St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Fulfilling a lifelong dream
My earliest memory of the Bassmaster Classic had to be when Rick Clunn won on the Arkansas River at Pine Bluff in 1984. I’m an Arkansas guy, so seeing what...
Opens profile: Andy Newcomb batting a thousand
Andy Newcomb competed in one Bassmaster Open in 2023 on his home water, Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. It was his first Open, and he did well by snatching fourth...
Opens profile: Marks starts strong
After nabbing fourth place at the first Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier of 2024 on Lake Okeechobee and eighth place at the second EQ on Lake Ouachita, Georgia’s Paul Marks is...
My leap of faith
I’m one of several established professional anglers fishing the 2024 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers. Many of these guys are former Bassmaster Elite Series pros and Bassmaster Classic contenders. I’ve never...
Opens profile: Smith’s solid EQ start
After the first two Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifier (EQ) tournaments of 2024, Alabamian Tucker Smith, a former Bassmaster High School All-American, sits at sixth in the EQ standings. He...
2024 Open #2 – Div. 1 angler roster
Pro Anglers | Co-Anglers As a service to the St. Croix Bassmaster Open anglers, fans and media, B.A.S.S. publishes on Bassmaster.com a roster of the anglers and co-anglers participating in each Bassmaster Open tournament....
Catching up with Fothergill
Current Bassmaster College Series champ Easton Fothergill has an intriguing last name, but at age 21, his life story is even better. Six weeks prior to winning the Bassmaster College...
Marks tops Opens EQ points with second Top 10
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Twenty-two-year-old Paul Marks was surprised after two Bassmaster Opens tournaments to find himself leading the points in the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifier standings. But two...
Top lures at Lake Ouachita
Get a closer look at the lures that topped the leaderboard during the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN.