Fun in first High School All-American

Zeke Gossett, an Alabama angler representing Pell City High School, won the one-day Bassmaster High School All-American at BASSfest with Elite Series partner Cliff Crochet.

Making most of second chance

While the Top 50 pros from Days 1 and 2 rested and conducted seminars for fans, the remaining 74 anglers took part in a unique Second Chance tournament on Lake Barkley.

Wallace State rallies in College Wild Card

Joshua Butts and Justin Rivers of Wallace State Community College pulled a come-from-behind win on the final day of the Carhartt College Wild Card presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Feeling good about the future

No matter where you went at BASSfest, where the grounds at Paris Landing included over 150 vendor tents, there was something that made you feel encouraged about the future of fishing, particularly bass fishing.

KVD: It’s cool to be a bass angler

While our Elite event may be the focus of the Zippo BASSfest at Kentucky Lake presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps, there are some other events going on here that I find very fascinating.

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Lotta lip at BASSfest

An open storage tray near Gerald Swindle’s rod locker just prior to Day Two of BASSfest represented a virtual who’s who of the deep-diving crankbait universe.

Evers flying under the radar?

Edwin Evers has taken a stealth approach on Kentucky Lake the last two days. If his Nitro boat didn’t look exactly like Kevin VanDam’s, he might have gone almost unnoticed.

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