SENECA, S.C. – Cool weather greeted anglers Wednesday morning at Lake Hartwell and the bite started out slow, but after the scales were closed one angler ...
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Teenager leads Day 1 at BFL All-American
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Stracner out at Sabine River due to license issue
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
B.A.S.S. announced in a press release today that Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Josh Stracner will sit out this week's event at the Sabine River due ...
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Michigan lake produces a golden largemouth
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Bob Golec, an angler from Indiana, caught a golden largemouth bass while fishing at Portage Lake in Michigan over Memorial Day weekend. Golden bass, which ...
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Montevallo first school with 3 straight titles
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
The University of Montevallo became the first school to win three consecutive Collegiate Bass Fishing Series School of the Year title following the recent ...
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Walters tops NPFL event at Santee Cooper
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
The most consistent angler all week, Patrick Walters won the National Professional Fishing League event over the weekend on Santee Cooper Lakes with a ...
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Ike Foundation announces scholarship winners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Five students have been selected as receipients of the 2023 Ike Foundation Scholarship.
Nearly 100 high school seniors from across the country with ...
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Bass Unversity enters kayak realm
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Bass University announced this week that it's expanding its educational program into the world of kayak fishing. Content will be provided by some of the ...
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Balog: The mystery of bite windows
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The recent Bass Pro Tour event at Lake Guntersville was all about bite windows – there were specific time periods during each competition day when the ...
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Team Championship going to Harris Chain
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The 2023 Bassmaster Team Championship will be held on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla., Dec. 6-9, filling the last spot in the 2024 Bassmaster ...
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Ike's three favorite lures for tough fisheries
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
(Editor's note: This short feature comes from Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Team Toyota’s Mike Iaconelli began his competitive fishing career ...
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New Yorker stomps the field at Rayburn
Sunday, May 21, 2023
BROOKELAND, Texas –Alec Morrison of Peru, N.Y., brought five bass to the scale Saturday totaling 16 pounds, 3 ounces to win the MLF Toyota Series event ...
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Rasmussen rallies to victory at Wheeler
Saturday, May 20, 2023
DECATUR, Ala. — Adam Rasmussen proved that good things do indeed come to those that wait.
The pro from Sturgeon Bay, Wis., leveraged a blistering ...
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George takes over lead in Open at Wheeler
Friday, May 19, 2023
DECATUR, Ala. — Despite a demoralizing drought, plus a mechanical issue that threatened to doom his day, Sam George of Athens, Ala. persevered and tallied ...
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3 top 20 pounds on Day 1 at Wheeler
Thursday, May 18, 2023
DECATUR, Ala. — Trey McKinney of Carbondale, Ill., had no problem finding fish, but making sure he found the right ones proved essential to sacking up ...
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Study: Female anglers pose big opportunity
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Female anglers pose a significant revenue opportunity for the fishing industry, according to new research from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation ...
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Balog: Where can the envelope be pushed?
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Whether it's through the use of high-tech electronics or boats that will go where others won't, professional anglers are constantly trying to gain an ...
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Rather adds two Quantum executives
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Rather Outdoors, the parent company of Lew's, Strike King, Quantum and other brands, announced that industry veterans Mike Rice and Gary Borland will ...
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Duckett must sit out 10 minutes of first round
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Boyd Duckett will incur a 10-minute penalty Wednesday to start Group B's initial qualifying day at the Bass Pro Tour event at Lake Guntersville. Duckett, ...
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Ike Foundation aids Delaware fish stocking
Monday, May 15, 2023
As part of a continued commitment to conservation, The Ike Foundation supported the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ...
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Lucas captures first Toyota Series win
Sunday, May 14, 2023
EUFAULA, Ala. – Bass Pro Tour angler Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Ala., crossed the stage with a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 12 ounces ...
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Jail, fines, boat forfeiture for walleye cheaters
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The two men who pleaded guilty in a much-publicized case of cheating in a walleye tournament at Lake Erie last fall have received sentences from an Ohio ...
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Frogs and falling water at stingy Lay Lake
Thursday, May 11, 2023
(Editor's note: This short feature comes from Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Bassmaster Elite Series pros are facing their biggest challenge ...
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College Championship headed to Pickwick
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The 2023 national championship for the Bassmaster College Series will be decided on the waters of Pickwick Lake, Tennessee. The 2023 Bassmaster College ...
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Shad spawn, ledges will be keys at Eufaula
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The MLF Toyota Series visits Eufaula, Ala. this week for a Southern Division event at Lake Eufaula. Competition got under way today and runs through Saturday.
“We ...
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Balog: Simple things that are indispensable
Thursday, May 11, 2023
There are a few things that Joe Balog never leaves home without when he's headed for the water – some that help him catch more fish and others that just ...
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Poche's disqualification from Open upheld
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
B.A.S.S. issued a press release today announcing that Keith Poche's disqualification at last month's Bassmaster Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir will stand. ...
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Lay Lake loaded with memories for Swindle
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
(Editor's note: Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships submitted this feature.)
Team Toyota’s Gerald Swindle sat on the front deck of his boat at iconic ...
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Ike Foundation tournament set for June 10
Monday, May 8, 2023
Mike Iaconelli announced that the 8th annual Ike Foundation Pro-Am Bass Tournament will take place June 10 on the Chesapeake Bay out of Anchor Marina ...
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Big O: 20 bags surpass 30 pounds in local derby
Sunday, May 7, 2023Bassmaster Elite Series angler Scott Martin and daughter Hillary competed in a local derby at Lake Okeechobee on Saturday that featured insanely large ...
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Kemp completes wire-to-wire Open victory
Friday, May 5, 2023
CLARKSVILLE, Va. – Powell Kemp admits he was mostly trying to avoid criticism for ending early. But in doing so, the local pro from Scotland Neck, N.C., ...
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A dozen selected as High School All-Americans
Friday, May 5, 2023
Twelve of the top high school anglers in the country have been selected as new members of the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.
“For ...
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Avid Angler Solutions teams up with Wilks
Friday, May 5, 2023
Avid Angler Solutions, makers of organizing products, fishing glue and bait markers, has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Catching Bass with ...
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Alabama Bass Trail announces '24 details
Friday, May 5, 2023
The Alabama Bass Trail Tournament Series will enter its 11th season next year as the state’s premier weekend tournament trail for amateur bass anglers ...
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Kemp extends advantage at Buggs Island
Thursday, May 4, 2023
CLARKSVILLE, Va. – Persistence delivered a double shot of productivity for Powell Kemp, who sacked up a Day2 bag of 16 pounds, 12 ounces Thursday to maintain ...
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Phoenix renews, expands deal with MLF
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Major League Fishing and Phoenix Boats have announced a renewed and expanded multi-year partnership.
Per terms of the agreement, Phoenix Boats will ...
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Balog: Bluebacks not the answer everywhere
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Those who paid attention to the recent Bass Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series events at South Carolina's Lake Murray are aware of what a fabulous fishery ...
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Kemp's experience pays off on Day 1 of Open
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
CLARKSVILLE, Va. – Powell Kemp said the best thing he did this week was take a big eraser to his practice findings and fish what was in front of him. ...
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Big Bass Podcast addresses record smallie
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
This week and for the next two weeks, The Big Bass Podcast is taking on the story of the world-record smallmouth bass caught by David L. Hayes from Dale ...
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Why buzzbaits make Swindle smile
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
(Editor's note: This short feature comes from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Bass fishing’s funniest man, Gerald Swindle, doesn’t draw smiley ...
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Bushes in play for Open at Buggs Island
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
CLARKSVILLE, Va. — Angling opportunity often is dictated by thresholds or marks at which bass may be inclined to change their positioning and/or behavior. ...
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Research: Women who fish are happier, healthier
Monday, May 1, 2023
Women who fish are happier and healthier, according to new research from Take Me Fishing, a national brand from the non-profit Recreational Boating & ...
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Three trios advance in MLF Team Series
Monday, May 1, 2023
The final episode of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Team Series Qualifier premiered Saturday, and three teams have now advanced to the championship to ...
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Wheeler Caps Year With 10th BPT Win
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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McKinney Pulls Away For Second Elite Series Win
By B.A.S.S. Communications
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — The Lake St. Clair Elite Series certainly wasn’t difficult for Trey McKinney, but after three days
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Hatfield Claims KO Round Win
By MLF Communications
BAY CITY, Mich. – The Saginaw Bay Bass Pro Tour evolved into a full-fledged power fishing slugfest during Saturday’s Knockout
