Bass Fishing

Major League Fishing BPT Field Set

Major League Fishing (MLF) leadership announced the official roster of the 80 anglers who have committed to compete in the new-for-2019 Bass Pro Tour and MLF Cup events. The final list was made public during […]

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Omori Comes From Behind And Wins On Wheeler Lake

In 2004, Japan native Takahiro Omori won the GEICO Bassmaster Classic during the final minutes of the final day. On Championship Sunday of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake, Omori earned […]

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The 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series Field Is Set

Entering its 11th season, the 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series field has been filled with 111 professional anglers, including both new and familiar names.  Most are veteran tournament anglers; 98 are returning Elite Series anglers, while […]

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Palaniuk Works His Magic

August is Brandon Palaniuk’s charmed time of year. New York is his state of magic.  Last August, the pro angler from Rathdrum, Idaho, won a Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River in […]

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Hackney Overtakes Crews

Patience certainly does have its virtues. Just ask Greg Hackney, the new leader in the Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Dardanelle.  After landing a 4-pound largemouth soon after competition began Friday, Hackney stuck it out […]

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California Dreamin’ For Jared Lintner

Jared Lintner went to extremes Thursday, the first day of the May 1-4 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend out of Many, La.  He was especially extreme in his choice of fishing lines […]

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Martens Makes It Happen On Table Rock

Aaron Martens called it a “picture-perfect day.” Mark Davis said he was “singing hymns all day.” Chris Lane landed inside his “comfort zone.”  And that’s how it was for three of the hottest pros in […]

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Chris Lane Sacks 37-Plus Pounds

Focus, slow down, try a different lure. Above all, follow your instincts.  That’s what Chris Lane said he did Friday. The result was a five-bass limit that weighed 37 pounds, 9 ounces. It was the […]

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Howell Hunts Down Lead

Randy Howell, the 2014 Bassmaster Classic winner, often says that professional bass fishing is a humbling sport.  He ate a piece of that bitter pie last week at the Bassmaster Elite Series season opener in […]

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Yamaha Pros Talk Classic

For most people, the Christmas and New Year’s holiday is a time of relaxation with family and friends, but that’s only part of the story for the 18 Yamaha Pros who will be fishing in […]

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Largest Bassmaster Elite Series Field

The sport of professional bass fishing is very alive and well, judging from entries in the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series, the world’s premier fishing tour.When registration closed Tuesday, 112 anglers had signed up to compete […]

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Bassmaster Classic Field 2014

With the conclusion of the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series, the majority of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic field is now set. Forty-four of the 56 eventual competitors in the “Super Bowl” of bass fishing have been […]

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Chris Lane Win’s St. Clair

After leading the first day, then falling into Mark Davis’ wake on the second and third days, Chris Lane kicked it into high gear Sunday to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase.  Through […]

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Mark Davis on St. Clair

Yup. Mark Davis said he had them on Thursday, the first day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase out of Detroit, Mich. He said he caught the mullygrubs after not boating two big […]

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Chris Lane Leads Day One

Make no mistake, Chris Lane is driven. The 2012 Bassmaster Classic champ wants to qualify for the 2014 Classic because it’s on his adopted home water, Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. Winning the Aug. 22-25 Plano Championship […]

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Palaniuk Keeps Lead

One mistake in the excitement of zeroing in on a school of big smallmouth could have cost Brandon Palaniuk his lead in the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River.  It didn’t. But the […]

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College Bass Angler To Mexico

When the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship gets under way Aug. 1 on Chatuge Reservoir, Ga., the field of hopeful young anglers will include the first team from Mexico ever to qualify for the championship […]

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Biffle Comes From Behind

Riding The Smallmouth Special: Oklahoma’s Tommy Biffle Comes From Behind For Win In Bassmaster Elite Series Event On The Mississippi.   LA CROSSE, Wis. — Tommy Biffle was watching the clock. With 45 minutes left in […]