Don Hogue's Page

I've read lots of interesting comments recently about what it means to be a "professional" bass fisherman. What are the qualifications? Money? Proficiency? Time? Talent? Reputation? Tournament results? I know

better than to think I can settle the argument of what the word as it

applies to bass fishing means and who qualifies. I will share some

insight into the truth.

The truth is that many of the Elite Series pros I fished against in the 2010 Classic would not meet…

A blog on my classic experience won't do it justice, but then again I'm not sure what would or could. In short, it was the single greatest fishing experience of my life. Really, beyond what words can express. So let me just try to recap as best I can what went down. This will probably be long, but trust me, if I were to write about everything I could fill a book.

I arrived in Birmingham on Thursday, Feb. 11th. My good friend and tournament…