MLF pro Stephen Browning has been with St. Croix Rods for more than 20 years, and even he’s surprised at the sensitivity of the revamped Legend Xtreme. Watch Browning explain all the details that make this rod’s sensitivity one of the best. [video]

Take a look at Stephen Browning's Championship Saturday at the 2020 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Neely Henry Lake. [VIEW GALLERY]

I’ve been catching bass for a living for more than 25 years, and I have to be honest with you: I don’t feel like I can ever stop learning new and better ways to catch fish. Especially offshore.

Living in Hot Springs, Arkansas, I’m pretty much a largemouth-first guy, with some spotted bass mixed in. There’s just not an lot of offshore-structure fishing that’s conducive to catching an abundance of fish like we recently saw in Sturgeon Bay.

I’m more of a “sight fisherman” so to speak: I like to be looking at whatever I’m casting at. Now, I can hold my own fishing offshore, but I genuinely feel like I need to get a little better about getting off the bank and utilizing my graphs more. READ MORE

Ladson, SC (June 18, 2020) – At its core, a jig is merely a weighted hook. But as you explore and breach the outer limits of jig design—matching specialized hooks with alternative weight placements, shapes and configurations—you can find yourself in some rather rarified air . . . or, water. READ MORE