The 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule will again include nine events, slated between early February and late August, and incorporates the existing ...
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The 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule will again include nine events, slated between early February and late August, and incorporates the existing ...
The public back and forth in the patent infringement case between Lowrance's parent company and Garmin continues.
Last week, Navico Holdings AS, parent ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Jonathon VanDam is 28. ...
FLW Tour pro Stetson Blaylock is 29. ...
Electronics manufacturer Garmin announced that a new warehouse and distribution center will be built at its Olatha, Kan. headquarters at a cost of $200 ...
B.A.S.S. posted its requalification criteria for the 2017 Elite Series at Bassmaster.com on Thursday evening, and it would seem to open the door for nine-time ...
It should come as no surprise that the first rod and reel combo Timmy Horton had was a cranking rod. Also, if he had his druthers he'd go back and visit ...
It hasn't been a summer of success for the father-son duo of Mike and Justin McClelland as they compete as pros in the Bassmaster Central and Northern ...
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has again ruled that electronics manufacturer Garmin may not import its DownVu products into the U.S., as they ...
FLW earlier this week began extending at-large invitations to its membership base and TBF members as it works to attract competitors for the upcoming ...
A lot of BassFans might be surprised to learn that Charlie Hartley's real first name is James – his mom started calling him Charlie at a young age because ...
FLW Tour pro Jonathan Newton is 43. ...
Black and striped bass in the California Delta won't be targeted for eradication as invasive species. Petition 2016-011, which called for changes to recreational ...
Major League Fishing (MLF) officials announced the signing of prominent firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer to a sponsorship deal.
With roots dating back ...
The Cabela's store in Prairie du Chien, Wis., will host an event featuring Abu Garcia and Berkley pros from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 3. Pros in attendance ...
B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott is 83; veteran Bassmaster Elite Series competitor John Murray is 52; three-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year Aaron Martens ...
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Chad Pipkens is 33.
FLW Tour angler Tom Redington turns 44. ...
FLW Tour pro Mark Rose is 45; Bassmaster Elite Series angler James Elam is 30. ...
Bass fishing legend Larry Nixon underwent quadruple-bypass heart surgery that also included the replacement of a valve late last week. He told BassFan ...
Cory Johnston caught a 14-01 limit Saturday to win the Oneida Lake Northern FLW Series with a three-day total of 50-04.
For his win, the FLW Tour angler ...
Former Bassmaster Elite Series angler Charlie Hartley posted his first B.A.S.S. victory Saturday with a three-day total of 41-13 to claim the James River ...
K2 Coolers, based in Lafayette, La., has announced it will donate 50 percent of proceeds from its online sales between Aug. 19-31 to help the victims ...
New York B.A.S.S. Nation member George Yund faced a dilemma Friday after weighing in his fish during the Bassmaster Northern Open at the James River. ...
Ultimate Match Fishing host and former tour pro Joe Thomas is 55. ...
B.A.S.S. co-owner Jerry McKinnis and other B.A.S.S. officials were in Houston earlier this week for some meetings in advance of next year's Bassmaster ...
Chris Dillow, a 58-year-old real-estate agent from Waynesboro, Va., caught a day-best 18-03 sack on Thursday had he seeks to win the James River Bassmaster ...
John Cox experienced some tough times on his road to becoming one of professional bass fishing's top competitors. The key to his recent success, which ...
When BassFans think of JT Kenney, they envision him surveying some thick cover or scanning deep ledges from behind the wheel. Certainly, those are two ...
The Fishing Wire reported today that a previously unknown virus was discovered in largemouth bass following a May 2015 fish kill at Wisconsin's Pine Lake. ...
Jared Lintner’s favorite way to fish for bass is with a big flipping/punching rod in his hand and some thick vegetation off the bow of the boat.
At ...
(Editor's note: Here's a short instructional feature written by industry rep Alan McGuckin).
It grows just about anywhere, and while even hardcore ...
Scott Martin held onto the No. 1 position in the latest edition of the BassFan World Rankings, which takes in the Forrest Wood Cup and the Potomac River ...
Okay, so maybe JT Kenney isn't the quickest of learners.
"It only took me 8 1/2 days to figure out that there weren't any bass to be caught out ...
(This short piece comes from industry rep Alan McGuckin, who's in Maryland for this week's Elite Series event.)
To say it’s hot and sweaty at ...
If Joe Balog were still chasing Great Lakes smallmouths, he wouldn't be running an aluminum boat. But as he knows – and John Cox proved emphatically in ...
Many expected offshore fish to dominate the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup at Alabama's Lake Wheeler, but schooling bass pushing shad up into the shallows played ...
John Cox, of Carrollton, Ga., has received a couple dozen new friend requests on Facebook, a couple interview requests from outdoor media outlets and ...
Former tour pro Charlie Hartley is 52. ...
Some of John Garrett’s earliest bass fishing memories come from days spent on Kentucky Lake. He remembers frequent weekend trips with his grandad – driving ...
FLW announced today that Lake Murray in South Carolina will be the site of the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup. The event, which will be reduced to 3 days from ...
Longtime tour pro and prominent tackle manufacturer Gary Yamamoto is 73; BassFan columnist Joe Balog, formerly a northern smallmouth ace and now a Florida ...
A new proposal to liberalize limits on largemouth bass and striped bass in the California Delta is a misguided attempt to conceal real threats to salmon ...
FLW Tour angler Jimmy Reese is a big fan of topwater fishing, especially on lakes across the western part of the country. There are some key elements ...
In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog makes his predictions for this week's Forrest Wood Cup. He tabs a few of FLW's biggest stars and ...
Anglers have a chance to win a new Abu Garcia Revo before they become available to the public in a contest that the company will conduct over the next ...
FLW Tour pro Anthony Gagliardi, a former Angler of the Year and Forrest Wood Cup winner, is 39. ...
Lew's announced the hiring of fishing industry veteran Terry Pederson to serve as vice president of sales, responsible for the company's western U.S. ...
FLW made a surprise announcement tonight with the addition of a seventh event to the 2017 FLW Tour schedule.
The new event will be at Lake Guntersville ...
The Ike Foundation and the Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoor Program will team up to sponsor a day of family fun and a series of fund-raising events ...
Former Bassmaster Elite Series pro Lee Bailey Jr. has launched a new website devoted to tactics and techniques.
"This learning center has been ...
The Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame announced that it's changing the name of its trailblazer award, formerly named after frontiersman Davy ...
The interactive Berkley Experience Trailer will be at the Sportsman's Warehouse store in Rocklin, Calif. Thursday through Saturday (Aug. 4-6). Four highly ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and former Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup champion Luke Clausen is 38. ...
FLW Tour pro Brandon McMillan is 33. ...
Darren Izumi, the son of renowned Canada angler and TV personality Bob Izumi, set a tournament record over the weekend when he caught a 7.20-pound smallmouth ...
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet is 33. ...
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