embattled Los Angeles mayor in her run for reelection. Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles ...

Founding Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass died of unspecified causes Saturday night, three days after his 75th birthday. P-Funk bandleader George Clinton's Facebook page had erroneously ...

FROM HIS WORKSHOP in Thomasville, Georgia, taxidermist Edward Harden has been stuffing everything from mourning doves to elephants for more than 40 years. He got his start by sending away for a ...

WYNNE, Arkansas — Ask 100 anglers to name a “big bass” destination in Arkansas, and 85-acre Lake Austell within Village Creek State Park may never be mentioned. That is, unless you ask Kevin Riney, a ...