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  Stewart Shows The Way At Doomsday

  Tuesday, August 22, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor A couple years ago, Will Stewart came back to the United States with a decision to make. Option one was remaining more

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  When Hite Wants To Blow The Lid Off

  Monday, August 21, 2017

  By Jonathan LePera Special to BassFan (Editor's note: This is part 2 of an occasional 5-part series about pro anglers and their favorite topwater more

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  Smallmouth Experience Helped Foutz Adapt

  Friday, August 18, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Jacob Foutz graduated from high school in Tennessee and now attends college in the Volunteer State, but he was more

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  Walker's Confidence Back After Brutal 2016

  Thursday, August 17, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor David Walker's performance through the first two stops on the Bassmaster Elite Series' late-season swing through more

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  Timing Was Key When Hitting Topwater Spots

  Wednesday, August 16, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor In this space last week, it was written that BassFans shouldn’t expect a mid-summer heavyweight shootout at the Forrest more

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  Atkins Was Committed To Cane Pile Program

  Tuesday, August 15, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Justin Atkins partnered with his dad in charity fishing tournaments when he was still in elementary school, he more

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  Rookie Atkins Rides 22-01 Bag To Cup Win

  Sunday, August 13, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Nine years ago, a wide-eyed 18-year-old named Justin Atkins sat inside Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., and watched more

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  Day 3 – Scenes From The Water

  Sunday, August 13, 2017

  By BassFan Staff Anthony Gagliardi was the first pro at the dock this morning, hard at work rigging tackle. It wasn't long before roommates Brandon more

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  Cobb Leads Roomie Atkins By 1-13 With 1 Day Left

  Saturday, August 12, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Brandon Cobb despises the way he’s fishing this week. Straight up hates it. But he sure likes the results it’s more

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  Day 2 – Scenes From The Water

  Saturday, August 12, 2017

  By BassFan Staff It was more of the same on day 2 of the Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Murray today as competitors continued to hammer points and offshore more

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  Atkins, Gagliardi Both Crack 21 As Schoolers Rule

  Friday, August 11, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Justin Atkins joked Thursday that he’d purchased a bunch of PowerBall tickets recently, only to come up empty in his more

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  Day 1 – Scenes From The Water

  Friday, August 11, 2017

  By BassFan Staff The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup got started today under hazy, overcast skies at Lake Murray, outside of Columbia, S.C., and it was basically more

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  Expect A Grind With Shallow Bite Lacking

  Thursday, August 10, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor It’s mid-August in the South. For some, that means football season is right around the corner. For others, it’s time more

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  Canterbury Set To Atone For Narrow ’14 Loss

  Thursday, August 10, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Scott Canterbury set the hook with a sudden, violent sweep to his right, stepping back to gain leverage. His rod bowed more

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  Felix All Business This Time Around At Murray

  Wednesday, August 09, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Three years ago, Austin Felix was the wide-eyed college kid getting a taste of the bright lights and big stage of professional more

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  Morris' Bags Got Bigger Day By Day

  Tuesday, August 08, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Rick Morris has spent a lot of time on the James River over the past three decades, and last week he took full more

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  Gagliardi Feels Much Less Cup Pressure This Time

  Monday, August 07, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Just as he was 3 years ago, Anthony Gagliardi is a prohibitive favorite to win the Forrest Wood Cup on his home more

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  Davis Dwells On Positives After Narrow Cup Miss

  Friday, August 04, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor One point. One ounce. One spot in the FLW Tour Angler of the Year standings. That’s what kept Alex Davis from being more

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  Will Change To 3 Days Alter Cup Strategies?

  Thursday, August 03, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor One more day to prepare. One less day to compete. The Forrest Wood Cup will have a different look to competitors more

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  Martens Stuck With Dropshot On Inland Sea Flat

  Wednesday, August 02, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Aaron Martens had 18 anglers between him and the top of the standings sheet when the final round of the Lake more

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  Becker ‘Just Happy To Be There’ Before Day-3 Surge

  Wednesday, August 02, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Matt Becker sent in his deposits for the three FLW Series Northern Division tournaments, he figured it’d be a more

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  Some Mixed Species, Others Stuck With Brown

  Monday, July 31, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor The day when a tour-level event at Lake Champlain is won exclusively with smallmouth bass seems to be getting more

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  Martens Triumphs With Huge Final-Day Haul

  Sunday, July 30, 2017

  By BassFan Staff Aaron Martens has notched quite a few incredible feats over the course of his professional fishing career. On Sunday at Lake Champlain, more

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  Wheeler, Feider Rocket To The Top

  Saturday, July 29, 2017

  By BassFan Staff The two anglers who now sit atop the leaderboard at the Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Series were nowhere near their present positions more

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  Faircloth, Kriet, Jones Exceed 20-Pound Mark

  Friday, July 28, 2017

  By BassFan Staff The guy who won the previous week's Bassmaster Elite Series tournament didn't have a very good day once the weather-delayed derby more

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  Several Factors Can Improve Pitching Efficiency

  Friday, July 28, 2017

  By David A. Brown Special to BassFan Sending a jig or Texas-rigged bait toward cover is a simple concept, but the mechanics are where most anglers more

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  Mixed Bags Likely To Be The Norm At Champlain

  Wednesday, July 26, 2017

  By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor (Editor's note: B.A.S.S. canceled day 1 of this event due to high winds. For more on that, click more

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  VanDam Zeroed In On Current, Bottom Makeup

  Wednesday, July 26, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Dustin Connell captured the win at the Ross Barnett Reservoir Elite Series earlier this year, the rookie shared more

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  Reaction Baits Worked, But Finesse Most Effective

  Tuesday, July 25, 2017

  By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Heading into last week’s Elite Series tournament at the St. Lawrence River, some competitors were convinced targeting more