Category: News
Fritts Solves Lake Oahe Smallmouth Riddle For Day 1 Lead
Pierre, S.D. — The mystery of South Dakota’s smallmouth was solved by Elite Series pro David...
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Bass Fishing Fans Hope To ‘Build’ And Win A Toyota Tundra
June 21, 2018 Bass Fishing Fans Hope To ‘Build’ And Win A Toyota Tundra BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —...
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Z-Man Retains Rising Bassmaster Elite Series Star Mark Daniels Jr.
Zee New Man on Campus Ladson, SC (January 24, 2018) – Good fishing stories are timeless, some even...
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Bassmaster Pro Aaron Martens Lands Japan’s ZPI, Inc.
Leeds, Ala – Nine-time Bassmaster tournament winner Aaron Martens has a new sponsor for the 2018...
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Peak Rock, Lew’s, Acquires Strike King Lures
AUSTIN, Texas – Lew’s Holdings Corporation (“Lew’s”), a portfolio...
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Postseason Bassmaster Tournaments Scheduled For North Georgia Fisheries In 2018
For the first time in its five-year existence, the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship will be held below the Mason-Dixon Line — on Lake Chatuge on the Georgia/North Carolina border, B.A.S.S. announced today.The championship will be held Sept. 20-23, 2018, and will feature the 50 top-ranked Bassmaster Elite Series anglers, based on Angler of the Year points earned during the nine-event Elite season, said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S
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Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest To Be Held On Lake Travis In Central Texas
The inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was held in May on one of the best-known and most popular tournament fisheries in the United States: Sam Rayburn Reservoir near Lufkin, Texas.
The 2018 edition of the $1 million Elite Series event will take place May 17-20 on a lake that B.A.S.S. has never visited before — Lake Travis near Jonestown, Texas — Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO, announced today.
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Arkansas Angler Moves Into Lead At B.A.S.S. Nation Championship On Lake Hartwell
Tray Huddleston is playing a waiting game with the bass on Lake Hartwell and so far he is winning. Saturday, he hopes to seal the deal by winning the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors. The Arkansas construction worker caught 15 pounds, 5 ounces Friday, to move from second place into the lead. His two-day total is 29-8.
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Elam’s Bassmaster Open Win Sends Iaconelli To The Bassmaster Classic
Bassmaster Elite Series pro James Elam captured his second victory on Oklahoma waters by winning the season-ending Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.
The Tulsa, Okla., angler finished with a three-day total of 36 pounds, 14 ounces to win the pro division top prize of a Skeeter ZX200, Yamaha SHO200, Skeeter tandem-axle Tuff-coated trailer with brakes, Minn Kota Fortrex 80F-US2 45-inch shaft trolling motor, Lowrance Elite Ti 7 dash and bow electronics and prop valued at $45,000, along with $8,491 in cash. Elam also won the 2015 Bassmaster Central Open at Fort Gibson.
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Toby Hartsell Leads Bassmaster Open Grand Lake
Toby Hartsell relied on his home-waters advantage at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees to take the lead in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open finale.
The 46-year-old Afton, Okla., angler caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces despite struggling recently to catch bass on his home lake. “The fishing has been really bad,” said Hartsell, the co-owner of an automated boat cover business. “It had gotten to the point where I couldn’t even catch five keepers. I could go out tomorrow and not catch a limit.”
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Bassmaster Central Open On Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees Will Decide Season Points Title
It’s a rare occasion when Arizona pro Josh Bertrand gets to fish an event with little or no pressure. But that’s where he finds himself as he prepares for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open scheduled for Oct. 5-7 on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. A regular on the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bertrand finished 29th in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, securing his berth in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Although he currently leads the Central Opens division standings, he feels no pressure to win at Grand or even to have a strong showing to guarantee his spot on next year’s Elite Series.
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Fukae Grabs Leads Bassmaster Southern Open Smith Lake
Many anglers predicted the bass would be tightlipped in temperatures that climbed into the low 90s during Thursday’s first round of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on Smith Lake.
They were right.
But a handful of the 175 pros still managed to boat nice bags, including Shin Fukae who led the way with a five-bass limit that weighed 15 pounds, 4 ounces.
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