Goose Pond Colony Resort, a municipally owned resort and golf facility at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala., has announced plans for a major upgrade ...
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Expansion planned at Guntersville facility
Monday, July 30, 2018
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MLF: What could've been
Monday, July 30, 2018
While Greg Hackney was able to find an area of Kenansville Lake that he felt would produce bites consistently despite the breezy, cold-front conditions ...
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Wind, waves prompt cancellation at Erie
Saturday, July 28, 2018Unrelenting winds out of the west that stirred up the eastern end of Lake Erie with 5-foot waves this morning forced FLW Series tournament director Ron ...
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Full field to fish half day at Lake Erie
Friday, July 27, 2018After high winds forced the cancellation of day 2 at the Lake Erie Northern FLW Series at Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday and with more wind in the forecast ...
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Chalk Talk: Hunter’s Tackle Tips for Bladed Jigs
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Day 2 of Lake Erie FLW Series canceled
Friday, July 27, 2018FLW officials canceled day 2 of competition at the Lake Erie Northern FLW Series this morning due to high winds.
A small craft advisory was in effect ...
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New Ike TV show slated for October debut
Thursday, July 26, 2018
A new television series featuring Elite Series and Major League Fishing angler Mike Iaconelli will debut on cable channel Nat Geo WILD this fall.
“Fish ...
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Farlow tops Erie field on banner day
Thursday, July 26, 2018
A parade of anglers came across the weigh-in stage today with 20-plus pound stringers of Lake Erie smallmouth as the second tournament of the Northern ...
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Gluszek checks in from the Chesapeake
Thursday, July 26, 2018Veteran pro and The Bass University co-founder Pete Gluszek, who ...
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Balog: Scoring on the snake
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Joe Balog writes about a fabulous day on the water he had recently in this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. He caught a 36-pound stringer on an old-school ...
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M. Lee, Swindle talk bass, crabs and shopping carts
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
(Editor's note: This short feature was provided by industry rep Alan McGuckin.)
Alabama anglers Matt Lee and Gerald Swindle are facing the same flooded ...
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MLF: Four advance to final
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Only two anglers were able to exceed the pre-determined 20-pound cut weight during the Sudden Death Round of the MLF World Championship, held in early ...
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Ranger part of White House showcase
Monday, July 23, 2018
Ranger Boats represented the state of Arkansas at the White House this week. The event was part of President Trump's "Made in America Product Showcase" ...
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Some tips for keeping summer bass alive
Monday, July 23, 2018
(Editor's note: This short feature comes from longtime industry rep Alan McGuckin.)
Not only did fishing teams from 78 universities take their “A game” ...
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Nine students win Shimano scholarships
Monday, July 23, 2018
Shimano announced today the names of the nine students who'll receive $3,000 toward their education from the 2018 Shimano/B.A.S.S. Nation College Scholarship ...
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Bethel duo claims Bassmaster College title
Monday, July 23, 2018
Bethel University's Garrett Enders and Cody Huff came into the final day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College National Championship with a 6-pound, 2-ounce ...
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Series: Big weights expected out of Buffalo
Monday, July 23, 2018> What: Northern FLW Series
> Where: Lake Erie (Buffalo, N.Y.)
> When: Thursday through Saturday (July 26-28)
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MLF: Blue Cypress curveball
Friday, July 20, 2018
One thing you can count on in any MLF event, whether it’s a Select, a Cup or the World Championship: At some point during the week, there will be a curveball ...
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Navico tabs COO for Americas
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Navico, parent company of Lowrance, C-Map and other marine electronics brands, announced today that Jamie Elgie has been appointed to the position of ...
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Bassmaster College: Tough go for NY'ers
Thursday, July 19, 2018
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dynamic Sponsorships rep Alan McGuckin is on the scene at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship this week in eastern ...
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Balog: The price of fishing alone
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Joe Balog devotes this week's edition of Balog's Bass War to FLW's recently announced decision to eliminate co-anglers at the Tour level. He understands ...
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Bassmaster College: Triple-digit heat, stingy fishing
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dynamic Sponsorships rep Alan McGuckin is on the scene at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship this week in eastern ...
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Evinrude appoints new marketing VP
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Evinrude announced today the appointment of Nando Zucchi as vice president of marketing and international business development.
In his role, Zucchi ...
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Jordan receives stocking of Fla. largemouth
Wednesday, July 18, 2018In an effort to shift the genetics of Alabama's largemouth bass population to one with more desirable growth traits, the Alabama Division of Wildlife ...
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Longtime Tour co-angler sounds off
Monday, July 16, 2018
(Editor's note: The following piece was submitted by veteran FLW Tour co-angler Mark Myers of Cedar Falls, Iowa.)
The End Of An Era
There’s ...
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FLW pro Fisher signs with Elysian
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Flw Tour angler Mark Fisher has teamed up with newly formed fishing rod company Elysian Fishing.
“Elysian Fishing is privileged to have Mark Fisher ...
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Chalk Talk: Video game electronics with Hartman
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MLF: Dissecting the farms
Friday, July 13, 2018
The fourth day of the MLF World Championship (2 p.m. EST Saturday on CBS) brings the second half of the Elimination Round back to the Stick Marsh and ...
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FLW: '19 Tour slate announced, co-anglers out
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The elimination of co-anglers from FLW Tour competition and a new qualifying structure for Tour qualification that will be implemented for the 2020 season ...
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ICAST: Garmin's LiveScope picked best new product
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The American Sportfishing Association presented the ICAST 2018 New Product Showcase Best of Show award to Garmin USA for its Panoptix Livescope, the first ...
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ICAST: Category winners announced
Thursday, July 12, 2018The top new items in 25 different categories of the ICAST New Product Showcase, as voted on my media members and buyers, were announced Wednesday night ...
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Balog: Daniels' passion prevailed
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Joe Balog spoke with Lake Oahe Bassmaster Elite Series winner Mark Daniels Jr. for this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. The bulk of the conversation ...
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NASCAR race to honor Houston
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Bass-fishing legend Jimmy Houston will give the command to start engines this Saturday at Kentucky Speedway as grand marshal of the NASCAR Cup Series ...
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New gear: Shimano Curado DC
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
While building digitally-controlled brakes into reels is nothing new for Shimano, packing them into one of its legacy models at a $249 price point hasn't ...
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ICAST: New Reel Roundup
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Can't be at ICAST? No worries. We've gathered up the information and images of some of the new reels being introduced at ICAST this week.
To see more, ...
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Rankings: Wheeler is No. 1 again
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Consecutive single-digit finishes in Bassmaster Elite Series events have pushed Jacob Wheeler back to the top slot in the BassFan World Rankings. He supplants ...
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Elites headed back to West Coast in '19
Monday, July 9, 2018The 2019 Elite Series schedule consists of nine regular-season events, six of which will occur as part of three back-to-back sequences – one in February, ...
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Pickwick to host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship
Saturday, July 7, 2018
B.A.S.S. announced this week that Alabama's Pickwick Lake will host the 2018 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. The tournament will take place Nov. 8-10 out ...
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MLF: Elimination Round begins
Friday, July 6, 2018
The Elimination Round of the MLF World Championship was contested on Florida’s famed Stick Marsh and Farm 13, a pair of lakes that have become legendary ...
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Sonar: Fuel your passion
Friday, July 6, 2018
Miles Burghoff is in his 30s now and found himself feeling a little sluggish during long days on the water recently. He'd tried some weight-loss programs ...
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Chalk Talk: Jerkbaits for every season
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Oahe: Finesse tactics ruled
Friday, July 6, 2018
The key to success at Lake Oahe was finding the areas that had groups of smallmouth. That was easier said than done as many Elite Series competitors reported ...
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St. Clair: Brutes often came in bunches
Friday, July 6, 2018
Three anglers compiled 4-day totals that exceeded 90 pounds at last week's Lake St. Clair FLW Tour and six exceeded 85, which was the projected winning ...
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Balog: Strong finish for FLW
Thursday, July 5, 2018
The FLW Tour regular season concluded last week at Lake St. Clair as Chad Grisby won the event and Mark Rose wrapped up the Angler of the Year title. ...
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Forty Creek sponsoring Ashley, conservation
Monday, July 2, 2018
Canadian whisky distiller has signed on as a Conservation Partner of B.A.S.S. and sponsor of former Bassmaster Classic champion Casey AshleyB.A.S.S. CEO ...
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Field for Forrest Wood Cup finalized
Sunday, July 1, 2018A field of 56 anglers will head to Lake Ouachita in August for a mid-summer duel with $300,000 on the line along with the Forrest Wood Cup title and all ...
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Daniels leads by 6-plus after day 3
Sunday, July 1, 2018Mark Daniels, Jr. caught his smallest stringer of the tournament, but he’ll take off on Monday with a 6-plus pound lead as he seeks to close out the win ...
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