Martens takes over on Day 2
LA CROSSE, Wis. — With this tournament being his fourth visit to the legendary Upper Mississippi River, Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., is now eyeballing a $100,000 payday as he...
Final day on Winyah Bay
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – And then there were 112. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but that’s how many anglers survived the cut to compete on the third and final...
Pipkens leads after Day 1
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Nonstop soaking rain, increasing river levels and heavy limits of big smallmouth and largemouth bass were of hot discussion after Thursday’s opening round of competition at...
Nation: Delaware is top team at Eastern
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Delaware’s nickname is “The First State” and its anglers won first place on Thursday in the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Eastern Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors....
Loving my new Mercury Pro XS debut
The Bassmaster Elite tournament on the Mississippi River at LaCrosse, Wisc. has been providing additional excitement for two other Elite anglers and me. Boyd Duckett, Skeet Reese and I will...
Conservation News
H.R. 200 – now is the time to act
H.R. 200 is up for vote in the U.S. House of Representatives next Tuesday, June 26. The voice of bass anglers is critical in changing fisheries management laws for recreational...
Dealing with the rising water
LA CROSSE, Wis. — If there is a lesson to be learned this week, it will be how to successfully catch bass on a river that is nearing flood stage....
(Cliff) Prince of perseverance
“Don’t stop…” Dateline: 107th place “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”Winston Churchill To those out there who are climbing a hill that...
Latest Industry News
New Mojo Yak for kayak anglers from St. Croix
Park Falls, WI – The serious among them call it their “boat”. Because saying “kayak” might insinuate their mindfully chosen means of travel plays second fiddle to something motorized. Nada....
Kerchal and Mann: Heart in the hull
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – It’s been 23 ½ years since Bryan Kerchal, the 23-year old reigning Bassmaster Classic champion, died in a plane crash over a forest in North Carolina. Today,...
