Bassmaster Elite Series pro Tim Horton will lend his name to a no-entry-fee tournament open to all high school bass clubs in his home state of Alabama ...
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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Tim Horton will lend his name to a no-entry-fee tournament open to all high school bass clubs in his home state of Alabama ...
Denali Rods is accepting applications for positions on its 2013 pro staff. Those interested should visit www.denalirods.com and click on the "Join ...
The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) announced that it's tabbed fishing media veteran Russ "Bassdozer" Comeau to serve as the organization's ...
For Chris Daves, tour-level fishing is a proposition that's no longer worth the risk.
The Virginian, son of former Bassmaster Classic champion Woo ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Crews, Jr. is one of the more well-conditioned anglers on tour, so it's no wonder that he stresses proper nutrition and ...
The megastorm Sandy that came ashore yesterday in New Jersey has left millions without power and devastated the northeast with record flooding and strong ...
Mark Dove, an attorney from North Vernon, Ind., qualified for his second Bassmaster Classic Saturday by winning the Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jonathon VanDam, who notched his first Elite Series win this past season, will fish with Shimano reels, G. Loomis rods and ...
Last November, Jamie Horton picked apart a tiny stretch of shallow water near a spillway at the Ouachita River to win the Federation Nation Championship ...
Major League Fishing is closing out its third production on Lake Istokpoga, a South Florida venue known regionally as one of the state's top big-bass ...
When the action is hot and heavy and tournament anglers are making frequent culls, they have no time to mess around with cumbersome scales that may or ...
Sunline America's 2nd annual fall promotion gets under way today and runs through Nov. 4. To reward loyal customers and encourage other anglers to try ...
Phoenix Bass Boats announced today it has agreed to a sponsorship deal with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Davy Hite.
“Davy and I have a relationship ...
The Bass University is offering a $31 discount through Halloween (Oct. 31) on all 2-day passes purchased for the 2013 seminars. The instructor lineup ...
The formation of a new walleye tournament trail was announced Wednesday night, effectively signaling FLW’s exit from the walleye tournament business. ...
BassFan has been told by several sources over the past week that FLW is about to announce a sponsorship deal with a major beer-maker. That would mark ...
The 2013 PAA Tournament Series schedule remains a work in progress, according to PAA president Dave Mansue.
After receiving several inquiries about ...
Brace yourselves, BassFans. The new Lew’s BB1 baitcaster reel is about to hit store shelves and since its unveiling at ICAST back in July, the engineers ...
David Dudley, the No. 1 angler in the BassFan World Rankings and two-time reigning FLW Tour Angler of the Year, will fish with Lamiglas rods in 2013.
"It ...
Ish Monroe will fish both major professional circuits in 2013, and he'll employ a different boat for each. He'll run his familiar Cocoons-wrapped Ranger ...
Sonar Sound-Off columnist Myles Burghoff wrapped up his 2012 competitive season with a couple of strong showings in Oakley Big Bass Tour events, and now ...
Fall is the favorite time of the year for bass fishing’s funniest man, Gerald Swindle. The former waterbug-quick Locust Fork High School running back ...
Day's Boat Sales and Service of Frankfort, Ky. has announced its inaugural “Race to 200” retail promotion. The goal is to reach 200 boats sold for the ...
There's an interesting piece on the Fishing Wire today by editor Frank Sargeant. Based on the early findings from a trophy bass study by the Florida Fish ...
Do you think that all attempts to create a super-monofilament result only in a product that lacks manageability and sensitivity? The new SpiderWire UltraCast ...
A few boats are still needed for the 7th annual Fishing for Freedom event, which takes place Saturday at Lake Belton in Texas. The no-entry-fee tournament ...
Chip Porche knows the call or email could come at any time. He also knows there’s a chance it won’t come at all. If it does, though, and the person on ...
How well do you know your Berkley Havoc baits? Well enough to tell us the names of seven different baits and the pro angler who designed each one?
We'll ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens, the winner of last month’s Toyota Trucks All-Star Championship, has donated $15,000 of his winnings from the ...
Reigning Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Brent Chapman has added Kansas-based MESU Bait Company to his list of sponsors.
The Kansas native ...
For the second straight year, Bassmaster Elite Series angler Randy Howell is raffling off his tournament boat, with proceeds going to King's Home for ...
FLW Tour pro Justin Lucas has has rejoined the Lamiglas pro staff.
"When I started fishing tournaments in my teenage years, my first sponsor was ...
I'm sort of pessimistic by nature, and the first thought that enters my head when I hear of any plan to do anything is: Okay, what's the worst-case ...
BassFans in the Lexington, Ky., area will have an opportunity Thursday to check out the introduction of the new lineup of G. Loomis GLX jig and worm casting ...
John Cox wasn’t planning to fish the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour Open. The Floridian missed the money cut at Wheeler Lake last month and wasn’t going ...
David Dudley took over the top spot in the BassFan World Rankings in May, and he'll hold that position through the offseason. His lead over Brent Chapman, ...
FLW Tour pro Todd Auten teamed up with Pat Tierney to win the inaugural Toyota Trucks Bonus Bucks Owners Tournament last weekend at North Carolina's Lake ...
Outdoor Heritage, Inc. (OHI), the new tournament organization that recently announced the establishment of Western pro-am and team tournament trails, ...
The Ram Truck brand has become the latest major company to sponsor Major League Fishing.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to bring one of the great names ...
Ray Hanselman is a full-time guide at Lake Amistad and was thrilled about the opportunity to fish last week’s FLW Tour Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, ...
The hour-long broadcast of the 2012 Toyota Texas Bass Classic will debut at 9 a.m. EST on Nov. 11 on the NBC Sports Network. There will also be one weekday ...
Zeko Shoes announced recently that it's added Alabama Bassmaster Elite Series angler Tim Horton to its pro staff.
"I look forward to promoting ...
David L. Campbell, a retired employee of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and long-time manager of TPWD’s ShareLunker program, will be inducted into ...
For a product that’s not scheduled to have its public unveiling for another 4 months, Phil Marks sure did a bang-up marketing job for the Strike King ...
Shimano American Corporation today broke ground on a 99,000-square-foot addition to its current 102,000-square-foot Ladson, S.C., distribution center ...
The schedule and details for the 2013 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series were released Wednesday. The structure is unchanged from this year with ...
The Shreveport (La.) Times caught up with FLW tournament director Bill Taylor on Monday after he and FLW operations director Mark Dorn toured the three ...
The reality fishing show “World Series of Bass, The Dream” makes its debut Thursday, Oct. 11 at 10:30 a.m. EST on NBC Sports Network, kicking off a 13-week ...
The Hibdon family name has been synonymous with bass fishing for decades. Whether winning premier events at the highest level of tournament fishing or ...
Ritter Ferguson is batting 1.000 in EverStart Series events.
He led wire-to-wire in winning the Lake of the Pines Texas EverStart Series last week ...
Anglers who fail to qualify for the 2014 Bassmaster Classic will have one last shot at it next year.
B.A.S.S. announced today it will host the Bassmaster ...
Ron Weber, the man who built the company responsible for introducting Rapala lures to U.S. anglers died late last week, according a report in the Duluth ...
With the conclusion of the Bassmaster Opens schedule last weekend at Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama, the field for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic is nearly ...
Thanks to his win at last week’s Lewis Smith Lake Bassmaster Southern Open, Hank Cherry will participate in his first Bassmaster Classic next February. ...
Triton Boats announced this week that it will soon begin manufacturing two new series of aluminum boats. The newest line of X Series and Utility Series ...
Luke Clausen had no trouble finding and catching fish today as practice got underway for the Sam Rayburn FLW Tour Open. The issue he ran into was triggering ...
North Carolina's Hank Cherry earned a berth in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic today as he won the Lewis Smith Lake Bassmaster Southern Open in Leeds, Ala. ...
Ritter Ferguson weighed a 13-04 sack today to finish off a wire-to-wire victory at the Lake of the Pines Texas EverStart. His 46-09 3-day total left him ...
Longtime Alabama stalwart Craig Daniel caught a 13-11 sack today to move to the top of the standings at the Smith Lake Bassmaster Southern Open with a ...
Ritter Ferguson increased his lead to slightly more than 3 pounds today at the Lake of the Pines Texas EverStart with a 13-11 stringer that gave him a ...
All Star has produced a new line of micro-guide rods with technique-specific lengths and actions to fit any situation. Twelve casting and five spinning ...
Louisiana's Dennis Tietje announced that he's acquired two new sponsors for his return to the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2013 – Granger Chevrolet and ...
Life just keeps getting better for Brent Chapman.
The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year took time out of his ultra-busy schedule ...
Phoenix Boats announced that it's added five-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bobby Lane to its pro staff.
“We’re very honored that Bobby is joining ...
Sonar Sound-Off columnist Miles Burghoff is in the midst of a multi-tournament road trip that's resulted in a win and another Top-5 finish so far. For ...
Ritter Ferguson boxed 19-10 today and holds better than 1 1/2-pound lead over 2nd-place Chris Brasher after day 1 of the Lake of the Pines Texas EverStart.
Brasher ...
Kevin Hawk bypassed the Wheeler Lake FLW Tour Open a couple weeks ago so he could focus more on preparing for this week’s Lewis Smith Lake Bassmaster ...
Missile Baits is looking for anglers to become part of its regional pro staff, which will be called ...
Major League Fishing announced today that it's instituted rules that will penalize anglers who allow fish to touch the deck of their boat or haphazardly ...
Michigan's Chad Pipkens, winner of this year's Bassmaster Northern Opens points race, told BassFan today that he will step up to the Elite Series next ...
Judy Wong launched her competitive bass-fishing career in the late-1970s, then took a hiatus to focus on raising a family. By the time she returned several ...
Bryan Thrift's victory at last week's Toyota Texas Bass Classic propelled him from 12 to 3rd in the newest edition of the BassFan World Rankings. Meanwhile, ...
BRP US Inc. has announced the Experience More Sunsets Fall Sales Event for its Evinrude outboard engine brand. During the promotion, qualified U.S. consumers ...
Back in late July, Marty Stone announced that he was leaving the Bass Cat pro staff and was looking for a new boat sponsor. A little more than 2 months ...
Arkansas' Penny Berryman, one of the most influential female anglers in the history of competitive bass fishing, has died after battling cancer for several ...
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