Andrew Upshaw, the first collegiate angler to make it to the Classic, will run a rig just like some of the best pros in the business.
Over the past few years, I never felt like I matched my bass fishing rod to the application quite like I do today.
It’s the seventh year for the Elite Series competitive bass fishing circuit, and with it comes seven premium venues for the world’s top professional anglers ... plus one “Mystery Lake.”
When Andrew Upshaw turned 16, his father offered to buy him an automobile. Upshaw turned it down. He wanted a boat.
Andrew Upshaw and Ryan Watkins are still the best of friends, even after what they went through last weekend.
The two newest Bassmaster Classic rookies could hardly be more different from each other.
Bittersweet defined how Andrew Upshaw felt Sunday after edging teammate and best friend Ryan Watkins. Monday he was feeling more sweet than bitter as what he’d done started to sink in.
Watch the emotional scene of Andrew Upshaw edging best friend Ryan Watkins to win berth in Bassmaster Classic.
SFA anglers passed the the first three days of a grueling test together, then had to fish against one another. In the toughest day, Andrew Upshaw bested best friend Ryan Watkins.
Beginning Sunday at 6 a.m., Stephen F. Austin’s Mercury College B.A.S.S. National Championship team will be a team divided as Ryan Watkins and Andrew Upshaw face one another for a Classic berth.