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Palmer the early leader at Saginaw Bay
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Balog: Memories of being a bass-obsessed youth
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Joe Balog recently had the opportunity to speak to some high school anglers, and the experience brought back recollections of when he was that age and ...
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Giant Bass Open headed for Kentucky Lake
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The next stop for the Bill Dance Signature Lakes Giant Bass Open is at Kentucky Lake on Sept. 14-15.
Each tournament pays out more than $55,000 in ...
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N.Y.'s Smith wins Toyota event at St. Lawrence
Saturday, August 24, 2024
MASSENA, N.Y. – Casey Smith of Victor, New York, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces to win the Toyota Series ...
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Lander duo wins B.A.S.S. College Championship
Saturday, August 24, 2024
ANDERSON, S.C. — After a decent start, Garrett Smith and Andrew Blanton of Lander University (Greenwood, S.C.) saved the best for last by smashing a huge ...
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Fothergill right at home on Day 1 at Leech
Saturday, August 24, 2024
WALKER, Minn. — Easton Fothergill, a 22-year-old Grand Rapids, Minn. native, is one of the hottest young sticks today and he’s fished Leech Lake for most ...
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Leech Lake Open reduced to two-day event
Thursday, August 22, 2024
WALKER, Minn. — B.A.S.S. officials have canceled Day 1 of the Bassmaster Open at Leech Lake due to high winds, shortening the tournament to two days.
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Balog: Clunn's contributions will forever endure
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Joe Balog devotes this week's edition of Balog's Bass War to discussing the enormous impact that Rick Clunn has had on the sport. Clunn, who announced ...
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Wendlandt shares letter advocating FFS ban for pros
Wednesday, August 21, 2024Clark Wendlandt, a four-time tour-level Angler of the Year winner, this week shared a letter on Facebook that he wrote to B.A.S.S. He advocates a ban ...
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Leech offers both species for Open anglers
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
WALKER, Minn. — Leech Lake might not be the final frontier, but it’s certainly the first time B.A.S.S. has visited the remote fishery in northern Minnesota.
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Northern Toyota Series wraps up at St. Lawrence
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
MASSENA, N.Y. – The MLF Toyota Series will visit Massena, New York this week for a Toyota Series event at the St. Lawrence River. The three-day tournament ...
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Inaugural Costa Bass Derby set for Grand Lake
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Costa Sunglasses has announced that the inaugural Costa Bass Derby will be held Oct. 13 at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. The entry fee for the team tournament ...
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Rankings: Wheeler's advantage sits at 25 points
Monday, August 19, 2024
Jacob Wheeler enters yet another offseason in the No. 1 position in the BassFan World Rankings. Cory Johnston, a two-time Bassmaster Elite Series winner ...
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Thompkins professes innocence in Facebook post
Sunday, August 18, 2024Bassmaster Elite Series rookie J.T. Thompkins, who was disqualified from the St. Lawrence River event after B.A.S.S. claimed he failed a polygraph exam ...
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Clunn announces he's departing Elite Series
Friday, August 16, 2024
One of the greatest anglers in the history of professional bass fishing announced today that he's leaving tour-level competition. Rick Clunn, a four-time ...
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MLF College Championship headed to Wheeler
Friday, August 16, 2024
Major League Fishing announced recently that the 2025 College Fishing National Championship will take place on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama, April ...
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St. Croix combos, Rapala lures to be given away
Friday, August 16, 2024
The St. Croix/Rapala Bass Tactics Giveaway is set to provide one winner with a pair technique-focused GXR Bass Systems – one casting and one spinning ...
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Balog: Wheeler's process keeps him ahead of the rest
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Jacob Wheeler just put the finishing touches on another stellar season that saw him win two events and claim his third Angler of the Year title in the ...
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Heavy Hitters to premiere Saturday on Discovery
Friday, August 9, 2024
The MLF Bass Pro Tourt Heavy Hitters event at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes premieres this weekend on Discovery. The tournament showcased the 30 anglers ...
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B.A.S.S. postpones Day 2 at Champlain
Friday, August 9, 2024
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — After consulting with the National Weather Service, B.A.S.S. officials have postponed Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elite Series event at ...
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BPT anglers help with cleanup effort in N.Y.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
MASSENA, N.Y. – Professional anglers from the Bass Pro Tour, Major League Fishing staff and the Louisville (N.Y.) Recreation & Maintenance department ...
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Hamilton will be site of 42nd BFL All-American
Thursday, August 8, 2024
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Major League Fishing announced today that the 42nd annual BFL All-American will take place in Hot Springs, Ark., on Lake Hamilton. ...
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Balog: The critical step that wasn't taken
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Joe Balog applauds MLF for changing its Team Series to a buddy format and adding a live-coverage component. He just wishes that a ban on forward-facing ...
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Duke to lead communications for NPFL
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
WILKESVILLE, Ohio – The National Professional Fishing League today announced that it has contracted with longtime industry media professional Ken Duke ...
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KastKing president announces retirement
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Al Noraker, president of KastKing, has announced that he'll retire at the end of 2024 following a 40-year career in the fishing industry.
To read more, ...
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Team Series changes to two-angler format
Friday, August 2, 2024
BENTON, Ky. – Major League Fishing has announced the details for the 2024 Team Series, which kicks off August 25-30.
The series is comprised of four ...
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USAngling moves closer to Olympic recognition
Friday, August 2, 2024
STATE COLLEGE, PA – As the world’s premier sporting showcase, the Olympics celebrate athleticism, skill and global unity. USAngling, America’s official ...
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Platinum Equity purchases GSM Outdoors
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Platinum Equity, the private equity firm that acquired Ranger Boats and six other brands following the Genmar bankruptcy in 2010, announced today that ...
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Balog: The bar just keeps on rising
Thursday, August 1, 2024
As another tour-level season winds down, Joe Balog takes a look at some of the top performances of the 2025 campaign. Several younger pros have established ...
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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
