A Grand surprise

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahomans, veterans of the oil industry’s roller coaster ride, are no strangers to booms and busts, so it probably surprised none of them that today the typically...

No. 1 with a bullet

TULSA, Okla. — The bass on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees are in transition, and all of the 55 anglers in the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro are doing...

Christie hasn’t won it yet

TULSA, Okla. — Jason Christie is the last man the other 54 anglers wanted to see at the top of the leaderboard on Day One of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster...

Vinson holds second despite head trauma

TULSA, Okla.— Greg Vinson’s alarm clock sounded at 4:30 a.m. Almost two weeks after the night he suffered a tournament-threatening concussion in a Montgomery, Ala., movie theater, Vinson woke up,...

Howell’s good karma and other notes

TULSA, Okla. — Randy Howell is on cruise control while many of his peers sweat out the later than normal bite on Grand Lake. He’s in fourth place and wouldn’t...

The Grand factors

Successful fishing is all about adapting to the conditions you are faced with. It’s the same with tournament fishing, but then it becomes more about those who adapt the quickest,...

Where do we go from here?

Grand Lake water temperatures rose from the mid-40s a week ago to around 50 degrees by the start of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, leading many anglers to...

Kumar’s quotes from Day 1

How hard is it to fish the Bassmaster Classic? Iowa B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier Greg Vance was boat No. 4 today. When he showed up at his first spot, Aaron Martens...

B.A.S.S. Membership Swag

Join B.A.S.S

Membership Includes 1 Year Bassmaster Magazine, Plus $50 in free gear.