Open: Day 2 notes

ORANGE, Texas — When the 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series stopped in Orange, Texas, no one expected the record crowds. Except for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. The staff...

Gearing up for our smallmouth season

We’re on our so-called tournament “break” between events before we make the northern swing to my beloved smallmouth waters in late July. For several Elite pros, the “break” is only...

Open: Broussard leads Day 1

ORANGE, Texas — As one of the alligator-hunting stars of the History Channel’s “Swamp People” show, T-Roy Broussard should know a thing or two about backwaters, bayous and brackish-water fisheries...

Nation: Florida wins Eastern

NORTH EAST, Md. — On the first day of the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, South Carolina, Delaware and Florida separated themselves...

A story behind every patch

ORANGE, Texas — Back in the day, B.A.S.S. tournament contestants received a colorful embroidered patch specific to the lake and host town. The custom and limited edition patches, each with...

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Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation to raffle Elite boat

The Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation (KBN) is working with Elite pro Brent Chapman to benefit Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation and Youth, and three charities – Folds of Honor, Fishings Future and the...

Daredevil bass

“I prayed every second I was in the barrel except for a few seconds after the fall when I went unconscious.”Annie Edson TaylorThe first person to go over Niagara Falls...

Nation: South Carolina takes Day 1

NORTH EAST, Md. — South Carolina nabbed the first-round lead in the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors on the Upper Chesapeake Bay today with...

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