Cody Meyer wants to visit Europe and Japan … and go fishing with a goat? In the latest edition of the BassFan Five Spot (embedded video below), the FLW ...
Welcome to BassFan's Dock Talk section, where you will see brief, newsworthy items that for one reason or another can't be made into full-blown news articles. Despite the name, and in keeping with BassFan's editorial policy, every effort will be made to avoid publishing outright rumors.
Cody Meyer wants to visit Europe and Japan … and go fishing with a goat? In the latest edition of the BassFan Five Spot (embedded video below), the FLW ...
Jason Harper, who helps emcee FLW Tour events and serves as co-host of FLW's TV programming, will see his role change in 2015.
No formal announcement ...
FLW and Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits have announced a sponsorship agreement for the 2015 season. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“Gary Yamamoto ...
Brothers Jordan and Matt Lee, who'll be rookies on the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2015, have signed sponsorship deals with Solar Bat Sunglrasses.
"Solar ...
Creme Lure Company announced this week it has signed Bassmaster Elite Series pro Hank Cherry to a sponsorship deal for the 2015 season.
Creme is the ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Hank Cherry is hoping to raise awareness and funding for Sanfilippo Syndrome research after he learned the daughter of ...
David Roulston of Frisco, Texas kicked off the current Toyota ShareLunker season with his catch of a 13.88-pound largemouth bass from Lake Fork on Nov. ...
Bridgford Foods today announced the addition of Matt Stefan and Chad Randles to its professional angling team. Both compete on the FLW Tour, Stefan as ...
(Editor's note: Here's a reel-related piece featuring Greg Hackney written by longtime industry rep Alan McGuckin.)
Greg Hackney won the 2014 ...
It's not uncommon for Aaron Martens to follow up a 10-hour day on the water during practice or a grueling tournament day with a five-mile run. Two years ...
Joe Balog takes a look at FLW's recent sponsorship changes in this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. In his view, what the organization is experiencing ...
T-Roy Broussard, who stars on the History Channel's TV show "Swamp People," will compete as a professional on the FLW Tour in 2015. The alligator ...
Lew's announced that it's signed a promotional agreement for 2015 with outdoors TV icon and two-time Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Parker.
"Lew's ...
Brandon Palaniuk isn’t a fan of carnival rides, but he’d like to skydive again sometime. Makes sense, right?
See what else the Elite Series angler ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Crews and B.A.S.S. Nation champion Paul Mueller will be Mike Iaconelli's guests for the next edition of Ike Live!, which ...
Some pretty decent books on bass fishing have been turned out in recent years, but none that could be considered "definitive" for the modern ...
Bridgford Foods announced today that it will replace Chevy as the title sponsor for FLW Tour angler Luke Clausen starting in 2015, marking the first significant ...
FLW today published the payout breakdown for its six Tour events next year and the amounts are unchanged from the 2014 levels.
The winner of each ...
Randy Howell will be giving away the fully-loaded 2014 Triton that he used during his win at the Bassmaster Classic on Saturday as part of the Kampfire ...
The Future Fisherman Foundation announced today that its annual online auction is scheduled for Dec. 1 - 8. It again boasts an impressive lineup of outdoor ...
The BassFan staff has compiled a list of items we wouldn't mind giving or receiving as a gift this holiday season. From rods and reels to handy accessories, ...
Big bass continue to find their way to Greg Hackney's line, even when he's not pursuing them.
According to an account published on the Louisiana Sportsman ...
In the newest edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog writes about sponsorships and how there are many more factors involved in acquiring them these days ...
Michael O. Pickens, son of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, claimed in a lawsuit filed against his father in Texas on Monday that the elder Pickens invested ...
On a day when the weather got nasty, the Lebanon, Mo. team of Stan Green and Roger Cook made the most of their practice on Lake Norfork to come from behind ...
Ever thought about what it would be like to wrestle a rhinoceros? How about jumping out of a helicopter and landing on the front deck of a bass boat?
These ...
With the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship wrapping up last weekend, the field for the 2015 Bassmaster Classic is nearly complete.
There is one berth left ...
The team of Richard Villemarette and Josh Sikes traveled to Arkansas for the Bass Cat Owners Championship hoping “not to be humiliated in the ultra-clear ...
Veteran writer George Kramer has come out with the 20th edition of his annual list of the Top 40 bass anglers in California. Brent Ehrler is in the No. ...
Paul Mueller fished the Northern Division of the Bassmaster Opens this year in the hope he could finish high enough in the points to earn an invitation ...
Seven two-angler teams from around the country will start competition today in the 2nd annual Bass Cat Owners Regional Championship presented by Mercury ...
Kustom Kicker Jigs has announced the signing of FLW tour pro Michael Neal to its pro staff team.
A Michigan-based company, Kustom Kicker Jigs spawned ...
Paul Mueller, the runner-up to Randy Howell at this year's Bassmaster Classic, is headed to the 2015 event after winning the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship ...
It was announced earlier today that Intermedia Outdoors, the parent company of BassFan, has been acquired by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) in a ...
No sane person ever wants to see a bass boat assume a vertical position on the water, but it's a pretty cool sight on a display floor. This week, Bass ...
David Chong has caught plenty of big smallmouth bass before at Ontario's Lake Simcoe, but none compared to the brute he hooked into Oct. 24.
While ...
Joe Balog addresses the topic of world-record fish in this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. He finds it ironic that modern submissions of potential ...
Gerald Swindle seems to always have interesting opinions on things, fishing related or not. In the latest edition of the BassFan Five Spot (embedded video ...
Nestled along a stretch of rural road in the little southwest Georgia town of Georgetown sits D&J Plastics, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of ...
B.A.S.S. announced today that Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin will host the 2015 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship. The tournament will take place ...
The Bass University has five multi-day classes set up for 2015 and a discount is available for those interested in registering early.
Each event will ...
GEICO has signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the title sponsor of the Bassmaster Classic, B.A.S.S. announced today.
The 2015 GEICO Bassmaster ...
Oklahoma's Zack Birge caught a 19-pound sack, the second-biggest stringer of the event, to win the Rayovac FLW Series Championship at Wheeler Lake in ...
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