The California father-son duo of John and Lorenzo Rossetti were unaccustomed to fishing in the frigid conditions that they encountered at the Bass Cat ...
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The California father-son duo of John and Lorenzo Rossetti were unaccustomed to fishing in the frigid conditions that they encountered at the Bass Cat ...
In celebration of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the weekend in between, the Bass University is offering a 15-percent discount on fees for 2014 seminars ...
FLW and the J.M. Smucker Company have announced a sponsorship agreement through the 2014 season. The sponsorship will include four of the Company’s leading ...
Aaron Martens was surprised at the number of bass boats at Lake Biwa in Japan when he and other members of the Megabass pro staff visited the renowned ...
The father-son team of John and Lorenzo Rossetti were in 5th place out of six teams heading into the second day of competition at the inaugural Bass Cat ...
HydroWave, LLC has announced the release of the HydroWave Mini, a compact, budget-friendly version of the popular fish feeding stimulator.
It figures ...
When six teams of regional qualifiers arrived in Mountain Home, Ark. for the inaugural Bass Cat Owners Regional Championship, they didn’t know what to ...
Stephen Proctor of Pryor, Okla. caught Toyota ShareLunker 549 from Lake Fork on Nov. 21. Proctor caught the 13.29-pound bass from 18 feet of water on ...
Michael Simonton, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Ohio, recently completed the course to become a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed guide and will being offering ...
The second-largest bass that Florida Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bobby Lane has ever caught in competition wasn't quite big enough to take big-fish honors ...
There's been a long-held superstition among some anglers that having bananas in the boat is just asking for bad luck. Some are ardent believers while ...
If you grew up in the 20th century, there's a decent chance that the first spinning reel you ever used was a Mitchell 300 – lots of them were passed down ...
B.A.S.S. announced today that the first 2014 episode of The Bassmasters will air at 10 a.m. ET on March 1 on ESPN2. It'll be the first of four shows centered ...
Star brite, the Florida-based manufacturer of marine care and appearance items, will highlight one of its products, Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment, as ...
Pro angler Dave Lefebre is leveraging his northern roots into what he hopes will be a successful offseason venture. The Erie, Pa., resident announced ...
Joe Balog spent some time in a tree stand recently, which gave him an opportunity to reflect on all the reasons why he likes bass fishing better than ...
Miles "Sonar" Burghoff has competed in some high-caliber derbies over the past few years, but fishing a recent nine-boat club tournament at ...
The pink windshield that was on Kevin Short's boat when he won the Bassmaster Elite Series event at the Mississippi River in 2009 is up for bid in an ...
Fans have the opportunity to watch Brent Chapman on a real-time whitetail deer hunt Thursday, as the hunt will be streamed live from 6 to 9 a.m. CST at ...
Bass Kandi Baits, a Louisiana-based soft plastic baits company, has added Elite Series angler Casey Scanlon to its 2014 pro staff.
Scanlon is coming ...
Major League Fishing announced today that Shell Rotella, makers of heavy-duty diesel engine oils, has become a primary league sponsor. The agreement includes ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Randy Howell will award his 2013 Triton boat with a 250-hp Mercury Pro XS motor in a drawing to take place on Sunday. Proceeds ...
Former tour pro John Sappington, the 2002 Forrest Wood Cup champion, won this year's Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge All-Star Edition over ...
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) biologists are trying to determine what's causing a troubling rise in melanosis among adult smallmouth bass ...
B.A.S.S. will give away a new Triton X-17 boat with a 60-hp Mercury motor and trailer during a holiday sweepstakes that runs through Dec. 19.
“This ...
Game & Fish, one of BassFan's sister publications, published an interview this week with Brandon Palaniuk. The popular Bassmaster Elite Series pro discusses ...
Outdoor Hub published a how-to article this week on taking better fish photos. All of the pointers are pretty basic stuff – none are likely to turn you ...
Rattlebaits have produced numerous wins and gobs of money in high-level tournaments in recent years – there are certain conditions under which they simply ...
There's a strong continent of Alabama anglers qualified for the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. There are currently nine competitors from the host state set ...
In this week's installment of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog addresses the upcoming Bassmaster Wild Card and its high-risk, low-reward (except for the winner) ...
As if winning a national championship and a berth in the Bassmaster Classic didn’t have Virginian Jeff Lugar feeling affluent enough, he now feels even ...
Day’s Boat Sales has teamed up with Ish Monroe for a social media contest appropriately called “Fish with Ish, Beat the Chill with Bill."
Fans ...
Davy Hite hasn't been a regular competitor on the FLW Tour since 2003, but the veteran Bassmaster Elite Series pro is considering a two-circuit schedule ...
The Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) will conduct its annual eBay auction beginning Sunday. Proceeds will help fund programs such as Hooked on Fishing, ...
For years, well-known western outdoors scribe George Kramer has put together an annual rankings list of the Top 40 bass anglers in California. It's grown ...
Attention BassFan! Don't hand in your holiday wish list until you've looked over the Gift Guide compiled by the BassFan staff. There might be a few things ...
4x4 Bass Jigs announced that it's added Alabama Elite Series angler and former Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd Duckett to its pro staff.
Said Thomas ...
Adam Wagner, a former winner of the BFL All-American, has added a Toyota Bassmaster Weekend Series title to his résumé. The Cookeville, Tenn. resident ...
The South Dakota state record for smallmouth bass was broken recently after Derek Valnes of Brandon, S.D., landed a 7-pounder on Oct. 26 at Horseshoe ...
All hardcore anglers prefer to fish with the lightest rods they can get away with, but they won't sacrifice strength in order to save an ounce or two. ...
Adam Wagner caught 15.09 pounds today to extend his lead at the Bassmaster Weekend Series championship at Old Hickory Lake.
Wagner, a resident of ...
Tennessee angler Adam M. Wagner caught a 17.34-pound stringer Wednesday to take the day-1 lead at the Bassmaster Weekend Series championship at Old Hickory ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has closed access to the discharge channel at the Gallatin Fossil Plant at Old Hickory Lake as part of a $1.1 billion ...
A report in Wednesday's edition of the Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times indicates B.A.S.S. is in negotiations to bring another tournament to the St. ...
Joe Balog recently watched seven consecutive episodes of Circuit Breaker, FLW's YouTube show that focused on Casey Martin's 2013 season. He came away ...
The Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors voted down a proposed $10 million loan to Mercury Marine at a meeting on Tuesday. Mercury's CFO said the move ...
Four men escaped injury last Sunday after they were involved in a head-on boat collision captured on film at Lake Okeechobee.
The crash occurred between ...
Larry Nixon's chops as a fishing guide were established decades ago at Toledo Bend Reservoir. It looks like he can get it done in the hunting realm, too.
The ...
A guy in my local bass club was killed Friday morning in an auto accident. He was traveling a rural road through rice country before daylight, on his ...
Anglers in east Texas are banding together to show their support for the family of slain fisherman Jimmy Johnson.
A tournament has been organized ...
Spiderwire is a household name in the line category, but did you know the company also produces some quality sunglasses? The Arachno sunglasses are available ...
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
PALATKA, Fla. — John Cox grew up on Florida’s east coast, so he is intimately familiar with nearly every section of the
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
LEESBURG, Fla. — Sometimes, you close the door. Other times, you slam it shut. John Garrett did the latter and tallied
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
LEESBURG, Fla. — Things got a little hairy for John Garrett, but that transitional period helped the Tennessee pro amass