Atkins’ strategy makes “scents”

Alabama’s Justin Atkins started Championship Sunday in second place and it’s a safe bet that he’ll be utilizing a bait strategy that helped put him in contention for his first...

Cory Johnston seeking redemption

Last year on the St. Lawrence River, Chris Johnston became the first Canadian to win an Elite Series tournament. That honor probably should have gone to his older brother Cory...

Stracner surprised with ROY title

After a 54th-place finish at Lake Champlain, the furthest thing from Josh Stracner’s mind was the Elite Series Rookie of the Year title. He was fifth in ROY points, 55...

Palaniuk moving up

Brandon Palaniuk finished the first two days of this tournament in 12th place. But he’s moving on up today. Palaniuk has landed two 5-pounders since noon – a 5-8 and...

Whatley lands big largemouth

It’s possible to focus on largemouth rather than smallmouth bass at the St. Lawrence River. Last year Brock Mosley finished third by doing exactly that. Brad Whatley has the big...

Taku Ito loves smallmouth bass

Japanese angler Taku Ito become an “overnight sensation” in the course of finishing sixth at the St. Lawrence River last year. Ito had no experience catching smallmouth bass prior to...

Atkins tops 21 pounds at 10:30

Justin Atkins was a confident angler after weighing 22-14 and moving up from 8th place on Day 1 to 5th place on Day 2. Atkins is demonstrating this morning that...

Palaniuk now third in AOY points

Based on the Day 2 standings, Brandon Palaniuk is now third in Angler of the Year points based on his 12th place finish yesterday. He’ll probably finish there when the...

Carp don’t count, Cliff

Yes, this fish does have a small mouth, but it’s a carp, of course. Cliff Prince had a battle with this carp today. Kudos to Prince’s skills in posing with...

4 things to watch on Day 3

The St. Lawrence River is the season finale for the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series and is full of drama this week. There are still a couple storylines to watch on...