VanDams dominate leaderboard

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — It’s been every pro fisherman’s nightmare for more than 25 years. Superstar Kevin VanDam — a Michigan native and arguably the best smallmouth angler in the history...

KVD extends lead

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — One of the biggest names in professional bass fishing history managed to hold his ground at the top of the leaderboard during Friday’s Huk Bassmaster Elite at...

German angler treated like a pro

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — German angler Aljosha Fritzsche experienced first hand on the St. Lawrence River what the pros already know. He discovered the smallmouth fishing is spectacular in New York....

Leveling the playing field

Just prior to announcing the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule, the “no-info rule” was expanded by B.A.S.S. It now prevents Elite Series competitors from soliciting or receiving information about next...

Iaconelli’s smallmouth smorgasbord

Mike Iaconelli jumped out of his Toyota Tundra shaking his head in amazement at the weighty limits of smallmouth that were brought to the scales on the first day of...

Schultz loves New York

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — “I Love New York,” is a popular advertising slogan used since the 1970s to promote tourism in the state. The use of a red heart as a...

Summer haunts: The basics

It’s July. I know. In some places the fish have been out in their summer haunts for some time. In other places, though, they’re just starting to move away from...

Summer smallmouth movement

It’s often said with much frustration that smallies disappear after they spawn and move off the beds. That’s a little bit true, I suppose, but a more accurate description of...

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