Nation: Trout states
LAKEPORT, CALIF. – Some may wonder how the two top teams, after the first round of competition at the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional presented by Magellan...
Nation: Coale leads Day 1
LAKEPORT, Calif. — As expected following a difficult practice for most competitors, the majority of Clear Lake’s big bass seemed to have a case of lockjaw during the first day...
College: NSU takes Day 1
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Some days the game plan goes better than expected, and that sums up the day of Caleb Gibson and Tyler Winn, students at Northeastern State University who...
You can’t spell ‘wink’ without ‘win’
The episode of The Bassmasters featuring Kevin VanDam’s win at Grand Lake is incredible, not just because it’s his record-setting 25th B.A.S.S. victory. It’s not just because he gives a...
Four myths about the postspawn
There are lots and lots of myths that surround bass fishing, but none of them are as crazy as some of the ones that deal with the postspawn. It’s like...
Confused by Lake Travis
I’ll take a Top 12 finish any day, but I’ll admit, I’ve never been so confused by a lake as I was during last week’s Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting...
Roller coaster conditions in California
Lakeport, Calif. – The buzz prior to the opening round of the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. National Western Regional presented by Magellan is that Clear Lake, touted by many...
Pace’s 10-pounder nets him a new Toyota Tundra
The biggest bass of the Toyota Basssmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was a 10-pound, 5-ounce Lake Travis giant that bit Cliff Pace’s tiny finesse lure while...
Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops
College anglers battle for Team of the Year
University of West Virginia anglers Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier have had all the luck one could wish for the past few days. Now, as they prepare for the Carhartt...
‘I’m feeling the fire!’
It’s a funny thing, winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. It pushes you forward with a new level of confidence. I’ve won before — an FLW Tour event in 2013...
