Chad Pipkens

Chad

Pipkens

Personal Info

Hometown

Lansing,

Michigan

Birthdate

August 23, 1983

Family

Melanie (wife)

Hobbies

Love to be out and about with family and friends. Anything on water, liquid or frozen! Playing ice hockey, golfing, hunting, tailgating and yard games!

Content

Fun fishing with mom and dad

By Chad Pipkens

I don’t get to “fun” fish as much as I did before I got into the Bassmaster Elite Series. About the only time I get on the water away from the tournament events is to take sponsors or sweepstakes...

Nice steady morning for Chad Pipkens...number four!

Make the most of community holes

By Chad Pipkens

Tournament anglers often debate the merits of fishing “community holes.” The community hole is an area of the lake in which fish are caught on a consistent basis and that every local angler...

Pipkens plays the outside game

By David A. Brown

Chad Pipkens has the ability to move around and be efficient with where he puts his bait.

Pipkens' 5 favorite ways to finance fishing

Elite pro Chad Pipkens says that it takes time and money as well as the skill to fish professionally.

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Livewell: More on Elite Chad Pipkens

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Chad Pipkens joins Tommy Sanders on The Livewell to discuss his 2019 season so far and his amazing tournament at Lake Fork that included his new personal best bass...

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Pipkens' Sunday struggles

Chad Pipkens took a dominant lead on Day 2, but fishing proved more difficult on semi-final Sunday on Lake Fork.

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Pipkens lengthens lead with 62-14

By Bryan Brasher

Chad Pipkens stretched his lead to more than 11 pounds during Day 2 of the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

Daily Limit: Pipkens dreams of belting out win

By Mike Suchan

Chad Pipkens chasing win, century belt

Pipkens sacks 28 pounds early

Day 1 leader Chad Pipkens mined one spot for 28 pounds by 9 a.m., with his biggest bass weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces.

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Pipkens tops Texas Fest Day 1

By Bryan Brasher

With a whopping Day 1 limit of 31-15, Chad Pipkens found the right fish on Lake Fork at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

Patience a virtue in fishing too

By Chad Pipkens

You can learn a lot about yourself through injuries and the humbling ups and downs of fishing.As many of you know, I was involved in a freak hockey game injury last winter. I broke my clavicle in...

Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Stetson Blaylock at Hartwell

By Thomas Allen

ANDERSON, S.C. — Once again, Anderson, South Carolina, didn’t disappoint bass-fishing fanatics. The 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell lived up to it’s legacy and attracted big numbers of fans,...

Staying positive after a bad break

By Chad Pipkens

Life is a lot like fishing. There are days when things go your way and other days when strange things happen and you have to pick yourself up and move on.That’s the predicament I found myself in a...

Daily Limit: Pipkens suffers bad break

By Mike Suchan

A broken collarbone requiring surgery won’t mean the end of Chad Pipkens’ seventh Elite Series season, but he’s done with hockey this year.The 35-year-old from Lansing, Mich., suffered a freak fall...

Meet the Elites: Chad Pipkens

By David A. Brown

Chad Pipkens has proven himself skilled at finding fish, but there’s an inspiring back story that shows how the Elite angler was equally skillful at finding his way into professional fishing. ...