For Brent Chapman and Chris Zaldain, the first day of practice for this week's BASSFest tournament at Kentucky Lake wasn't what they'd hoped it be or ...
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For Brent Chapman and Chris Zaldain, the first day of practice for this week's BASSFest tournament at Kentucky Lake wasn't what they'd hoped it be or ...
The school of offshore fish that Northern Kentucky University's Brandon Houston and Brandon Knapmeyer exploited to win the recent BoatUS Collegiate Bass ...
Miles Burghoff's financial situation was somewhat bleak prior to the recent California Delta Western Rayovac, and it didn't improve any following his ...
Drivers in Texas can now order the re-designed bass-themed license plate. The cost is $30, with $22 of that going to fishing and big game research.
To ...
While winner Clint Brown relied on his local knowledge and a little sight-fishing to capture last week's Lake Seminole Southeast Rayovac Series, Ken Ellis ...
Boat Bling, the manufacturer of boat-cleaning products, has signed Bassmaster Elite Series pro Josh Bertrand to a sponsorship deal and also announced ...
Jacob Wheeler, winner of the 2014 BASSfest, joins Mike Iaconelli to discuss the upcoming event on Ike Live this evening. The show will be live-streamed ...
A joint fundraiser by Lew's and the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police to benefit wounded Springfield, Mo. police officer Aaron Pearson concludes Sunday. ...
According to an article published on the ...
In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog speaks with recently crowned Toyota Texas Bass Classic champion Brent Ehrler about his background ...
(Editor's note: Here's a short feature from industry rep Alan McGuckin, who's onsite at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic this holiday weekend.)
“It’s ...
Terry Scroggins has had a successful history at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic when held on Lake Fork. He captained his team to victory at the inaugural ...
Local ace Clint Brown weighed an 18-03 sack on Saturday to win the Lake Seminole Southeastern Rayovac with a 3-day total of 52-11.
Brown, who earned ...
Today BassFan launches a new series of articles profiling people in the bass-fishing industry. Some of the names will be familiar to at least a portion ...
Garmin's new Panoptix sonar transducers are changing the way fishermen see what's out there and down there.
Gone are the days where sonar scrolls ...
Jerry McKinnis' long odyssey from minor-league pitcher to TV fishing icon to co-owner of B.A.S.S. is chronicled in Bass Fishing, Brown Dogs & Curveballs, ...
The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at Scheels All Sports in Sioux Falls, S.D. next weekend. The 3-day stop will run May 28-30.
The trailer, now ...
B.A.S.S. has announced Zippo has signed on as the title sponsor of the upcoming BASSFest presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps at Kentucky Lake while Huk Performance ...
Clifford Pirch has made a bunch of money over his career by capitalizing on post-spawn conditions at various lakes. Whether it's the Tennessee River or ...
B.A.S.S. today announced the field for next month's BASSFest tournament Kentucky Lake will be 124 anglers – 111 Elite Series pros and 13 registrants from ...
In this week's installment of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog focuses on a couple of charity tournaments in his home region that make a real difference in ...
Tonight, David Letterman will sign off as host of his late night talk show after more than 30 years on the air. His guests over that period of time have ...
While many anglers opted to fish off-shore structure in the cleaner water on the lower end of Lake Eufaula, Darrell Davis was among the group that opted ...
Scott Martin says he has a certain comfort level fishing at Lake Eufaula that’s different from other fisheries and that made it easy for him to adjust ...
BassFans can bid through Thursday for an opportunity to fish against Edwin Evers in a Healing Heroes in Action event set for May 28 at Oklahoma's Grand ...
A 50-year-old Indiana man drowned Sunday after falling from a fishing boat during a tournament at Glenn Flint Lake, west of Indianapolis, according to ...
Bass Cat Boats founder Ron Pierce turned 80 on Friday and the company celebrated with a party in its original manufacturing facility in Mountain Home, ...
FLW Tour pros Randy Haynes and Brandon Hunter both notched their second straight Top-5 finishes at the Kentucky Lake Central Rayovac last week. Like winner ...
Later this season, the FLW Tour will conclude its 2015 schedule at the Potomac River, a famed tidal fishery on the East Coast and site of Luke Clausen's ...
Tom Redington won last week's Kentucky Lake Central Rayovac by getting out to the ledges ahead of most of the fish – and the vast majority of the fishermen. ...
Becoming the final angler to make the day-2 cut at a Bassmaster Elite Series event is a fortuitous circumstance that happens to one angler at each derby. ...
Brent Ehrler can trace his failure to make the Top-12 cut at last week's Lake Havasu Bassmaster Elite Series to a single fish on day 1 that never made ...
The California Delta is always a challenging fishery. Tide cycles, wind direction and the mood of the fish are just a few of the elements anglers need ...
Like many viewers of Major League Fishing, Joe Balog likes the fact that MLF anglers know where they stand relative to other competitors; i.e. they know ...
Children's TV network Nickelodeon and Lil’ Anglers LLC, makers of the new Kid Casters no-tangle rods and reels for children, today announced their sponsorship ...
Justin Lucas checked off one of his career goals a couple weeks ago by winning the Sacramento River Elite Series for his first professional victory. Now, ...
Wade Curtiss knew that many areas around the California Delta had seen their fair share of fishing pressure prior to the start of the Western Rayovac ...
Justin Lucas has enjoyed the past two weeks fishing out west, posting a victory at the Sacramento River Elite Series and placing 8th at Lake Havasu. He’s ...
Heading into the Elite Series season, many looked at the two-week West Coast swing as a possible make-or-break portion of the schedule. Come back with ...
Nick Prvonozac of Warren, Ohio, informed FLW on Monday of his decision to withdraw from the remaining three FLW Tour events in the 2015 season.
A ...
Luke Clausen was under the weather Sunday and only fished a few hours before putting his boat on the trailer at Lake Eufaula. He put in a full day on ...
Jay Yelas says the water temperature has crept into the 80s at Lake Eufaula, site of this week's FLW Tour event. With several more days of hot weather ...
Wade Curtiss rallied from 10th place after day 2 behind a 22-07 stringer today to capture the win at the California Delta Western Rayovac Series. He overcame ...
Texas FLW Tour pro Tom Redington caught a 25-07 sack on Saturday to win the Kentucky Lake Central Rayovac with a 3-day total of 71-13.
“It feels really ...
Aaron Martens has signed a deal with Picasso to promote the newly released Shock Blade vibrating jig.
“I love vibrating jigs and the Shock Blade ...
Lew's announces its commitment to support the Take a Warrior Fishing (TWF) program with rod and reel combos through its American Hero program. Both programs ...
Major League Fishing will make its fifth appearance on a major television network Saturday when the championship round of the Shell Rotella Challenge ...
FLW Tour pro Jacob Wheeler teamed up with Indiana Pacers star Paul George to win a local derby on Tuesday night at Geist Reservoir near Indianapolis. ...
FLW announced today that Jeremy Starks and Mark Goines will not compete in next week's Tour event at Lake Eufaula, leaving the field at 151 competitors.
Starks ...
Shaw Grigsby first fished Lake Havasu more than three decades ago, when the action at the lake wasn't so hot. There's a lot more quality fish there now ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Bill Lowen remembers winning his first bass tournament and says he’d take his dad on the ultimate fishing trip. Find out ...
Being from California and having fished out west for most of his life, Brent Ehrler is well versed in the finesse tactics it sometimes takes to load the ...
Runner-up Bradley Hallman dedicated his whole practice to finding fish he could look at on beds. Nick Lebrun, who finished 3rd at the Lake Texoma Texas ...
Joe Balog takes a look at Ray Hanselman's perfect season on the Texas Rayovac circuit in this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. Considering the unlikelihood ...
First-year FLW Tour pro Jimmy Reese is quite familiar with Lake Havasu, which many Bassmaster Elite Series anglers will visit for the first time this ...
Byron Velvick, who's missed 2 of the last 5 Bassmaster Elite Series seasons due to spinal issues, was enjoying his first pain-free season since 2009 through ...
Last Friday, Kevin VanDam mentioned on stage how he’s just not wired to fish like some of his competitors when fish are on beds.
“I just can’t sit ...
Greg Vinson came out west with a goal of posting two Top-25 finishes in order to maintain a favorable standing in the Angler of the Year (AOY) race. It ...
The monthly Texas Rayovac winning pattern article with Ray Hanselman is now up and running. The newest installment focuses on his victory at Lake Texoma, ...
Ray Hanselman became the first Rayovac FLW Series angler to ever win three consecutive events in one division in a single season on Saturday as he claimed ...
Ray Hanselman with take an almost 8 1/2-pound lead into the final day of the Lake Texoma Texas Rayovac Series on Saturday as he seeks to become the first ...
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