Every tournament angler heads out in the morning with some semblance of a strategy. Whether it’s to fish a certain area at a specific time or to only ...
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Every tournament angler heads out in the morning with some semblance of a strategy. Whether it’s to fish a certain area at a specific time or to only ...
Editor's Note: The field of 50 anglers hit the waters of Lake Conroe amid some fog this morning for the start of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC). ...
Cardinal spinning reels from Abu Garcia have long had a reputation for delivering superb reliability at a value-conscious price. For 2013, the reels are ...
There's just a little over a week left to sign up for the Toyota Bonus Bucks no-entry-fee team tournament, set for Sunday, Oct. 14 at Lake Norman near ...
Cody Meyer is at home in Northern California this week instead of competing in the Toyota Texas Bass Classic at Lake Conroe. He began the journey to Conroe ...
Jay Yelas spent the better part of two decades living in Texas before relocating back to Oregon, where he attended college, a few years ago. He's returned ...
David Dudley slightly stregthened his hold on the top slot in the newest edition of the BassFan World Rankings, but the big story is the climb of Wheeler ...
B.A.S.S. today revealed the schedules for its 2013 Bassmaster Open circuits. Once again, competition will take place in three divisions – Southern, Central ...
The Bass University's early registration promotion, which offers 20 percent off the admission fee for all 2013 sessions, will expire this Sunday (Sept. ...
The Outdoor Recreation Company of American (ORCA), makers of high performance coolers, has agreed to a deal to sponsor Clay Dyer.
“It isn’t every day ...
With fall now officially underway, we’re excited to offer BassFans a chance to win some great fall fishing baits – the new SPRO Fat Papa 70, a crankbait ...
My favorite memory of dealing with the recently retired Denny Brauer for the past 7 seasons occurred shortly after a 2007 tournament in which he didn't ...
Indiana-based Red Dirt Bait Company, which specializes in tunable spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, has selected Vermont's Skip Sjobeck as its national pro ...
B.A.S.S. announced today that it's partnered with Sealy Outdoors to market and promote the popular Big Bass Splash series of events.
Under the agreement, ...
USA Today published a front-page article this week noting the national increase in fishing and hunting participation in recent years, reversing a 20-year ...
BassFan columnist Miles "Sonar" Burghoff compiled a 36-09 total for 2 days to win the BFL North Carolina Division Super Tournament at High Rock ...
Veteran Connecticut bass pro Terry Baksay announced today that he's acquired the Stor’s It company – maker of the fishing industry’s original rod sleeve. ...
The 7th annual Amateur Big Bass Challenge, presented by Berkley and Sebile, will take place at Lake Fork, Texas on Oct. 21. Last year, more than 800 anglers ...
Toyota posted a press release on its website today about the "Ultimate Fishing Tundra" put together by Bassmaster Elite Series pro and custom ...
Auburn University student and Bassmaster College Classic bracket-winner Matt Lee says he can’t stop using the term “surreal” in referring to winning a ...
Russ Lane got off to a strong start at the Wheeler Lake FLW Tour Open, catching his best fish from a school located on some deep, offshore structure. ...
Dave Lefebre thought he had Wheeler Lake figured out. In fact, he was almost sure of it.
But when the weather conditions changed for day 1 of last ...
George Cochran told BassFan today that he will retire from tour-level competition following the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour Open next month.
The ...
Z-Man Fishing Products announced that it's moved to a new state-of-the-art ...
Do you have anything that sits around on your desk or somewhere that you just pick up and fiddle with every now and then? For me, it's an unpainted ...
Aaron Martens saved the best for last today, catching a 13-06 stringer to beat Edwin Evers and win the Bassmaster Elite Series Toyota Trucks All-Star ...
Aaron Martens and Edwin Evers advanced to Sunday's final of Toyota Trucks All-Star Week with semifinal wins on Saturday at Illinois' Lake Decatur over ...
According to an article posted on the Strike King website tonight, Denny Brauer has announced his retirement from Bassmaster Elite Series competition, ...
Considering the way Edwin Evers and Ott DeFoe dominated the opening round of Toyota Trucks All-Star Week at Lake Shelbyville in Illinios, perhaps B.A.S.S. ...
Want to add some life to your jigs? Try sticking a Berkley Havoc Pit Chunk on the back. With its oversized pinchers, the new Skeet Reese-designed trailer ...
According to a B.A.S.S. press release sent out earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently rated the bass fishing at Illinois' Lake Shelbyville ...
Ever since Abu Garcia launched the new Revo reels at this year’s ICAST show in Orlando, Fla., anglers have been champing at the bit to get these lightweight ...
Gerald Swindle, Kelly Jordon, Rick Clunn and Takahiro Omori have received the four sponsors exemptions for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, completing the ...
A guy who knows a heck of a lot about tournament bass fishing contacted me last week, wondering why there was no hoopla over Christiana Bradley's Top-10 ...
Major League Fishing announced today that Yeti Coolers has joined the organization's list of sponsors.
“Yeti Coolers is a natural fit for Major League ...
Legendary Western angler Mike Folkestad, electronics innovator Darrell Lowrance and renowned guide, educator and lodge owner Jack Wingate have been elected ...
Miles Burghoff has long aspired to become a professional bass fisherman, and now that college is out of the way, he's ready to take a shot at fulfilling ...
The Wheeler Lake FLW Tour Open, set to get under way Thursday out of Decatur, Ala., will fall well short of a full field. In fact, it’s likely less than ...
Missouri's Dennis Berhorst, a six-time winner at the BFL level, captured his first triple-A victory last week at the Lake of the Ozarks Central EverStart. ...
FLW has announced the 2013 Bass Fishing League (BFL) schedule, which includes 120 regular-season tournaments spread across 24 divisions, six regional ...
California-based bait-maker River2Sea announced today that it's inked veteran Oklahoma angler Tommy Biffle to its pro staff.
"It's an honor to ...
Ish Monroe told BassFan today that he's signed a sponsorship agreement with lithium ion battery manufacturer Smart Battery. The deal runs through the ...
Even though Illinois' Lake Shelbyville is a heavily fished tournament lake, it hasn't had a tour-level event on it maybe ever. That means most folks, ...
A September tournament in the South usually doesn't lend itself to big stringers of bass and Wheeler Lake is no different this week. Luke Clausen says ...
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) announced Friday it will exit the sport boat business in the coming months.
The Quebec-based parent company ...
According to a report in the Fond du Lac (Wis.) Reporter, HT Enterprises founder and owner Paul Grahl and his wife Joanna died last Thursday when their ...
The Original Rod Sox has signed sponsorship deals with Bassmaster Elite Series anglers Todd Faircloth, Jeff Kriet and Fred Roumbanis along with television ...
It's been a solid 10 years since Jay Yelas last fished Wheeler Lake. He spent the first day of practice for the FLW Tour Open "trying to figure out ...
Dennis Berhorst, a six-time winner at the BFL level, captured his first EverStart victory today as he caught a 14-09 stringer to close out the win in ...
The Arkansas River has been extremely kind to Tommy Biffle in September.
Almost a year to the day after winning a Bassmaster Central Open at that venue, ...
Dennis Berhorst moved from 2nd place to the top of the leaderboard today at the Lake of the Ozarks Central EverStart as he caught a 16-02 stringer to ...
Tommy Biffle boxed a tournament-best 16.37-pound stringer on rainy day 2 to take over the lead at the Arkansas River PAA Tournament Series out of Muskogee, ...
Fenwick's Aetos rods are packed with all the traditional features that have made the company's name legendary, but they also have a high-tech side that ...
Longtime Western writer George Kramer penned a tongue-in-cheek piece about his participation in this week's U.S. Open at Lake Mead. In case anyone should ...
Robbie Dodson not only finds himself on a familiar lake this week, but he's also in a familiar spot on the leaderboard after day 1 of the Lake of the ...
Fans have only until the end of this month to enter the Repel "Get Out There" Sweepstakes for a chance to win $5,000 and a fishing trip with ...
With a 14.39-pound bag topped by a 4 1/2-pound fish, 72-year-old Guy Eaker bolted to the day 1 lead at the Arkansas River PAA Tournament Series. He had ...
B.A.S.S. announced today that it's begun the process of registering marshals for the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series
“The Bassmaster marshal program’s ...
The Bass Federation (TBF) announced today that Oklahoma's Grand Lake will be the site of the 2013 TBF Federation National Championship. The event will ...
Beginning in January, Shimano will take on sales, marketing and distribution responsibilities in the U.S. and Canada for Jackall Lures, the companies ...
Reigning FLW Tour Rookie of the Year Clent Davis has signed on as a member of Halo Fishing’s pro staff. Coming off a strong 2012 season in which he cashed ...
California FLW Tour angler Cody Meyer is the latest addition to the Typhoon Polarized Optics pro staff.
What I really like about Typhoon is they have ...
Toyota announced that it will host a no-entry-fee team tournament Sunday, Oct. 14 at Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C. The 1-day tournament was created ...
B.A.S.S. announced today that Gerald Swindle, Aaron Martens, Mike Iaconelli and Skeet Reese have won the fan balloting for the four at-large spots for ...
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is fast approaching and the field has started to take shape over the past several weeks with the completion of the FLW Tour ...
B.A.S.S. co-owner Jerry McKinnis recently conducted a Q&A interview with OutdoorsFirst.com. Although he provided no specifics, he hinted that big changes ...
Florida's Brandon McMillan, winner of the 2011 Lake Okeechobee FLW Tour Open, will become a full-time Tour pro for the 2013 season. The 29-year-old will ...
The Gardner-Webb University Fishing Club will host "Stories and Fish Tales" with Bass Fishing Hall-of-Famer Guy Eaker on Oct. 11 at the Boiling ...
A round baitcaster that fishes and feels like a low-profile reel? Yup, it exists. Thanks to Shimano, the new Calcutta 200D offers anglers a combination ...
There is no shortage of great features in G. Loomis’ new series of GLX crankbait rods – they’re feather-light, perfectly balanced and incredibly comfortable, ...
FLW Tour pro Jason Christie won his second Bassmaster Open of 2012 on Saturday, catching a 15-15 sack to top the field in a Central event at Fort Gibson ...
John Hutchins caught an 11-03 sack under rainy, windy conditions Saturday to complete a wire-to-wire win at the Potomac River Northern EverStart with ...
Pre-tournament favorite Tommy Biffle isn't leading the Fort Gibson Bassmaster Central Open, but a guy throwing his bait is. Texan Scott Dean used a Gene ...
Virginia resident John Hutchins weighed a bag at the Potomac River Northern EverStart today that was more than 5 pounds lighter than the one he caught ...
The new Berkley Solutions monofilament lines can take a lot of the guesswork out of line selection for less-experienced anglers. They're engineered for ...
High school students will have a chance to interact with Bassmaster Elite Series pros and learn fishing techniques during the Bassmaster High School Elite ...
FLW today announced that the EverStart Series will again consist of five divisions – Southeastern, Central, Northern, Texas and Western – in 2013 with ...
Virginia's John Hutchins won a BFL at the Potomac River earlier this year. Now he's got his sights set on a higher-level victory.
Hutchins weighed ...
Kevin Short, seeking his third career Bassmaster Classic berth and first since 2010, grabbed the early lead at the Fort Gibson Lake Central Bassmaster ...
On an auditorium stage inside the Wagoner (Okla.) Civic Center, Casey Scanlon was awarded a paycheck in front of hundreds of his fellow competitors long ...
Day's Boat Sales of Frankfort, Ky. announced today that it'll host a session of The Bass University Jan. 19-20 at the Capital Plaza Hotel and Convention ...
A couple weeks ago, BassFan chatted with veteran Bassmaster Elite Series pro Denny Brauer about his season and how much longer he sees himself competing ...
BassFans have witnessed the rise of competitive bass fishing at the collegiate and high school levels in recent years, and a couple of occurrences this ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine published an article in its August/September issue that details how Falcon Lake rose to become the top big-bass venue ...
The 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series season didn’t go how Z-Man pro Stephen Browning had planned – he missed four straight cuts in the middle of the year ...
Clifford Pirch may make the jump to the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2013. But he may also choose to stay put and continue fishing the FLW Tour. Then again, ...
Tungsten manufacturer Reins Fishing announced that it's added FLW pros Randall Tharp and J.T. Kenney to its pro staff. They join Bill Lowen, Ott Defoe, ...
By MLF Communications Staff
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Just about every day in the 13 months since Major League Fishing announced that REDCREST 2024 would take
By MLF Communications Staff
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Knockout Round at REDCREST turned into a no-holds-barred melee. It didn’t matter whether anglers were
By MLF Communications Staff
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Since the start of practice, the buzzword at REDCREST 2024 has been “change.” That remained the case on