DeFoe: The rafters of Classic history

During his six years as a Bassmaster pro, Knoxville, Tenn., resident Ott DeFoe has qualified for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods each of those years. Defoe...

Will weather alter Conroe on Friday?

HOUSTON, Tex. – After a remarkably mild Texas winter and a practice period that featured true Chamber of Commerce conditions, the 52 anglers fishing the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented...

Grigsby reflects on Classic changes

As Shaw Grigsby sat outside ultra-modern Minute Maid Park Thursday, doing some final preparations for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, he couldn’t help but think back...

Don’t bet against Dave Lefebre

Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa., has been easily, if not unfairly, overlooked for the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. I had a recent conversation with him,...

Hardy’s green journey to Houston

Behind the masses of jigs and various lures in a Georgia-based tackle manufacturing facility, a 19-year old packager named Wil Hardy would find his first job in the outdoors industry....

3 Rookies, 2 Elites, 1 Classic

Every year anglers enter the Bassmaster Elite Series and the first few events of the season stereotypically predict how their careers may unfold. If rookies struggle out of the gate...

Roy and Benton check Classic off list

Qualifying for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods is no easy task, but it’s easy to get mesmerized by the giants of the sport who have double-digit...

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