Alabama's Richard Peek, an FLW Tour rookie this year, built a lead of nearly 3 pounds at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship Friday as he caught an 18-05 ...
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Alabama's Richard Peek, an FLW Tour rookie this year, built a lead of nearly 3 pounds at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship Friday as he caught an 18-05 ...
The Outdoor Hub published a story today on world-record bass of several species. It contains some interesting tidbits and the highlight is a video by ...
Florida's George Kapiton caught an 18-02 stringer on day 1 to grab the initial lead at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship at Alabama's Wheeler Lake. ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Crews is often faced with several tough decisions each day while in the heat of tournament competition. Some of them ...
Joe Balog has a great deal of experience competing in high-level events and knows the impact that co-anglers can have on the outcome of those derbies. ...
In this week's installment of the BassFan Five Spot, FLW Tour angler Stetston Blaylock offers up an interesting take on who his ultimate fishing partner ...
FLW recently posted an article on its website detailing the changes for 2015 in its grassroots BFL series. Entry fees will see a slight increase across ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Gerald Swindle, who also co-hosts Moultrie's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel, details a recent fall from a treestand in ...
Team RainShadow, a Batson Enterprises brand, has added Bassmaster Elite Series angler Keith Combs to its pro staff.
"I am extremely excited to ...
Joe Balog understands that the sport's top circuits can't afford to maintain the status quo for very long in the mercurial landscape in which they operate, ...
B.A.S.S. announced that Berkley, maker of Trilene, PowerBait and Havoc, has signed a 3-year deal to continue its longtime sponsorship of the organization.
“We ...
We've got questions. They've got answers.
Typically, BassFan editors are chasing the real scoop behind how pro anglers go about their business on ...
Bassmaster Elite Series emcee and fishing funnyman Dave Mercer will be the featured guest on a special Halloween edition of Ike Live, which will be live-streamed ...
A fishing trip with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Edwin Evers is being auctioned off by Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, an organization that inspires, ...
STORMR continues to build on the momentum it generated in 2013 with a new line of outerwear called the Fusion Series. It caught people's attention at ...
FLW released the rules for the 2015 Rayovac FLW Series and announced it has moved two of the circuit's events to avoid conflicts with other tournaments. ...
Live one-on-one bass fishing is coming to a computer screen near you.
B.A.S.S. announced today that it has organized a live fish-off between Elite ...
Fishing apparel company 5X3 Fishing, along with BABE’S Boat Care Products, is proud to announce a joint partnership with Michael Neal for the 2015 FLW ...
Nominations are now being accepted for positions on the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) board of directors. Nominees must be PAA Tour or Legends ...
The maximum field for next year's BASSFest tournament at Kentucky Lake will be 144 anglers and Elite Series anglers will earn points toward the Angler ...
Among the stories on the front page of the New York Times website Friday was a piece on the rise in popularity of college bass fishing and how ...
FLW published its 2015 FLW Tour rules today and there are several significant changes.
Among them:
> Entry fees have increased from $4,000 to ...
Winning an Elite Series tournament will no longer come with an automatic berth in the following year's Bassmaster Classic, according to an article published ...
The recent changes made by B.A.S.S. to the Elite Series qualification criteria will be among the hot topics during the offseason and Joe Balog offers ...
The next edition of Pro Bass Class will be held Nov. 16-18 at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Many, La., where participants will experience on-the-water instruction ...
According to a story published on Bassmaster.com, B.A.S.S. announced last week it has extended its ban on umbrella rigs to Opens and any tournament that ...
B.A.S.S. announced its three-division, nine-tournament Bassmaster Opens schedule today. The schedule spans nine months and none of the events conflict ...
Jeremy Starks is typically right at home on the front deck of his bass boat, but last week the two-time Elite Series winner was just as comfortable roaming ...
Californian Aaron Britt set a brisk pace on day 1 of the Clear Lake Western Rayovac Series with a 29-00 stringer that gave him a 9-ounce lead over fellow ...
Citing scheduling challenges, the PAA board of directors Thursday afternoon announced the cancellation of the 2014 PAA Tournament Series.
The season ...
Rigid Industries LED Lighting recently launched a rebate program for consumers that will allow Rigid customers to to earn up to a $100 American Express ...
The advancements in the sonar and mapping technology available to anglers in recent years are virtually indescribable. They've changed the way fishermen ...
The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger reported Wednesday that B.A.S.S. is considering Ross Barnett Reservoir as a host venue for a Bassmaster Open ...
Joe Balog has learned from his many years of fishing big water bass lakes that being prepared for he worst-case scenario is always the way to go.
In ...
The Shreveport Times reported that Major League Fishing will conduct an event in Louisiana next week. Venues are never disclosed ahead of time, but possibilities ...
Hawgtech, a Florida-based manufacturer of premium fishing reel accessories, has signed Bassmaster Elite Series pro Russ Lane to a sponsorship deal.
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FLW today announced the 2015 Rayovac FLW Series schedule, which will again consist of three events each in five different divisions – Central, Northern, ...
(Editor's note: Here's another quick feature from industry rep Alan McGuckin.)
Longtime Bassmaster Elite Series roommates Terry Scroggins and ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro South Carolina Bassmaster Elite Series pro Andy Montgomery overtook 2-day leader David Williams on Saturday to win the Lake ...
Albert Collins weighed a 17-12 sack on Saturday to win the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Texas Rayovac with a 3-day total of 52-07. His winning margin over runner-up ...
High-level tournament fishing is all about adjustments and David Williams made a good one Friday at the Lake Norman Bassmaster Southern Open.
Williams ...
Veteran Albert Collins, a former Bassmaster Classic qualifier, moved into the lead on Friday at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Texas Rayovac with a 17-15 stringer ...
Former tour-level anglers Dustin Wilks and Dave Wolak are collaborating on a new show called "Know Fishing," which is set to premier Monday, ...
The Bass Fishing Archives launched the final segment of its seven-part video discussion with Larry Nixon and Jay Yelas today. The veteran pros focus on ...
The popular Western bass fishing radio show Ultimate Bass, hosted by longtime West Coast tournament angler Kent Brown, will kick off its 10th year on ...
David Williams took the early lead Thursday at the Lake Norman Bassmaster Southern Open in North Carolina as his 14-01 bag left him 6 ounces clear of ...
Andrew Upshaw, a 3-year FLW Tour pro who was the initial Bassmaster Classic qualifier via the collegiate ranks, caught a 19-15 sack on Thursday to grab ...
Bassmaster Elite Series anglers Matt Herren, Brandon Palaniuk and Chad Morgethaler will receive invitations to the 2015 Toyota Texas Bass Classic thanks ...
The 2014 Forrest Wood Cup, featuring Anthony Gagliardi's dramatic one-ounce victory at Lake Murray over Scott Canterbury, will be televised Sunday, Oct. ...
Of the 14 pros who fished both the FLW Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series in 2014, Jason Christie, the No. 1-ranked angler in BassFan's World Rankings, ...
According to a report published in the Anderson (S.C.) Independent Mail, the $4.1 million project at Green Pond Landing on the eastern shore of ...
Tackle-storage giant Plano Synergy announced this week that it's promoted Pat McKenna to director of sales. He'll work with national account managers, ...
In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog takes a look at the concept of contingency programs and owner's tournaments and notes the inroads ...
Have you ever wondered which of the world's many fish species your personality most resembles? Probably not. If you're even mildly interested in discovering ...
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
A look at the ages of the anglers who comprise the current Top 10 on the Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers Division
By Dustin Wilks Special to BassFan
(Editor's note: "Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks" airs four times per week on the Sportsman Channel – 6
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
PALATKA, Fla. — Cory Johnston fished a full tournament. But with all due respect to nine other competitors, he could’ve