2016 ICAST Don Iovino & Major Craft Casting and Spinning Rod

Looking for that perfect finesse rod in spinning or casting? Try Don Iovino's new one from Major Craft USA. It has the action that made Don famous. They don't call him the "Godfather of Finesse" for nothing!

2016 ICAST Don Iovino & Major Craft USA Zoner Hunter Crankbait

The Godfather of Finesse Fishing, Don Iovino has teamed up with Major Craft to create the Zoner Hunter Crankbait that works just like the original Storm Wiggle Wart. It hunts and deflects off cover perfectly at a fraction of the price.

2015 Bassmaster Classic Instant Coverage; a Good Thing for Fishing?

Has Social Media Altered Tournament Fishing?

By Luigi De Rose

We witnessed a revolution last weekend. Live coverage under the tutorage of expert commentators; what more could fans ever want? But, is all this instant coverage good for bass tournament anglers?

The recent 2015 Classic provided amazing coverage for devoted bass nuts. Live coverage allowed Internet gawking anglers right onto the deck of top anglers. We witnessed how Dean Rojas shook his finesse worm around the face of docks. Suddenly, BASS commenter Mark Zona jumped off the stage and tracks down finesse guru Don Iovino for his expert opinion. As both scrutinized Dean’s technique, Don corrected Mark explaining that West coast Rojas was actually doing a doodle slide trying to trigger magnum spots.

BASSTRAK and the BASS Blog might become too helpful to anglers as it
tries to please fans. (Photo: BASS) 

During the final press conference, the woulda coulda shoulda question was broached to the final six anglers. Each clearly declared that they honestly felt that they made the correct choices. Even though five of them didn’t win, they were pleased with themselves. But, what if competitors could adjust their game plan based on live footage happening instantly as it unfolds? Second-guessing decisions is the demise of any tournament angler but this could easily adverted with one peak to a cell phone or tablet.