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Federal ban on lead fishing tackle proposed
A proposal to ban all lead in fishing tackle is under consideration by the federal government, and your comments of opposition are needed to counter the threat.

Mark Menendez: Tube or creature?
A variety of baits and techniques are used to secure tournament victories. Often, however, the lure that puts an angler in position to win falters in the home stretch and has to be replaced by another bait on the final day of competition.

Charlie Hartley's Bass Wars
OK, I'm going to bare my soul: I suffer from FCS. That's Fragile Confidence Syndrome. It's plagued me throughout my entire adult life and it doesn't seem to be getting better.

Skeet's Beat
Blog by Skeet Reese

BASS Reporter's Notebook
The remarkable rise of rookie Travis Manson; Bassmaster Elite pros always on the go; The importance of Nov. 6; Watch for Junior World announcement

Winning your championship
Many of you are getting ready to fish your club championship. I thought this might be a good time to review some of the tips that I've written about in the past.

Aaron Martens talks hooks
Hooks are one of the most basic parts of your fishing tackle, and yet many anglers treat them as if they were unimportant.

Pete Ponds: Subsurface crankbaits
Have you ever had one of those days when conditions were perfect for throwing a buzzbait, but for whatever reason the fish would barely show any interest? Elite Series pro Pete Ponds has the solution.

Finesse flipping and pitching
When most anglers think of flipping and pitching, they think of heavy cover, heavy lines and big, heavy baits.

Only a few days to go!
I'm looking forward to Falcon so much I can't see straight. We're leaving Sunday and probably staying through Wednesday, so by the next blog I'll have a fishing report for everybody.

Going Ike: The truth
Abu Garcia introduced a new line of fishing rods this year at ICAST. They're named Veritas, after the Latin word for "truth." The name was chosen because we wanted to cut through all the hype and the bull and offer a rod that actually performed at or above its advertising.

Jimmy Mason: Transitional schooling bass
Getting in the middle of a giant school of feeding bass is, for most anglers, akin to finding the Holy Grail.