Matt Herren

Matt

Herren

Personal Info

Hometown

Ashville,

Alabama

Birthdate

January 8, 1963

Family

Candy (wife), Josh, Jacob (children)

Hobbies

Golf, hunting

Content

Meet the Elites: Matt Herren

By Criag Lamb

Winning a Bassmaster Classic is undeniably the ultimate goal of any professional bass angler. Believe it or not, winning the sport’s most coveted title never entered Matt Herren’s mind when he...

Radio: Cory Johnston, Herren and more

Thomas Allen, Cory Johnston and Matt Herren

The best spawns of the year

By Matt Herren

I’m sittin’ here thinking about fishing the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest at Lake Fork, and I realized, it’s about my favorite time of the year to fish.Most of the people I talk to as I travel the...

Fantasy Fishing: Forget finesse specialists at Fork

By Pete Robbins

After the long runs and light weights of Winyah Bay, the Bassmaster Elite Series will pick up the schedule midstream at Lake Fork, a comparatively compact playing field with comparatively monstrous...

Fantasy Fishing: The Lake Fork factor

By Thomas Allen

As it’s been said, it’s been several years since the Bassmaster Elite Series has crested the 100-pound mark of four days of accumulative weight. It’s time for it to happen again. Any B.A.S.S. fans...

Grass bed subtleties

By David A. Brown

Experienced pros break down different scenarios for successfully fishing grass beds in different seasons.

Bass fishing about to explode

By Matt Herren

As I drove in the predawn hours last week on my way to the Lake Martin, I noticed my truck outside air temperature gauge was reading 35 degrees. I began to ponder the weather we've had this winter...

A fantastic start to the season

By Matt Herren

I think the first two tournaments on the Bassmaster Elite Series this year were the best two weeks I’ve experienced since I’ve been fishing B.A.S.S. That statement may sound strange for someone who...

Fired up, ready to go

By Matt Herren

With the first day of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament season just a week away, I'm more than ready to get started. Coming off a subpar season in 2018, I've had too much time to dwell on...

'I wouldn’t change it if I could'

By Matt Herren

In my family, the Thanksgiving holiday has always been about expressing gratitude. And first on my list is just that – my family. I’ve put family first, ahead of my bass fishing career. It’s not...

Bro Series: Herren and Lowen

By Andrew Canulette

Matt Herren and Bill Lowen both said having a confidant on the Bassmaster Elite Series is priceless.Both men travel with their families as they motor across North America from tournament to...

Flipping: Where did the fish go?

Matt Herren explains how a simple water change or wind change relocated his bass at the Sabine, but he was able to find where the population positioned on different structure.

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A look at Oahe

The Bassmaster Elite Series and B.A.S.S. visit a huge South Dakota fishery for first time.

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Fantasy Fishing: Bushes or offshore at Travis

By Ronnie Moore

Four events of the Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing season are in the books. At this point in the year you’re either a primed contender in the standings or have succumb to a tough tournament.Lake Travis...

Fantasy Fishing: Not your father’s Kentucky Lake

By Pete Robbins

This week the Elite Series will visit one of its most favored stomping grounds, massive Kentucky Lake. The tour has visited five times previously – in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and for BASSfest in...

Herren hits 'em hard on Grand

Join Matt Herren on the water as he tackles the bass among the birds on Day 1 of the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake.

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Chris and Trait Zaldain rubbed elbows Sunday with NASCAR folks at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth near their home. “Ignore my kid in a candy store face, but this guy right here is our favorite driver! We’ve got good vibes about this race, too! Get’em M

Freewheeling during free time

See how some Bassmaster Elites Series anglers took advantage of time off after the Sabine River postponement.

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Herren’s bulletproof boat

By Craig Lamb

Like all Bassmaster Elite Series pros, Matt Herren will put more hours on his bass boat in the next eight months than the average angler will in as many years. That is why making the boat “bullet...