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Secluded Backwater Gave Svebek What He Needed

Thursday, June 22, 2017

By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor

For the past year and a half, Carl Svebek III has been a resident of Orange, Texas, which always serves as the host city for high-level tournaments on the Sabine River. He may have been a more

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Bryan Thrift can’t stand river systems. Just ask him – he’ll tell you how he’s never been able to figure them out and more
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By BassFan Staff Typically, when an FLW Tour or Elite Series tournament comes down to the final two competitors on stage on the final day, there’s more
Monsoor Still On Top, But He’s Got Company
Saturday, June 17, 2017
By BassFan Staff Tom Monsoor thinks he can win. So does Brandon McMillan. Chad Warren, too. Bass anglers are always reluctant to concede the outcome more
Monsoor Maneuvers Into Lead On Tougher Day
Friday, June 16, 2017
By BassFan Staff Tom Monsoor was sure someone would overtake him. After how well the Potomac River had produced on Thursday – and how his luck has more
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
By BassFan Staff The Potomac River produced in a big way Thursday. The question remains: Can it keep it up? Fifty-five competitors caught at least more
Potomac In Prime Shape For Furious Finish
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Mark Rose pulled off back-to-back wins to kick off the 2017 FLW Tour season, he made history as the first FLW more
Scanlon ‘Refreshed’ By Change Of Scenery
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
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Lambert Salvages Season With Another Win
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor There have been years when Jason Lambert performed quite well on the points list while competing on a high-level more
Brasher Taking Confident Mindset To Potomac
Monday, June 12, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor If one were to chart the dots representing Christopher Brasher’s 2017 FLW Tour finishes on a sheet of paper, the resulting more
Truex Finds Parallels In Racing, Fishing
Friday, June 09, 2017
By Jonathan LePera Special to BassFan (Editor's note: This is part 3 of a 3-part series on athletes in other professional sports who have a passion more
Ability To Make Quick Adjustments Was Paramount
Thursday, June 08, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Like so many tour-level events this year, the Lake Dardanelle Bassmaster Elite Series was derby that required more
Gravel Pit Carried Kennedy To First Win Since '11
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Very few competitors had productive water to themselves at the recent Lake Dardanelle Bassmaster Elite Series. more
Deakins Gained Confidence During Scouting Trip
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Marshall Deakins hasn’t spent a lot of time fishing at Pickwick Lake over the years, but with decades of experience more
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Monday, June 05, 2017
By BassFan Staff A lot has happened in Steve Kennedy's life since he won the West Point Lake Bassmaster Elite Series 5 years ago. He made a good run at capturing more
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Sunday, June 04, 2017
By BassFan Staff It's been almost a dozen years since Mark Davis claimed the last of his five tour-level victories. He'll go into the final day at more
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Saturday, June 03, 2017
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Thursday, June 01, 2017
By BassFan Staff Catching limits for the rest of the season will become relatively easy for Bassmaster Elite Series anglers once they leave Lake Dardanelle more
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Thursday, June 01, 2017
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By David A. Brown Special to BassFan The struggle is real for co-anglers, but “back of the boat” doesn’t necessarily mean "bottom of the barrel." more
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
By Jonathan LePera Special to BassFan (Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series on athletes in other professional sports who have a more
Quality Came From Variety Of Locales
Friday, May 26, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor You can have a bad day and still finish among the top 5 at some venues the pro tours visit. The Mississippi more
Shallow Grass Harbored Quantity, Quality
Thursday, May 25, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor In the days leading up and following the Toledo Bend Elite Series last month, several competitors spent some time at more
Schmitt Had Grass-Oriented Fish All To Himself
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Once Bryan Schmitt found some fish-holding grass at the Mississippi River, he was standing in the proverbial more
Palaniuk Had 1-2 Punch For Deep Brush, Timber
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor While several of his competitors boasted about the sheer numbers of fish they were catching each day during the Toyota more