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Abbreviated Practice Couldn't Stop ULM Duo

Thursday, April 17, 2014

By Miles Burghoff Special to BassFan Practice is arguably the most crucial part of tournament fishing. Without having an effective practice period, more

Two-Pronged Attack Paid Off For Biggs

Thursday, April 17, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor The dock talk at the TBF National Championship at Grand Lake last week was that big fish were being caught off beds. more

Cranks, Shaky-Heads Were Most Prominent

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Matt Arey went a little outside the conventional Ozarks box en route to winning the Beaver Lake FLW Tour on more

Arey Takes His Turn At The Top

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

By BassFan Staff The Beaver Lake FLW Tour produced some fine catches and even finer drama as Matt Arey rose to the occasion over the weekend to claim more

Arey Exploited Crawfish-Eaters In Stained Water

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor By the time practice for the Beaver Lake FLW Tour concluded, Matt Arey knew he was onto something good. At the more

Arey Claims First Victory With 15-09 Stringer

Sunday, April 13, 2014

By BassFan Staff The population of Shelby, N.C. is just slightly over 20,000. Two of those folks have won FLW Tour events over the past 3 weeks. Matt more

Arey Leads After Event-Best 16-04 Sack

Saturday, April 12, 2014

By BassFan Staff Matt Arey resides in North Carolina, but he often makes himself right at home at Arkansas' Beaver Lake. Counting this week, he has more

Shuffield Moves To Top; Morgan A Pound Back

Friday, April 11, 2014

By BassFan Staff A lot of anglers who caught quality bags on day 1 of the Beaver Lake FLW Tour were worried they couldn't do it again on day 2 if the more

Rayburn Winner Thrift Jumps To Front Again

Thursday, April 10, 2014

By BassFan Staff Bryan Thrift takes an extremely low-key approach to the annual FLW Tour shindig at Arkansas' Beaver Lake. "I don't worry about more

Tervin Feasted On Shallow Pre-Spawners

Thursday, April 10, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Bill Tervin can count on one hand the number of times he's fished Grand Lake in the past. "I don't really more

Beaver's Behind Schedule, Warm Up Should Help

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor It's early April in northwest Arkansas. That can only mean one thing � the FLW Tour is rolling into Beaver Lake. The more

Knowledge, Past Success Were Key Components

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor There were really no state secrets about what the top-producing baits were going to be at the Table Rock Lake Bassmaster more

Varied Conditions Played Into McClelland's Hands

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Mike McClelland decides to retire from fishing professionally, presumably years from now, he said he'll strongly more

Star Power Led To High Drama At Table Rock

Monday, April 07, 2014

By BassFan Staff The third event of the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series season will be remembered for the incredible amount of fish that were caught, more

McClelland Hangs On To Claim 4th Elite Series Win

Sunday, April 06, 2014

By BassFan Staff Mike McClelland is fairly certain the first bass he ever caught as a boy came out of Table Rock Lake. Growing up, he spent countless more

Rock Steady: McClelland In Control With 1 Day Left

Saturday, April 05, 2014

By BassFan Staff Only 12 anglers can say they've won seven (or more) tournaments in the history of B.A.S.S. Mike McClelland would love to make it a more

No Denying Davis: AOY Leader Surges To The Front

Friday, April 04, 2014

By BassFan Staff Great Lakes smallmouth. Florida-strain largemouth. Ozarks spots, smallies and largemouths. It doesn't seem to matter where he is or more

Martens Off To Rock-Solid Start With 18-11

Thursday, April 03, 2014

By BassFan Staff Aaron Martens likes to compare Table Rock Lake to some of the fisheries that helped shape his skills in his native California. Lakes more

Wisconsin-Stevens Point Dominates At Ozarks

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

By Miles Burghoff Special to BassFan Finding � or doing � something different is often what it takes to win tournaments. For the University of more

Numbers No Problem, But Quality's At A Premium

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor For the third straight year, the Bassmaster Elite Series will roll into the Ozark Mountains for a springtime tilt. After more

Options Were Plenty For Fish In Transition

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor There were lots of fish in all three stages of the spawn last week at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour. Anglers more

Thrift Went Out Of Element For 3rd Career Triumph

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Bryan Thrift might've eliminated the biggest weakness in his game en route to winning the Sam Rayburn Reservoir more

Thrift Claims Victory With 17 Pounds On Final Day

Sunday, March 30, 2014

By BassFan Staff Bryan Thrift came into the 2014 season riding a streak of six straight finishes of 8th or better in the FLW Tour Angler of the Year more

Rose Up By Almost 3 Going To Final Day

Saturday, March 29, 2014

By BassFan Staff Victory at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour might come down to one big bite on the final day. There are plenty of guys at the top more

Giant Bite Propels Rose Into Rayburn Lead

Friday, March 28, 2014

By BassFan Staff Mark Rose has one massive bite to thank or his position atop the leaderboard at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour. The veteran more

Alabama's Cotten Posts 25-15 For Day-1 Lead

Thursday, March 27, 2014

By BassFan Staff Rick Cotten figured that if things went well on the first day of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour, he could bring a 15- or 16-pound more

Low, Turbid Rayburn Likely To Fish Small

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Sam Rayburn Reservoir has seen better days than the 4 that will comprise this week's FLW Tour stop. Several more

Big Fish, Big Stringers Steal Show At St. Johns

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

By BassFan Staff The Bassmaster Elite Series season has reached the quarter pole with the conclusion of its season-opening southern swing through Georgia more

Cecil Held On After Huge Day-2 Haul

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Russell Cecil had won two Texas Rayovac derbies prior to last week's event at Toledo Bend Reservoir. On both more

George's Eelgrass Was The Main Attraction

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor The previous two times the Bassmaster Elite Series visited the St. Johns River, the fish were much further along in more

Lane Eluded Crowds, Found Mother Lode In Dexter

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Chris Lane took one look at Lake George during practice for the St. Johns River Elite Series and decided it wasn't more

Lane Catches 15 To Close Out St. Johns River Win

Sunday, March 23, 2014

By BassFan Staff Chris Lane left the dock this morning with the thought that finishing with 100 pounds or more was realistic. It was hard to argue more

Lane's Lead Now 12 1/2 With 1 Day To Go

Saturday, March 22, 2014

By BassFan Staff On the heels of his 37 1/2-pound stringer on day 2 of the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series, Chris Lane called his 19 1/2-pound more

Monstrous Sack Puts Lane Up By 9 Pounds

Friday, March 21, 2014

By BassFan Staff The good news for the other 49 remaining anglers at the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series is that Chris Lane is highly unlikely more

Sight To See: Howell Rebounds With 27-03

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By BassFan Staff After a serious stumble to start the season last week at Lake Seminole, Randy Howell found his mojo again today. The reigning more

Thornhill's Win A Walk Down Memory Lane

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor To say Linwood Thornhill had intimate knowledge of the area that produced the winning fish at last week's Santee Cooper more

In Plain View: St. Johns A Feast For Lookers

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor The last two times the Bassmaster Elite Series has stopped at the St. Johns River, the bass have been toward the tail more

Bladed Jigs, Crankbaits Were Killers In Grass

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Lake Seminole Bassmaster Elite Series winner Brett Hite caught every fish he took to the scale last week � and more

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