Winona State University leads after Day 2

Day 2 started on the Mississippi River with Winona State University sitting in third place but ended with WSU’s Cade Laufenberg and Wyatt Stout perched atop the Midwestern Regional leaderboard. Laufenberg and Stout brought in 15-pounds 1-ounce today, the Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag of the event so far worth.

Gear

KVD: Put some swing in your plastics

I’ve made a good living fishing big crankbaits and Texas rigged worms during the summer, but in the past couple years I’ve added another valuable tool to my arsenal – the swing head jig.

2015 High School All-American: Carter McNeil

Carter McNeil is a senior at Abbeville High School, but this fall, he'll be a competitor on Bethel University's fishing team on scholarship.

Edwin Evers fishes with Wounded Warrior on Grand Lake

Edwin Evers takes another Wounded Warrior on the water during the latest stop on the OPTIMA Batteries Wounded In Action Healing Heroes tour.

Tharp: Big wins and little adjustments

We all would like to win every time out, but looking back at my career some of my best performances were not victories.

BASSfest: Bass fishin’, catfish races & selfies

What it really is, and the reason I’m so positive about it, is that it’s a celebration of bass fishing and the lifestyle we all love so much.

2015 High School All-American: Jared Penton

Jared Penton's fishing mentor describes Penton as a trailblazer in Texas high school fishing.

Western Illinois leads Day 1

Big smallmouth boost Western Illinois University to the top of the Carhartt College Series leaderboard on Day 1 of the Midwestern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Skeet: Giving back and remembering

Skeet Reese looks back at the first half of the year, and reflects on learning what the folds of an American flag mean.

TWRA to take DNA samples at BASSfest

Fisheries officials from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be at the weigh-ins during next week's ZIppo BASSfest at Kentucky Lake presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps, collecting DNA samples from select largemouth bass.