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Kuphall Slips To 2nd
Schlapper Captures Second Win Of 2025

Sunday, August 24, 2025

By B.A.S.S. Communications

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Pat Schlapper was surprised by his first Bassmaster Elite trophy, but not his second.

The latter, which came at the season-ending Upper Mississippi River Elite Series, fulfilled more

New Format Felt Like Fresh Start For Browning
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Stephen Browning had qualified for a couple of Bassmaster Classics in recent years by winning Central Open events, more
Iaconelli Power-Fished In The Backs Of Creeks
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
The James River in Virginia is more than a four-hour drive from Mike Iaconelli's home in Pittsgrove, N.J., but more
Wheeler Able To Solve Dirty-Water Oxbows
Monday, July 29, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Jacob Wheeler has prevailed against field sizes big and small. When he won the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Lanier, more
Champlain Surge Puts Redington In First Cup
Friday, July 26, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
On Wednesday, Tom Redington made the drive to Kentucky Lake for the annual youth fishing camp that FLW puts on. It’s where more
Latimer's Goal Is To Catch Fish His Way
Thursday, July 25, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
You hear a lot of pro anglers talk about how you have to let the fish tell you how they want to be caught. Brian more
DeFoe Set To Return After Heart Procedure
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Ott DeFoe will return to competitive fishing this weekend, a little more than four weeks after having surgery to more
Thrift Employed Patient Approach On Spots He Knew
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Truth be told, Bryan Thrift was in a sour mood most of the FLW Tour season. Ever since March 8 to be precise. That’s more
Kennedy Hopes To Finish Trying Season Strong
Monday, July 22, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
When all the dust settled last fall following the migration of anglers from one circuit to another in the wake of the more
McKee Brings Mainstream Professionalism To BPT Shows
Friday, July 19, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
At this time a year ago, Chad McKee possessed very little knowledge of professional bass fishing. The play-by-play more
McClelland Was Rarely In The Right Place
Thursday, July 18, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
The inaugural MLF Bass Pro Tour season won't generate many fond memories for Mike McClelland. The veteran finished more
Douglas Took Creative ‘Shortcut’ At Champlain
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Outside of maybe a few who hail from the upper Midwest and Northeast, it’s a safe bet that very few FLW Tour competitors more
Number-wise, Wheeler Set Himself Apart
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Points-wise, nobody was better than Edwin Evers during the inaugural season of the Bass Pro Tour. Four Championship Round more
Physical Features, Seasonal Relevance Are Dock-Fishing Keys
Monday, July 15, 2019
By David A. Brown Special to BassFan
Jeff Sprague sees a tremendous range of habitat features, but in the Texas Major League Fishing angler's opinion, more
Canterbury Likes Having Less Company
Friday, July 12, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
In 11 seasons on the FLW Tour, Scott Canterbury's highest finish in the Angler of the Year race was 8th, which more
Roumbanis' Career Comes Full Circle With Redcrest Berth
Thursday, July 11, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
For someone who grew up in Northern California, has lived in Oklahoma and now resides in central Arkansas, La Crosse, more
Dudley: Latest AOY No Less Significant
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
The previous three times that David Dudley won an FLW Tour Angler of the Year title, Clark Wendlandt and Andy Morgan more
Fast Start, Familiarity With Format Fueled Evers' Title Run
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
For all he’s accomplished through his career, there was one bullet point missing from Edwin Evers’ résumé: A points title. more
Largemouth Dominated Among Top 5
Monday, July 8, 2019
By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan
Lake Champlain has decades of tournament history at the major level. Yet, there may never have been a tournament more
Typical Shallow, Finesse Tactics Were Productive
Friday, July 5, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
The Bass Pro Tour season finale at Lake Winnebago last week offered up the first chance for anglers to target northern more
Scanlon Went All In On Largemouth
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan
(Editor's note: In observance of the Independence Day holiday, BassFan will not publish a new First Cast article more
Pace Did A Little Bit Of Everything
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Like most everything else he does, Cliff Pace took a simple, straightforward approach when trying to address the struggles more