Former Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Mark Tucker is 56. ...
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Former Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Mark Tucker is 56. ...
Four-time Bassmaster Classic winner Rick Clunn was among 15 individuals inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday night.
Clunn, who ...
Jay Yelas likes that the FLW Tour schedule is starting somewhere other than Florida for a change, but it didn't take him long today to wish he was basking ...
Nineteen-year-old Taylor Ashley of Warrior, Ala., fishing in his first-ever FLW Series event, weighed a 22-06 bag on Saturday to claim top honors in the ...
FLW Tour pro Tom Monsoor is 68. ...
FLW Tour angler Jay Kendrick is planning to visit a medical facility near each of the tournament stops on the 2017 FLW Tour schedule to show his appreciation ...
Pro angler Glenn Browne underwent surgery on Wednesday in Florida as part of his fight against colorectal cancer.
The four-time FLW winner is still ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Ott DeFoe has aligned with Swagger Tackle, makers of high-quality, low-cost tungsten weights.
DeFoe is a huge fan ...
DUO International, a Japanese lure company who introduced the tournament finesse technique called Spybaiting, has added three-time Elite Series Angler ...
Bassmaster Elite Series anglers Alton Jones and Alton Jones Jr. have entered into a sponsorship agreement with Minneapolis-based hearing-aid manufacturer ...
Missouri FLW Tour pro James Watson has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Russell Marine products. He'll promote the Mercury ProXS vented motor ...
In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog takes a look at the recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directive that will ban lead ammunition ...
Randall Tharp is known to many BassFans as one of the top flippers in the sport, but when the conditions are cold and water temps are in the 40s (or even ...
Miles Burghoff had a disappointing day 1 at the recent Harris Chain Bassmaster Southern Open, but rallied with a near-20-pound sack on day 2 to climb ...
Seven-time B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and four-time Bassmaster Classic champion Kevin VanDam has signed a sponsorship deal with T-H Marine supplies.
“Working ...
FLW Tour angler Robbie Dodson is 47. ...
Last year, Tim Parker was casting lines for the University of Florida’s college bass fishing team. Now he finds himself in the new marketing outreach ...
Hidden Bay Sports, a supplier of quality apparel for outdoor enthusiasts worldwide, announced today that it will support professional angler Charlie Evans ...
Freedom Tackle announced today it has signed FLW Tour angler Jeremy Lawyer to its pro staff. Lawyer, who won the 2016 BFL All-American and went on to ...
Todd Hollowell, a 6th-year FLW Tour pro from Indiana, has signed a sponsorship deal with truck-cap and accessories manufacturer A.R.E.
“My tow vehicle ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Scott Rook is 56. ...
If Jesse Wiggins is going to keep winning fishing tournaments, someone is going to have to put a rush order on his pro fishing jersey.
While most professional ...
DICK’S Sporting Goods today announced an expanded partnership with B.A.S.S., with the retailer becoming the presenting sponsor of the GEICO Bassmaster ...
FLW Tour competitor Dave Smith is 71. ...
Jig manufacturer All-Terrain Tackle has added Bassmaster Elite series anger Adrian Avena of New Jersey to its pro staff for 2017. Avena is entering his ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Marty Robinson weighed a 23-11 stringer to take the day-1 lead at the Harris Chain Bassmaster Southern Open in Leesburg, Fla.
Eight ...
Elite Series pro Brandon Palaniuk has joined the Seaguar pro staff, the line manufacturer announced today.
In making the announcement, Brian Evans, ...
Elite Series angler Chad Pipkens, who is fresh off a Bassmaster Northern Open points title, has joined the Bass Cat Boats National Team, and will run ...
Bison Coolers has signed FLW Tour angler Joe Holland for the 2017 season, the company announced today.
“Bison Coolers is the perfect fit for me, I ...
The anglers competing in this year's Bassmaster Classic will be fighting for the $300,000 winner's share plus the additional benefits that come with being ...
Joe Balog recently interviewed Isaac Payne, who coaches both the men's and women's bass fishing teams at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. ...
Stetson Blaylock, a longtime FLW Tour standout who'll compete in his first Bassmaster Elite Series campaign in 2017, has joined the pro staff of lubricants ...
FLW Tour angler Anthony Gagliardi, the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup winner and 2006 FLW Tour Angler of the Year, has signed with Falcon Boats, the company announced ...
Cashion Fishing Rods has added veteran Elite Series angler Jason Williamson to its pro staff, the company announced today.
Williamson is preparing ...
T-H Marine announced that it'll expand its Atlas Awards tournament contingency program this year.
"For 2017, we have sanctioned even more tournaments," ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Josh Bertrand has picked up a non-endemic sponsorship deal with Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup.
"I'm extremely excited ...
Z-Man announced that Bassmaster Elite Series angler Brett Hite and FLW Tour pros Bryan Thrift and Brian Latimer have joined the company's pro staff. Latimer ...
Bassamster Elite Serie angler Fred Roumbanis has added Swagger Tackle, makers of tungsten weights, to his sponsor lineup for 2017, Swagger offers a full ...
Phoenix boats founder and professional angler Gary Clouse is 57. ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Prince is 47. ...
Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Fred Roumbanis has signed a sponsorship deal with Stanford Baits, the company announced Thursday.
“Stanford Baits ...
Bass Cat Boats announced today it has added Paul Elias to its 2017 pro staff.
Elias, a member of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame since 2012 and 1982 ...
In the wake of Major League Fishing's announcement this week that it'll conduct a "world championship" event in 2017, Joe Balog opted to throw ...
Bassmaster Elite Series newcomers Stetson Blaylock and Alton Jones Jr. are new members of the BOOYAH Bait Co. pro staff, the company announced today. ...
Brandon Palaniuk, the 29-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series angler from Hayden, Id., has joined the ZOOM Bait Company pro staff, the company announced Wednesday. ...
FLW Tour angler Jamie Horton has picked up The Swamp Whitetails as a sponsor for the 2017 season.
The Swamp Whitetails is a 1,500-acre high-fence ...
Jamie Hartman, the New York angler, who's preparing for his rookie season on the Bassmaster Elite Series, has signed on as a member of the Cashion Rods ...
Garmin today announced it has added 20 professional bass anglers to its 2017 marine pro team. The new additions will round out the Garmin team of 70 professional ...
FLW today announced today the 2017 FLW Tour will start with 165 boats as the circuit begins its 22nd season.
The season kicks off Feb. 2-5 at Lake ...
Alabama guide and FLW Tour rookie Jonathan Henry will make his tour-level debut in a Charger boat.
Henry, who won an FLW Series event at Lake Guntersville ...
Major League Fishing (MLF) officials have announced the creation of the organization's own World Championship event, pitting 12 of the world's top anglers ...
Kevin VanDam and Mike Iaconelli will be among the presenters this weekend as The Bass University kicks off its 2017 seminar series at the Wild Indiana ...
Alabama-based T-H Marine Supplies announced that it will partner with Mark Zona and Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show for 2017.
“Zona is undoubtedly one ...
Contingense, an online clearinghouse for tournament contingency programs, announced that it's signed FLW Tour angler Jason Johnson to a sponsorship deal.
“This ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Herren is 54. ...
Joe Balog admits he made a mistake when he unwittingly omitted details of Kevin VanDam's victory at the Toledo Bend Elite Series in 2016 in a recent column ...
FLW Tour angler Luke Dunkin is joining Vision Wheel as a brand ambassador for the 2017 season, the aftermarket wheel company announced on Tuesday.
Dunkin, ...
Bass Pro Shops will be offering an incentive program for professional anglers that fish the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens, FLW Tour or FLW ...
Former Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Billy McCaghren is 45. ...
Dirty Jigs Tackle has announced the addition of reigning Forrest Wood Cup champion John Cox to its pro staff.
“These are the same jigs I have been ...
FLW recently announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement will cooler and drinkware manufacturer YETI. The deal includes title sponsorship of the FLW ...
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Justin Hamner, the newly crowned Bassmaster Classic champion, has been on quite a roll for the past 11 months.
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
TULSA, Okla. — When most anglers win the Bassmaster Classic, they at least pretend like it came as the biggest surprise
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
TULSA, Okla. — Since practice began last week, Alabama pro Justin Hamner says he hasn’t been able to duplicate two patterns