If you think shopping and walking around stores on Black Friday is insane then just wait until you walk around the 2012 Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo present by Dick’s Sporting Goods. The Expo is expected to have over 100,000 people walking around the Expo floor. The Expo will take place at the Shreveport Convention Center located at 400 Caddo Street in Shreveport, La..

The following is the press release from B.A.S.S. on the One-LLure Rule. How will this influence other tournament circuits? I don't know, but will this be the end of the Alabama Rig or other multi-lure rigs? Not likely. Will FLW follow suit banning it or will they allow the Alabama Rig or other multi-lure rigs in FLW Tour events?

B.A.S.S. Imposes One-Lure Rule For The Bassmaster Classic And Elite Series
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S., upon the recommendation of its Bassmaster Elite Series Rules Committee, has amended its tournament rules to limit anglers competing in the Bassmaster Classic and Bassmaster Elite Series to the use of a single lure during practice and competition.

Christmas is all about the gifts. Some are big; some are small. The best gifts always seem to be the little gifts. Little gifts change our attitudes, beliefs, and hearts. Today, I went out fishing. From my first cast to my last cast it was one of those days where you catch fish everywhere you go even though it rained for most of the day. I didn’t care; I had my rain suit on and it was keeping me dry. The rain suit was a Christmas gift last year. On August 14, 2011, at 1:07 a.m., Laken Reil Hines was born. He weighed in at 5 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 18-inches long. He was a keeper. Laken’s parents, Chris and Debra Hines, couldn’t have asked for a better gift than a child. They couldn’t be more proud; however, Laken was born with some serious health issues.