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Classic: Day 1 weigh-in

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McKinney’s quick start on Ray Roberts

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McKinney mashes 26 pounds, 9 ounces to take Day 1 Classic lead

With 26 pounds, 9 ounces Trey McKinney blasts into the Day 1 lead on Lake Ray Roberts for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour!

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Classic: Best of Day 1 at Ray Roberts

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McKinney leads Day 1 Bassmaster Classic

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Classic: Top anglers recap Day 1

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Trey McKinney recaps Day 1 at Classic

Livesay with a difference maker

Cory catches a good one

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Zaldain adds another

Hamner’s redemption giant

Taku Ito’s 6-pounder

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Who’s in the 2025 Classic?

See the anglers who earned a spot in the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic on Lake Ray Roberts in Texas.

October, 28 2024

On the water at Lake Ray Roberts

Hammond makes all the right adjustments to win Kayak Championship

Classic Day 1 with Garrett and Benton

126 photos from Day 1 at the Classic Expo

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Classic: Fothergill and Przekurat on Ray Roberts

Gear

Gear

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Tricking high-riding bass near spawn

Gear Review: AFTCO Adapt Tactical Phase Change Shirt

Palmer’s Florida staples tacklebox

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Subbing in a swimbait in the prespawn

Gear Review: Costa Los Alijos

Top lures at Kentucky Lake Open 2025

Matty Wong’s line choices for glidebaits

Gear Review: Daiwa Kage LT

How-To

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Classic: Sorting through the prespawn options

Do you know Ned?

The DeBAIT: Chunk vs. craw jig trailers

1-Minute Angler: Laker Howell’s jerkbait cadence tip

Bass in the grass

Land of giants: It’s monster time

Wintertime warmup in the South

Line choices for beginners

Columns

Working at my 21st consecutive Classic

A different Classic experience

Classic is like nothing else

Leading up to the Classic

Ike predicts Classic winning baits

Michael Iaconelli

A little Classic revenge

Conservation News

Conservation News

APMS/B.A.S.S. Nation offer award for best aquatic plant management project in 2025

Conservation News

Applications open for 2025 AFTCO X B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Grant Program

Conservation News

Fishing with a mission

Conservation News

B.A.S.S., PiranhO2 ink deal to promote fish conservation, live-release rates

Conservation News

Applications open for 2025 scholarships honoring former B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Noreen Clough

Conservation News

Conserving New York’s bass fishing

Conservation News

St. Johns River environmental decline spawned a new advocacy group

Meet the 2025 Elites

2025 Bassmaster Classic Qualifiers

Angler of the Year

Go Outside

Why worry with wood?

Taming Tidal Bass

Classic: A travel guide to Lake Ray Roberts

Host the ultimate crawfish boil

Wiggly worm wisdom

Appetizers before the main course

Cranking rocks for success

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