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Super Stats for Classic: 49-3
Super Stats for Classic: 49-3
It seemed scripted from the day it was announced that Knoxville, Tenn., would host the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Sure, Ott DeFoe would be the favorite to win...
Clunn on 2016 pace
Clunn on 2016 pace
When Rick Clunn won the 2016 Elite Series tournament at the St. Johns River he had a total of 62 pounds, 15 ounces, and a 6-pound lead after Day 3. Clunn has almost equaled that pace today, as...
Swindle lands big bass of the day
Swindle lands big bass of the day
Gerald Swindle thought for a second it was a walleye he'd hooked on a shaky head worm, then he said, "No, it's a giant spot. I mean a giant spot."When Swindle got the fish in the boat, it wasn't...
Avena displays patience
Avena displays patience
I think we have our word of the day - patience. Gerald Swindle has said patience is the key today, and Adrian Avena just put on a display of said patience. Avena set the hook on a deep fish, which...
Tharp breathing easier now
Tharp breathing easier now
One cast, one fish. That's what an entire season can come down to on the last day of the AOY Championship. Randall Tharp may have just guaranteed himself a Bassmaster Classic berth with a 4-pound,...
Wow, 'only' 34 bags over 20 pounds
Wow, 'only' 34 bags over 20 pounds
Even the anglers that caught them again Friday thought the smallmouth bass bite was harder to pinpoint than on Day 1 at the St. Lawrence. But on paper, it wasn't that much tougher.Instead of 52...
Rook off the bubble, for now
Rook off the bubble, for now
Scott Rook came into this event ranked 51st in Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points. He knew it was do-or-die if he was going to qualify for next month's AOY Championship, which includes...
St. Lawrence went off the charts
St. Lawrence went off the charts
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Bassmaster emcee Dave Mercer ran out of superlatives about a quarter into the Day 1 weigh-in at the HUK Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River presented by Black Velvet....
Powroznik "cookin' with gas now"
Powroznik "cookin' with gas now"
Jacob Powroznik started the day in a fifth-place tie with Casey Ashley, 1 pound, 11 ounces behind leader Randall Tharp. But he's taken a big lead early by putting 15 pounds in the boat before 9 o...
Ashley: 22 pounds is possible
Ashley: 22 pounds is possible
In the four-tournament history of the Elite Series at La Crosse, no angler has broken the 20-pound mark. Seth Feider came closest to doing so in 2016 with 19 pounds, 5 ounces on Day 2. ...
Bass are everywhere and nowhere
Bass are everywhere and nowhere
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After Wednesday’s final practice day for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods, Hank Cherry offered a paradox in describing the current fishing...
Forecast: It's as cold as it's going to get
Forecast: It's as cold as it's going to get
It's 51 degrees at 10 a.m. on Lake Martin, after a warmup from the 30s this morning. Interestingly, it's not going to get any cooler than 51 degrees the remainder of the weekend, not even...
Evers buys a boat for his birthday
Evers buys a boat for his birthday
How Edwin Evers earned one of the quietest AOY top five finishes in the history of the Bassmaster Elite Series.
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
What’s not to love about Lake St. Clair? The superlatives produced in the last regular season Bassmaster Elite Series event were truly off the charts, at least for 2017. They included the highest...
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
What’s not to love about Lake St. Clair? The superlatives produced in the last regular season Bassmaster Elite Series event were truly off the charts, at least for 2017. They included the highest...
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
St. Clair: A love/hate relationship
What’s not to love about Lake St. Clair? The superlatives produced in the last regular season Bassmaster Elite Series event were truly off the charts, at least for 2017. They included the highest...
Flashback: Top 5 baits at St. Clair
Flashback: Top 5 baits at St. Clair
See the baits that the top five finishers used during the Bassmaster Elite Series' last stop on Lake St. Clair.
KVD adds a lunker
KVD adds a lunker
Thanks in part to his latest catch, Kevin VanDam will probably be leading this tournament for the third straight day when the weigh-in concludes. VanDam landed an estimated 6-pounder at 1 o...
DeFoe can see hope in Palaniuk
DeFoe can see hope in Palaniuk
Ott DeFoe seemingly exited the Angler of the Year race with his 99th place finish at the St. Lawrence River. No one has taken the AOY title with a tournament finish in the 90s. But there’s a first...
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