Bassmaster acknowledged they could be doing a better job of welcoming women into the sport and has introduced the BassmastHER program. They provide workshops at Elite events. The seminars teach fundamentals for beginners and more advanced techniques for those who have more experience.

I’ve been writing for the MeatEater media empire since 2020, and I’ve been friends with editor and trash fish legend Joe Cermele for much longer than that. He knows that I have mixed feelings about the invasive snakeheads, but he nevertheless enlisted me to help with a recent episode of “Das Boat.”