Never underestimate Drew Cook’s desire to become a Bassmaster Elite Series pro. Consider what the Quincy, Fla., resident overcame at the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open of 2018 on...
A third place finish at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on the Arkansas River fattened Derek Hudnall’s bank account by $10,675. It also helped boost the Louisiana angler to second place...
Tyler Rivet of Raceland, La., is currently sixth in the Central Opens’ AOY standings. If he holds serve at the final 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Logan Martin Lake in Alabama, he...
After the first two Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open tournaments of 2018, Florida angler Will Evans has impressed. He finished 20th at the Kissimmee Chain, fourth at Lake Norman and is now...
Although Garrett Paquette is only 23 years old, he has dreamed of making a living in the sport of bass fishing for more than a decade. He appears to be well on his way. A resident of Canton, Mich.,...
When he isn’t fishing Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open tournaments, Texan Justin Margraves earns his living as a bass guide at Lake Fork, one of the country’s premier trophy fisheries. His occupation...
Humminbird revolutionized fish finding sonar when they introduced Side Imaging. Because Side Imaging lets you clearly see and identify fish-holding structure on either side of the boat, it greatly...
Brad Whatley of Bivins, Texas, claimed third place at the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open of 2018 on Mississippi’s Ross Barnett Reservoir. It was his best finish in the Central Opens...
South Carolinian Michael Murphy took a significant step toward his goal of becoming a Bassmaster Elite Series pro when he claimed 10th place at Florida’s Kissimmee Chain during the first Bassmaster...
Since 2010 Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Tex., has competed in four Bassmaster Central Open tours. Although he has finished in the money more than half the time and claimed nearly $50,000 in Bassmaster...
Kyle Monti of Okeechobee, Fla., was “upset with the world” when he fished his first Bassmaster Open. His father, John, at age 39, had recently been shot and killed. Monti believed the way to get...
Virginian Rick Morris couldn’t have asked for better results when he competed in the 2017 Bassmaster Northern and Southern Opens. He won the final Northern Open at the James River, which earned him...
