Big day ahead for Bill Lowen
Bill Lowen has qualified for the Bassmaster Classic 11 times, but has failed to make it the past two years. His best Classic finish was in 2016 at Oklahoma’s Grand...
Scattered big ones
“They’re not easy to catch, I can’t afford to lose one,” said Chris Johnston as he wrangled a big smallmouth from Lake Ontario. The 2020 St. Lawrence Elite Champion has...
LIVE Mix worth a listen
Some interesting chatter this morning over on the LIVE Mix show. This is where the anglers who fell short of the cut join Steve Bowman to talk through their weeks...
Zaldain making a push
Chris Zaldain is one of our coming-of-age veterans on the Bassmaster Elite Series. He’s been hard at it now for 11 years, he’s built a career with the B.A.S.S shield...
Welcher all-in
Few could argue with Brandon Cobb’s strategy this week when it comes to his AOY campaign, especially after putting together a massive limit of smallmouth for the St. Lawrence River....
BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
Day 1 of the Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River was record-setting. Rookie Bryant Smith brought in the heaviest limit of smallmouth in B.A.S.S. competition history, weighing 29...
Matty Wong searching for ‘spicy meatballs’
Matty Wong, the second year Elite from Hawaii, has termed big smallmouth, “spicy meatballs” recently. Currently he’s in 6th place in BassTrakk with a five fish limit of 18-12. He...
Big bass and big bags
Interesting notes from Ronnie Moore with the Bassmaster LIVE crew. Most of the time we see the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the event show up on Day 1 or...
Sands with a “keeper”
This 5-pound smallmouth caught by Cole Sands would be the fish of a lifetime for most anglers across the country, those of us not blessed to live on the banks...
It pays to make the Classic
There’s been a lot of chatter about the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic cutline. Forty-one Elite Series Pros will make it into the Classic via the Progressive Angler of...
