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Johnston Sews Up Second Straight AOY

Saturday, August 23, 2025

By B.A.S.S. Communications

LA CROSSE, Wis. — When he decided he wanted to be a professional bass angler, Chris Johnston had no idea if he would ever be able to win a single Angler of the Year title. Now, the Otonabee, Ontario, more

Tension Builds As Canterbury Regains AOY Lead
Monday, September 30, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
When the Bassmaster Elite Series season began at the St. Johns River 236 days ago, all 75 anglers had an even-up chance more
Points Race Tightens Up After Day 1
Sunday, September 29, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Nine points was the deficit between the first- and second-place anglers in the Bassmaster Elite Series points standings more
Conditions Will Be Challenging At St. Clair Finale
Friday, September 27, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Lake St. Clair has a well-earned reputation as a top-shelf smallmouth fishery and it will, no doubt, produce some eye-popping more
Consistency Puts Benton In Comfortable Spot
Friday, September 27, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Drew Benton likes knowing he doesn’t need to catch a bass at Lake St. Clair during the Elite Series Angler of the more
Vaughan Stuck With Dropshot Out Deep
Thursday, September 26, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Wayne Vaughan is used to hanging around guys who have a knack for winning high-stakes bass tournaments. Among his pals more
Scattered Fish Offered A Variety Options
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Bassmaster Elite Series anglers were presented with a daunting challenge at their final regular-season event of more
Jocumsen Had A Dominant Birthday Weekend
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Carl Jocumsen had a nice opening day at the Lake Tenkiller Bassmaster Elite Series, then appeared to fall out of more
Jocumsen Triumphs With Giant Final-Day Bag
Sunday, September 22, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Culling a fish that weighed well over 3 pounds because you had five bigger ones had been a preposterous notion more
Monti Grabs Lead With Tournament-Best 16-09 Haul
Saturday, September 21, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Kyle Monti came to the Lake Tenkiller Bassmaster Elite Series having competed in 23 tour-level events, with a best more
Zaldain Rides Smallmouth Pattern To Lead At Tenkiller
Friday, September 20, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
With three consecutive top-10 finishes on his ledger and four on the season, Chris Zaldain has become a mainstay more
Blaylock's 15-09 Puts Him Out Front At Tenkiller
Thursday, September 19, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Low-weight events appear to be Stetson Blaylock's specialty these days. The veteran from Arkansas won the toughest more
Tenkiller Always Challenging In September
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
A Bassmaster Elite Series event that was originally scheduled to be held last spring on a different venue will more
Wiggins Flourished During Second Half
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Don’t count Jesse Wiggins among those pro anglers who after the season feels the need to “unplug” from fishing and stay more
As Water Stabilized, Downey Targeted Isolated Wood
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Bob Downey doesn’t sound like the type of guy who puts a lot of stock in astrological signs and what his daily horoscope more
Snowden Looks To End Long Classic Absence
Monday, September 16, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
With eight of the nine Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season events in the books, veteran Brian Snowden is in more
Struggles Don't Dampen Hawk's Enthusiasm For BPT
Friday, September 13, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
After a strong first year on the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2018, Roy Hawk accepted an invitation to compete on more
After Solid Start, Hite Couldn't Escape Funk
Thursday, September 12, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
The way the Bass Pro Tour season started for Brett Hite, it seemed as though the transition to the Major League Fishing more
Palmer Has Adjusted Well To Diverse Elite Slate
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Luke Palmer and his dad, Tammy, stole away for a few hours last weekend to do some fishing together. Pre-fishing, actually, more
Grass-Rock Junctions Produced For Buck
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
When he's not out fishing bass tournaments, Grae Buck earns some extra money working part-time for his father's more
Lowen Fishing His Own Style From Start To Finish
Monday, September 9, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
From a points perspective, Bill Lowen is having the best season of his 14-year tenure on the Bassmaster Elite Series. more
Kriet, Fukae Struggled For Different Reasons
Friday, September 6, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
The debut season of the Bass Pro Tour proved to be a shot in the arm for a number of veteran pro anglers. For Jeff Kriet more
N.Y. Surge Has Prince In Mix For Classic
Thursday, September 5, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Cliff Prince’s quest to turn an average season into a lucrative one took a couple steps in the right direction during more
Practice Time Made All The Difference For Reese
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
Marvin Reese lives an extremely busy existence as a business development and escrow officer for a Washington, D.C.-area more
Lane's Struggles At Redcrest Came As A Surprise
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor
Bobby Lane struggled so badly during the first period of the Shotgun Round of the Bass Pro Tour Redcrest that he and Jordan more