BassFan.com has always had a particular sense of the sacrifice made by the members of the U.S. Armed Forces (as always, we thank you all from the bottom ...

Next week is Bass Cat and Yamaha week on BassFan. Keep an eye out for a few extra stories with Bass Cat/Yamaha pros like Russ Lane and Kota Kiriyama, ...

Yesterday, Bass Madness author Ken Schultz was featured on National Public Radio. The 1-hour show was produced by WBUR in Boston, but was picked up nationally ...

Guy Eaker's day-1 weight was DQd at today's Bassmaster Elite Series Wildcard Qualifier. To read his description of what happened, and his reaction, ...

Florida angler Bryan Hudgins leads after day 1 of the Bassmaster Elite Series Wildcard Qualifier. Former tour pro Ben Matsubu is 2nd. Also notable is ...

The latest installment in the Big Bass Zone is a doozy. First, columnists Michael Jones and Bill Siemantel tackle the issue of color, and whether it matters. ...

Longtime fishing editor, writer and author Ken Schultz has written a new book called Bass Madness: Bigmouths, Big Money and Big Dreams at the Bassmaster ...

Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, pro Clay Dyer talks fishing – notably, his 2006 season, and his sponsor search during the 2006 off-season. To ...

In the wake of Citgo's departure, BASS is currently without a title sponsor for the 2007 season. And time is winding down. The Bassmaster Classic is 3 ...

Denny Brauer spent the 2006 Bassmaster Classic in the TV booth, but he'll be back on the water for the 2007 version at Alabama's Lay Lake. To find out ...

Robby Jenkins of Deatsville, Ala. is partial to high-end fishing equipment, but he was impressed by the quality of the affordable Berkley Lightning Rod. ...

It's been 9 months since Ranger Boats dropped its sponsorship of Mike Iaconelli. He competed this year out of a Ranger, which he had to buy, but he's ...

On Dec. 16, well-known NASCAR driver Ryan Newman will host the inaugural Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament at Lake Norman, N.C. ...

Today, BassFan TV launched the first of a 12-part series with BASS Angler of the Year Mike Iaconelli. In each segment, Ike breaks down every one of his ...

BASS just announced that American Bass Anglers (ABA) will license and run the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series starting next year. For more on the official ...

BassFan learned today that the long-running and popular Bassmaster University series has been cancelled for at least next year, and possibly longer. The ...

Numerous news outlets have reported on a monster Idaho smallmouth catch. According to reports, Dan Steigers of Juliaetta caught a 9-pound, 11.52-ounce ...

Bass fishing legend and longtime TV personality Bill Dance was one of five men inducted into the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Fishing Hall ...

Kevin Van Dam, the No. 1 angler in the BassFan World Rankings, talks about the significance of that position and how he stays on top of his game in a ...

The Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) has $200,000 available in grant funding for physical education teachers to incorporate fishing and boating education ...

Veterans Day fell on a Saturday this year, and that should give most of us even more opportunity than usual to acknowledge the contribution that America's ...

If you're like Vicious Fishing pro Jeff Reynolds, you've had more ...

If there's a true under-the-radar guy, it's got to be Vicious Fishing ...

Evinrude this morning announced a new retail promotion that begins today, and it's a good one. Check this out. From now until March 31, 2007, U.S. and ...

Dick Cabela, founder and chairman Cabela's, was recently inducted into the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Hall of Fame. The DMA's Hall of Fame was ...

Ohio pro and TV personality Joe Thomas will host a special Veterans Day programming block Saturday (Nov. 11) on The Outdoor Channel (TOC) that salutes ...

The FLW Series season ends next week at Alabama's Lewis Smith Lake, and just about everyone within reach is eyeing the Top 30 mark in the points – the ...

Earlier this week, BassFans heard a little from Vicious Fishing ...

A proposal in Michigan to stop the governor and state legislators from diverting conservation and recreation funds to other uses passed overwhelmingly ...

Eli Delany of Massachusetts is an avid tournament angler who has a 6-year-old son with autism. To draw attention to the disability, he wrapped his new ...

Shaw Grigsby reflects on his tournament career, talks about the future of fishing and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the role an analyst on the Bassmaster ...

It's not every day that BassFans get the inside scoop on why a company chooses certain pros for its prime sponsor deals. But ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently investigating the deaths of numerous waterfowl found along the shores of ...

Veteran Missouri pro Stacey King is elated that he was able to nail down a spot in the 2007 Forrest Wood Cup as the highest Midwest division finisher ...

Bassmaser Elite Series pro Jason Quinn talks about Vicious fluorocarbon ...

Bigfishtools.com has developed new websites for two Bassmaster Elite Series anglers – Paul Elias ...

Skeeter Boats recently won a National Marine Manufacturers Association Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Award for the 5th straight year.

Skeeter was ...

A new BassFan poll asks you to imagine yourself in a tournament in which the only objective was to catch the largest bass, but you could throw only one ...

Vicious pro Pete Ponds faces an uphill battle in his quest to ...

Mike Iaconelli is the 2006 BASS Angler of the Year (AOY), and his Berkley teammate Mr. Akamine recently won the Japanese equivalent when he was crowned ...

Once in a while, BassFan likes to point out coverage of bass fishing or tournament fishing in the mainstream news media. Here's a sampling of some recently ...

There's trouble brewing in Wisconsin, and it involves a new set of proposed regulations to tax, limit and – during certain months – place an outright ...

It turns out that Florida's J.T. Kenney won't have to wait until after the final FLW Series event next week to nail down his berth in the 2007 Forrest ...

Sixteen 2006 Bassmaster Elite Series pros will be among the 60 anglers vying for 10 spots in the 2007 Elite Series at the Bassmaster Wildcard next week ...

FLW Outdoors has just announced its 2007 BFL schedule (the full schedule is available on the FLW Outdoors website). Notable is the addition of new Volunteer ...

Ricky Scott of Van Buren, Ark. edged tour pro J.T. Kenney by a 4-04 margin to win the recent Stren Championship at Wheeler Lake, Ala. "It was tough ...

Insiders know there's one huge favorite at the 2007 Bassmaster Classic, and it's Vicious pro Russ Lane of Prattville, Ala. The two-year pro is coming ...

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Bernie Schultz of Florida announced recently that he'll run a Rapala ...

So what's the scoop with Vicious Fishing? BassFans will find out this week. In a nutshell, it's a brand new company with a brand new concept. Ever wonder ...

More than half of the Top 10 field at the Stren Series Championship at Alabama's Wheeler Lake is comprised of current tour pros, but it's a former FLW ...

Optimum Bait Company is seeking tournament anglers to join its associate pro staff. The California-based company produces a variety of baits, including ...

BassFans probably remember the new Vicious Fishing brand, which garnered a lot of attention over summer in conjunction with the ICAST industry tradeshow. ...

If not for Dr. Stanley Applegate's belief in Ray Scott's dream, the first All-American Tournament in 1967 at Beaver Lake might never have happened. Dr. ...

When Spro pro John Crews is having a tough time catching fish, he adheres to a simple philosophy that keeps up his motivation to find some that will cooperate. ...

When BASS confirmed that Citgo would not continue as a title sponsor through the duration of its contract, it was assumed that Citgo pros Marty Stone, ...

BassFans are well acquainted with Spro pro Gary Klein's Bassmaster Classic frustrations. Among active BASS anglers, he ranks second in total Classic appearances ...

Flipping and pitching master Denny Brauer has designed a unique new weight for Tru-Tungsten that will help anglers put more fish in the boat. To find ...

FLW pro David Walker says that when you're throwing crankbaits to schooling fish during the fall, one of the treble hooks on your bait should be red. ...

BassFans earlier this week learned about the new Spro baits in development. ...

The second installment in the BassFan Army Member Product Review program is up now on BassFanArmy.com. Roy Randolph of Michigan and Mark Scirrotto of ...

Mark Taylor, the outdoors columnist for the Roanoke Times, recently wrote an enlightening column about why he covers pro bass fishing. In a time when ...

Jason Quinn has joined the pro-staff of Vicious Fishing effective today and will fish the company's fluorocarbon line. Vicious, which also has Jeff Reynolds ...

Take a look at this cutting-edge video on BassFan TV with the Big Bass Zone's Bill Siemantel and his killer new swimbait, the Spro BBZ1. To see some big ...

Veteran Oklahoma pro O.T. Fears talks about designing a unique spinnerbait for muddy water and points out the best features of Spro's version in a BassFan ...

Spro pro Gary Dobyns of California will compete in his first Stren Championship beginning today at Alabama's Lake Wheeler, but the Western legend isn't ...