Casey Ashley visits B.A.S.S. headquarters

Casey Ashley visited the B.A.S.S. headquarters office in Birmingham, Ala., after his Classic win.

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Casey Ashley visited the B.A.S.S. headquarters office on March 13 to meet with staff and to answer fan questions in a B.A.S.S. Twitter chat.
Casey Ashley visited the B.A.S.S. headquarters office on March 13 to meet with staff and to answer fan questions in a B.A.S.S. Twitter chat.
Ashley brought in his prized Classic trophy and posed for photos with CEO Bruce Akin and David Hunter Jones, managing editor of B.A.S.S. Times.
Ashley brought in his prized Classic trophy and posed for photos with CEO Bruce Akin and David Hunter Jones, managing editor of B.A.S.S. Times.
Akin and Ashley swapped fishing stories between photos.
Akin and Ashley swapped fishing stories between photos.
Ashley signed autographs for members of the B.A.S.S. staff ...
Ashley signed autographs for members of the B.A.S.S. staff …
... signing some of them on printouts of the yet-to-be-printed cover of Bassmaster Magazine, which he will be featured on.
… signing some of them on printouts of the yet-to-be-printed cover of Bassmaster Magazine, which he will be featured on.
Ashley's girlfriend, McKenzie Hartman (in orange), said he's gotten very good at signing his autograph in the last few weeks.
Ashley’s girlfriend, McKenzie Hartman (in orange), said he’s gotten very good at signing his autograph in the last few weeks.
Ashley with Jim Sexton, VP of digital for B.A.S.S. ...
Ashley with Jim Sexton, VP of digital for B.A.S.S. …
... and with B.A.S.S.'s marketing team.
… and with B.A.S.S.’s marketing team.
Carol Stone had Ashley sign her Classic badge.
Carol Stone had Ashley sign her Classic badge.
Ashley with Team Digital.
Ashley with Team Digital.
Ashley chatted with staff members ...
Ashley chatted with staff members …
... and laughed with Bassmaster editor James Hall.
… and laughed with Bassmaster editor James Hall.
Then it was Casey's turn to address the staff.
Then it was Casey’s turn to address the staff.
He told staff members he had 260 texts when he woke up on the Monday morning after the Classic.
He told staff members he had 260 texts when he woke up on the Monday morning after the Classic.
“I was trying to answer all of them,” he said, “and I did, but it took me all day!”
After he finished speaking, Ashley met B.A.S.S. co-owner Don Logan.
After he finished speaking, Ashley met B.A.S.S. co-owner Don Logan.
Some of the B.A.S.S. team posed for a photo with Ashley ...
Some of the B.A.S.S. team posed for a photo with Ashley …
... followed by the rest of the team.
… followed by the rest of the team.
All the while, the trophy was a reminder of why Casey Ashley has become a real household name recently.
All the while, the trophy was a reminder of why Casey Ashley has become a real household name recently.
Ashley took a few minutes after the meet-and-greet to admire the replica of Mark Tyler's record bass in the B.A.S.S. lobby.
Ashley took a few minutes after the meet-and-greet to admire the replica of Mark Tyler’s record bass in the B.A.S.S. lobby.
Ashley then sat down to answer fan questions in the B.A.S.S. Twitter chat.
Ashley then sat down to answer fan questions in the B.A.S.S. Twitter chat.
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You can read the transcript and watch the video here.
As an extra bonus, B.A.S.S. staff have the rare occurrence of having two Bassmaster Elite Series pros in the office at once when David Mullins stopped in for a visit with a writer.
As an extra bonus, B.A.S.S. staff have the rare occurrence of having two Bassmaster Elite Series pros in the office at once when David Mullins stopped in for a visit with a writer.