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Mississippi River 2-5 Patterns
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 River out of La Crosse, Wis. is not one of those.

The river is home to lots of more

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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
Palaniuk Sticks 21-12 To Close Out Rayburn Win
Sunday, May 21, 2017
By BassFan Staff Brandon Palaniuk admits he came back to east Texas last week with a little more confidence than usual. He’d finished 5th at neighboring more
A 14-10 Bag Gives Schmitt First Tour Win
Sunday, May 21, 2017
BassFan Staff After Mark Rose won back-to-back events to start the 2017 FLW Tour season, it was a pretty good bet that nobody else would match that more
Schmitt Up By 12 Ounces With 1 Day Left
Saturday, May 20, 2017
By BassFan Staff Bryan Schmitt has caught the heaviest bag of the day on each of the last two days at the Mississippi River FLW Tour. If he can turn more
Palaniuk Now On Top; Sunday Showdown Looms
Friday, May 19, 2017
By BassFan Staff Brandon Palaniuk has had special days on the water before during tournaments. His B.A.S.S. Nation championship win ranks up there. more
Morgan On Top Of Jam-Packed Leaderboard
Friday, May 19, 2017
By BassFan Staff Twenty anglers survive the initial cut at every FLW Tour regular-season event, but normally there are a few competitors who advance more
Ehrler's Lead Over Palaniuk Down To 2 Ounces
Thursday, May 18, 2017
By BassFan Staff Brent Ehrler figured there would be several competitors who had so-so weights on day 1 bounce back with big stringers today. Likewise, more
Stefan Cracks 18 Pounds To Grab Early Lead
Thursday, May 18, 2017
By BassFanStaff Matt Stefan is fishing in his home state of Wisconsin this week, but he doesn't have a great deal of competitive experience on pools more
Ehrler Goes Big Again, Leads With 25-06
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
By BassFan Staff Brent Ehrler is used to events that utilize a catch-weigh-release format from his experience with Major League Fishing and the five more
Rising Mississippi Will Be Unpredictable
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor The Mississippi River out of La Crosse, Wis. has been a frequent stopping point for the Bassmaster Elite Series more
Most Are Expecting A Slugfest At Sam Rayburn
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor It appears that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, Sam Rayburn Reservoir will be a fitting venue for the first-ever Toyota more
Schlander’s Timing Was Just Right
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor For years, Hunter Schlander has followed the fishing careers of Ish Monroe, Robert Lee and Stephen Tosh, among others more
Lee’s First Top-12 Was A Long Time Coming
Monday, May 15, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor The state of Texas has been good to the Lee family in 2017. The images of Jordan Lee’s triumphant and historic more
When Off The Ice, Bickell Sharpens Fishing Skills
Friday, May 12, 2017
By Jonathan LePera Special to BassFan (Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series on athletes in other professional sports who have a more
Try Plus-Sized Swimbaits In The Shallows
Thursday, May 11, 2017
By Hayes Ozelet Special to BassFan Besides a thriving and successful pro bass career, Brandon Palaniuk has something else that’s envy-inducing; a more
On The Water, Henry Finds Peace, Relief
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor This is a love story. A love story about a man and the water and the relief it provides him. When Jonathan more
‘More Focused’ Weidler Rode Swimjig Both Days
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Bill Weidler’s game plan for the Lake Chickamauga Southeastern FLW Series came together three weeks ago when he competed more
Constant Adjustments Were Required At The Rez
Monday, May 08, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor It’s too small. Guys are going to be stacked on top of each other. It’s the post-spawn funk time frame. These were more
Plastics Were Predominant In Rising Water
Friday, May 05, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Most multi-day professional bass fishing tournaments are studies in adaptability. A lot of variables can change more
Connell Found Solitude, Better Quality Up River
Thursday, May 04, 2017
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Dustin Connell can’t explain how or why it transpired, but he somehow managed to find the winning stretch of water more
Morgan: Beaver Winner Is A Natural
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Prior to just a few days ago, the name Johnny McCombs hadn't resonated in pro bass fishing circles for a very more
Connell Holds Off Final-Day Surge By VanDam
Monday, May 01, 2017
By BassFan Staff As he idled back to the boat ramp under a bright blue Mississippi sky Monday afternoon, Dustin Connell seemed convinced he hadn’t more
Two Fish Enough For McCombs To Claim Victory
Sunday, April 30, 2017
By BassFan Staff For the vast majority of his 14 years away from the FLW Tour, Johnny McCombs couldn't have believed that a day like Sunday would ever more
Rookie Connell Pads Lead With 1 Day Left
Saturday, April 29, 2017
By BassFan Staff At ICAST last July, a group of pro bass anglers were milling around in the Garmin booth. Among them was Dustin Connell, who was taking more
McCombs Moves To Top With Massive Bag
Saturday, April 29, 2017
By BassFan Staff As an FLW Tour competitor from 1999 through 2003, Johnny McCombs logged a pair of top-10 finishes at Beaver Lake. Back on the circuit more
Connell Rides Morning Rally To Top Spot
Friday, April 28, 2017
By BassFan Staff The winds of change blew across Ross Barnett Reservoir today. And they’re fixing to keep blowing through the weekend as the Elite more
Meyer Maintains Narrow Lead With 12-08 Bag
Friday, April 28, 2017
By BassFan Staff Catching multiple quality fish on consecutive days from the same location is a rare occurrence at Beaver Lake, but Cody Meyer has more