Media outlets in Huntsville, Ala., reported Tuesday afternoon that an angler fishing in a weekly tournament at Wheeler Lake near Decatur, Ala., was killed ...
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Media outlets in Huntsville, Ala., reported Tuesday afternoon that an angler fishing in a weekly tournament at Wheeler Lake near Decatur, Ala., was killed ...
If results of the Kingston Canadian Open last weekend are any indication, BassFans could see someone bring in 100 pounds of smallmouth bass at the upcoming ...
Rumors alleging that Jacob Wheeler hired a guide service prior to the Red River Bassmaster Central Open in April are false, the reigning Forrest Wood ...
Bassmaster Opens angler Brent Homan has organized the Operation Kick Some Bass tournament to benefit the Freedom Care Warrior Project. The event will ...
Michigan's Michael Sitko caught a 21-06 sack today to rise from 7th place and claim the victory at the Detroit River Central EverStart. He finished with ...
Heath Wagner retained the top slot at the Detroit River Central EverStart today as he caught a 19-09 stringer that pushed his 2-day total to 43-09. The ...
Beginning in August, the Pursuit Channel will introduce its newest tagline – “We Deliver the Outdoors” – through a brand-identity television commercial ...
FLW Tour pro Shinichi Fukae will be at the Augusta Outdoor Expo in Augusta, Ga., on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 4 p.m. He'll be at the Augusta Marine ...
Anglers in the San Diego area on Sunday, July 28 will be among the first to have a chance to check out the newest products from Shimano at G. Loomis. ...
Spro and the Iowa B.A.S.S. Nation will team up to conduct a Spro frog-only tournament on Aug. 11 in Mississippi River pools 8, 9 and 10. The event will ...
Susan Scott, wife of B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott, called recently to alert us to the 40th anniversary of a Field & Stream article that was of great benefit ...
Heath Wagner caught a 24-pound sack on day 1 of the Detroit River Central EverStart to take a lead of nearly 2 pounds over the remainder of the 110-angler ...
Think you've seen it all when it comes to topwater frogs? Meet the Pony Gabot from Megabass. Equipped with a catamaran-style cupped mouth, the bait can ...
St. Lawrence County in New York is taking all kinds of safety precautions as it prepares to host the St. Lawrence River Bassmaster Elite Series next month. ...
Slimmer schedules have blurred the line on what makes a true professional fisherman, says BassFan columnist Joe Balog.
To read the newest installment ...
FLW Tour angler Jacob Powroznik has added Amphibia Sports Eyewear as a new sponsor.
“There are a lot of guys on tour wearing Amphibia and there are ...
The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at Sportco Warehouse in Fife, Wash. from Aug. 2-4. The 60-foot trailer provides fun and fishing education to all ...
Skeet Reese won the 2009 Bassmaster Classic in pool 5 of the Red River. Chris Lane won the 2012 Classic by working areas in pools 4 and 5. Where are the ...
Toyota announced that it'll conduct its 2nd annual no-entry-fee Bonus Bucks Team Tournament Sept. 8 at Lake Wheeler in Alabama. All currently registered, ...
The inaugural Spro Frog Lake Havasu Open is in the books, with the winning team catching nearly 20 pounds from the Arizona impoundment and big-fish honors ...
The Red River has been the site of some pretty memorable major tournaments in recent years. In a few weeks, another chapter will be written when the Forrest ...
Seaguar expanded its braided line offering with the introduction of Smackdown Tournament Braid at ICAST.
Made of eight ultra-thin, micro-weave strands ...
Thomas LaVictoire Jr. knew he was up against some pretty stiff competition at the Lake Champlain Northern EverStart. He also knew he was on some pretty ...
Longtime Lake Champlain ace Thomas LaVictoire Jr. backed up his 20-04 sack on day 1 with an 18-02 stringer on day 2 and leads the Northern EverStart at ...
How tough is the new Ugly Stik GX2? Tough enough that Ugly Stik is confident to send one rod across the country, giving fans the unique opportunity to ...
The umbrella rig comes in many different forms these days. BassFans have seen tournaments won with rigs featuring up to a dozen or more baits on them. ...
The Tulsa World published an article today on Charlie Reed, the 1986 Bassmaster Classic champion who died recently at age 78. It includes some details ...
Organizers of the Moore Fishing Derby hope to enable children in their community, located on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, to replace nightmares of ...
Joe Balog checks in today with the second and final part of his discussion about the realities of life on tour with second-year Bassmaster Elite Series ...
The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at Bass Pro Shops in Manteca, Calif. this weekend (July 19-21). The 60-foot trailer provides fun and fishing education ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Kurt Dove was all over the place at ICAST, serving as a sponsor representative and compiling material for Bass Edge Radio ...
(Editor's note: Here's another short feature from industry rep Alan McGuckin.)
His syrupy-thick Southern accent is a bit out of place in the ...
No matter which weather website we seem to look at, it appears that conditions for next month's Forrest Wood Cup are going to be brutally hot. Forecasts ...
Charlie Reed, the winner of the 1986 Bassmaster Classic, died last Friday in Hochatown, Okla., after a bout with lung cancer. He was 78.
At the time ...
If you're a fishing history buff, you'll enjoy the documentary about the history of the Abu Garcia reel company.
The 50-minute film was commissioned ...
Here's Mann's pro-staffer Paul Elias holding that company's newest creation called the Three-For-All. It's a cluster of three soft-plastic swimbaits joined ...
So you want to be a tour-level pro bass angler? It's not as easy as it seems. In this week's Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog sits down with second-year Elite ...
The winners in the ICAST New Product Showcase were announced tonight at a reception in Las Vegas. It was also revealed that the 2014 ICAST show will be ...
Koppers Fishing has introduced a radical new lure design as well as a new brand called BaitBall, which is a sub-brand to its LiveTarget lineup. The unique ...
The recent discovery of quagga mussels at Lake Powell has prompted Arizona officials to institute new requirements for boaters when leaving the lake.
The ...
BassFan is in Las Vegas this week for the annual ICAST extravaganza. In addition to covering the newsy tidbits that always seem to come out when seemingly ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens will be speaking at Limit Out Marine from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 in Pacific, Wash.
Limit Out ...
Matt Reed of Texas has been elected president of the Professional Anglers Association by the PAA's board of directors.
The 51-year-old Reed, of Madisonville, ...
It's hard to believe it's been 60 years since the Zebco 33 reel made its first impact on the fishing public. This year, Zebco is celebrating the reel's ...
Later this week at ICAST, Frabill is set to debut a new crankbait net that is supposed to make landing fish that have eaten a multi-hook lure a breeze. ...
Former Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jon Bondy shares a tip in this embedded YouTube video that might help the current Elite pros during their visit to ...
Blackwater International Inc., the U.S. distributor of Toray fishing line, has announced a sponsorship agreement with FLW Tour pro Wesley Strader
“We ...
Eager to get a look at Shimano's new baitcaster, the Chronarch Ci4+? The video embedded below points out some of its highlights and shows fishing funnyman ...
Japanese bait manufacturer DUO/Realis announced that it's hired David Swendseid, formerly of Jackal, as a product specialist. Swendseid, at one time the ...
Vicious Vision has added Bassmaster Elite Series angler Kevin Short to its team of pros wearing the new premium polarized sunglasses, which will be unveiled ...
Just for fun, Joe Balog did some research into which baits and techniques have produced victories in tour-level events over the past 3 years, and some ...
Pure Fishing today announced that it has acquired Hardy & Greys Limited, the well-known United Kingdom-based provider of fishing tackle for fly, carp, ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Casey Scanlon is giving away his favorite summer baits on his Facebook page. For your chance to win, like his Facebook ...
Shin Fukae will be on the sidelines for the Forrest Wood Cup this year, ending his streak of seven straight qualifications. Four finishes of 81st or lower, ...
The FLW Tour season did not start out the way Jim Moynagh would've liked. He cashed checks at Lake Okeechobee and Lewis Smith Lake, but posted back-to-back ...
Brookfield Renewable Energy Group has announced a new strategic partnership with veteran professional bass angler and outdoor TV host Joe Thomas to promote ...
The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. from July 12-14. The 60-foot trailer provides fun and fishing education ...
The Lake Havasu Spro Team Open will take place July 20 at the Arizona impoundment. The entry fee is $200 per team and the only baits allowed are Spro ...
Japanese bait-maker DUO International has officially announced its sponsorship of 2010 Forrest Wood Cup Champion and first-year Bassmaster Elite Series ...
Chris Lane, the 2012 Bassmaster Classic champion, has launched a new app that provides a wealth of information about his adopted hometown of Guntersville, ...
Jason Christie, the 16th-place finisher at last week's Lake Chickamauga FLW Tour and a three-time tour-level winner this year, retains his substantial ...
Casey Martin had a magical week at the Lake Chickamauga FLW Tour season finale last week. Not only did the Tour rookie mount a huge rally to qualify for ...
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