Forecasts of high winds have forced officials to postpone Day 1 of the Bassmaster Southern Open at Cherokee Lake.
"The safety of our anglers, ...
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Winds postpone Day 1 of Open at Cherokee
Thursday, March 31, 2022
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Balog: A triumph for the old-schoolers
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Joe Balog was happy to see the REDCREST Championship won by an angler who wasn't relying on forward-facing sonar to locate his fish. Could there eventually ...
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High school all-atate anglers announced
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Fifty-three of the most outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2022 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team.
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Lake Clean-Up Challenge set for 3 venues
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Volunteers, community organizations and Bassmaster anglers will come together at three venues to help make a positive impact on Elite Series fisheries ...
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Bigger bites will be critical at Cherokee
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
With spring water temperatures rising faster than usual, Bassmaster Elite Series pro David Mullins believes there will be plenty of bass caught during ...
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Moving baits should shine at Dale Hollow
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The second event of the MLF Toyota Series Central Division is set to get under way Thursday at Dale Hollow Lake out of Byrdstown, Tennessee. The event ...
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Big Bite announces 10-bait 'Fishathlon'
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Big Bite Baits announced today an event it's dubbed the Big Bite Fishathlon. Participants are tasked with catching a fish on each of 10 different baits ...
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MLF to premiere Team Invitational pilot
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today the premiere date and time for a new concept that is being piloted for next season – the MLF General Tire Team ...
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BPS expands its deal with B.A.S.S.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Longtime B.A.S.S. partner Bass Pro Shops will expand its sponsorship of the Bassmaster Tournament Trail for 2022, officials announced today. As part of ...
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VanDam talks HydroWave for spring
Tuesday, March 29, 2022Kevin VanDam utilizes his HydroWave unit throughout the year, but there are particular patterns he relies on during the spring. He talks about them in ...
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Past BPT AOYs get 50K each from Bally Bet
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Major League Fishing and its Angler of the Year (AOY) sponsor Bally Bet announced Friday at REDCREST 2022 that former MLF Bass Pro Tour AOY award winners ...
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KVD: Gracious and giving in defeat
Friday, March 25, 2022
Note: This is the final installment of a series of short features from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships as he chronicles Kevin VanDam’s week at ...
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Chalk Talk: Underspins with Arey
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Caps awarded for tagged Flint River bass
Thursday, March 24, 2022
As part of a two-year study, biologists are tagging largemouth and shoal bass in Georgia's Flint River between Warwick Dam and Lake Seminole, and anglers ...
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Ike Foundation launches youth trail
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Mike Iaconelli has announced the launch of the Ike Foundation Youth Fishing Tournament Trail this spring.
The mission of The Ike Foundation is to get ...
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Sonar: Hard times at the Harris Chain
Thursday, March 24, 2022
One of Miles Burghoff's goals for this season on the MLF Pro Circuit was to avoid triple-digit finishes, but that went by the wayside with his 136th-place ...
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Balog: Who will win REDCREST?
Thursday, March 24, 2022
With such a stacked field and a venue that's very familiar to many of the competitors, it's tough to predict a winner for this week's REDCREST Championship ...
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KVD: Mental focus and a lot of gloves
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Note: This is the next installment of a series of short features from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships as he chronicles Kevin VanDam’s week at ...
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Montgomery reflects on Heritage Cup win
Monday, March 21, 2022
South Carolina pro Andy Montgomery has been the model of consistency. In 17 career Major League Fishing Cup events, Montgomery has made it to the Championship ...
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KVD: Baby carp and a shotgun blast
Monday, March 21, 2022
Note: This is the first installment of a series of short features from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships as he chronicles Kevin VanDam’s week at ...
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Day 3 at Santee canceled due to weather
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Forecasts of high winds and severe weather have forced the cancellation of Day 3 of the Santee Cooper Lakes Bassmaster Elite Series event.
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Chalk Talk: Lintner on tailspinners
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Arkansas: Don't release all the little ones
Friday, March 18, 2022
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has produced a YouTube video encouraging anglers to harvest some of the fish they catch, including bass under 2 ...
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LMB virus spreading in Kansas waters
Friday, March 18, 2022
Fish populations in several Kansas lakes are on the decline due to presence of the largemouth bass virus, according to a news station's report. Although ...
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Balog: A self-defeating trend
Thursday, March 17, 2022
At its highest levels, competitive bass fishing has become an outdoor sport dominated by technology – the very concept that advocates of traditional fishing ...
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World's Fishing Fair tickets go on sale
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Bass Pro Shops announced that tickets for its World's Fishing Fair, set for March 30 though April 3 at the BPS National Headquarters in Springfield, Mo., ...
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Horton to leave BPT after this season
Monday, March 14, 2022Tim Horton announced in a Facebook post today that the current season will be his last on the MLF Bass Pro Tour. The veteran Alabama pro and former B.A.S.S. ...
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Big Bite, IL anglers give baits new life
Monday, March 14, 2022
Big Bite Baits has teamed with the Illinois B.A.S.S. Nation to create a recycling program for used soft-plastic baits. The old baits are transformed into ...
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Chalk Talk: Gluszek’s 3 favorite knots
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Country singer Anderson to play at REDCREST
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Country music star Clayton Anderson will perform a free concert at the SageNet Center at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. on Sunday, March 27, beginning at ...
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Balog: A good time in Greenville
Thursday, March 10, 2022
There were a lot of things that Joe Balog liked about the 2022 Bassmaster Classic, including seeing an established star win the event while fishing outside ...
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Shimano, Rapala among most-purchased brands
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Research firm Southwick Associates conducted an online survey of 6,000 anglers to determine which brands they purchased most often in 2021 and the results ...
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Rankings: Wheeler continues to dominate
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Jacob Wheeler has extended his long hold on the top slot in the BassFan World Rankings with a trio of single-digit finishes to begin the Bass Pro Tour ...
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Carson-Newman duo wins College Classic
Monday, March 7, 2022
Ben Cully and Hayden Gaddis of Carson-Newman University committed to the shallow game and caught a five-bass limit of 18 pounds, 6 ounces to win the College ...
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Californian triumphs at Lake Havasu
Monday, March 7, 2022
Patrick Touey of Santa Maria, California, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Western Toyota Series event at Lake ...
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Wilks: Handling the transition
Saturday, March 5, 2022
(Editor's note: "Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks" airs five times per week on Sportsman Channel – 2 p.m. ET Sunday, 4:30 a.m. Monday, 6 a.m. ...
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Chalk Talk: DeFoe on jerkbaits
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Powell relishes underdog role
Thursday, March 3, 2022
(Editor's note: This short feature comes from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships.)
When Bassmaster.com released its annual Vegas-like odds of who ...
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Balog: Classic winner prediction
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Joe Balog makes his annual predictions on which anglers will fare well and which one will win in this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. He's yet to ...
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BFHOF's Classic auction runs through Sunday
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
As the bass fishing world focuses on the Bassmaster Classic this week, bass anglers everywhere have the opportunity to celebrate, promote and preserve ...
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REDCREST adds Costa as presenting sponsor
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Major League Fishing announced today that Costa Sunglasses will serve as the presenting sponsor of REDCREST 2022, the Bass Pro Tour Championship.
The ...
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Davis, Evers swap groups at Smith Lake BPT
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Due to unforeseen circumstances, two Bass Pro Tour anglers have swapped groups at this week’s Lewis Smith Lake event. Mark Davis, who was previously in ...
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Progressive to sponsor Elite Series AOY
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
B.A.S.S. has reeled in a new title sponsor for the illustrious Bassmaster Angler of the Year award. Progressive Insurance will serve as a premier sponsor ...
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Swindle: Some thoughts on 19th Classic
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
(Editor's note: Here's another quick feature from Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Gerald Swindle is about to compete in his 19th Bassmaster ...
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By MLF Communications
BAY CITY, Mich. – Jacob Wheeler couldn’t help himself. Time had already run out in Saginaw Bay Bass Pro Tour with Wheeler
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