Thanks to a mild winter, the weather during the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake, the first of 2017, will not be as frigid as it normally is in early February. But it will hardly be balmy, either...
In 2014 Jesse Wiggins of Cullman, Ala., accomplished something that most anglers only dream of doing. He qualified for the Bassmaster Elite Series by finishing second in the Bassmaster Southern...
Mark Daniels will compete on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour for the first time in 2017, having qualified via the Bassmaster Southern Opens in 2016. Add his name to the list of West Coast pros who...
How does someone in his early 20s afford a tournament-ready bass boat, a tow vehicle, costly entry fees and travel expenses, plus the free time required to pursue a professional fishing career? You...
In only his second year of fishing the Bassmaster Opens, 24-year-old Alton Jones Jr. passed two essential milestones that advance his dream of becoming a professional bass angler. He qualified for...
Louisiana’s Gerald Spohrer learned at age 5 that it was possible to make a living fishing for bass. From then on, whenever anyone asked him what he wanted to be his answer was invariably “a...
Florida’s Jesse Tacoronte earned an invite to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series by finishing fourth in the Bassmaster Northern Open AOY standings in 2016. He plans to treat his potential venture...
Stetson Blaylock had a fantastic season on the 2016 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Opens. His finished sixth, seventh and 14th in the three Southern Open events. This comes as no surprise to...
You would think Louisiana’s Robbie Latuso would be overjoyed at qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite Series by finishing fifth in the 2016 Central Open’s AOY standings. He is pleased with the...
An unmistakable trend on the bass tournament scene is how skilled some of the anglers are at a young age. Take Tennessean Skylar Hamilton, for example. In June of 2016 Hamilton won the Bass Pro...
It’s rare for someone to step away from bass tournament fishing for two decades and then come back and quickly find success on a level as competitive as the Bassmaster Opens. Tyler Carriere of...
Unlike many other anglers who have qualified for the Elite Series through the Bassmaster Opens, Jamie Hartman didn’t get hooked on tournament fishing via a family member. His initial angling...
After the first two Bassmaster Northern Opens of 2016, New Jersey’s Greg Dipalma found himself in fifth place in the AOY standings, only seven points below the top spot. He had been the model of...
Virginian Cody Pike is dead set on qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite Series. He claims he will still be working toward that goal 20 years from now if need be. At age 23 Pike certainly has time on...
Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., has yet to qualify for the Elite Series via the Bassmaster Opens, but time is on his side.At only 24 years of age, Neal has won nearly a half million dollars fishing...
Wil Hardy II of Augusta, Ga., is 26 years old, single and he recently won his first Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake in New York. After he fishes the final two Northern Opens in 2016, Hardy will be...
After the third and final Bass Pro Shops Southern Open for 2016 was over, Jade Keeton of Florence, Ala., claimed seventh place in the Angler of the Year (AOY) standings. While it was a strong...
In July of 2016 Sam George of Athens, Ala., turns the ripe old age of 21. By that time he will have competed in 25 Bassmaster Open tournaments. George was only 17 years old in 2013 when he fished...
