Snowden riding advantage

There's little doubt which Bassmaster Elite Series angler did the best job of planning for Lake Erie's Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance.

Smooth sailing

For the first time during the tournament, Lake Erie this morning resembled, well, a at the Day Three launch of the Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance.

Friendly competition pushes local angler

Buffalo-area co-anglers are putting on a clinic about how to fish their favorite of the Great Lakes. For the second consecutive day, a local angler led the co-angler side of the Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance.

Anglers anxious on Erie

There is no way to accurately predict the outcome of the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance.

Moving slower

An hour before launch on Day One, the majority of the Elite Series pros had launched their boats and scooped up their co-anglers with plenty of time to spare.

How-To

Rock and Roll Smallmouth

It seems that I get a lot of the same questions when I do seminars at tackle or outdoor shows around the country.What's your favorite smallmouth lure? What's the biggest smallmouth you've ever caught? What rod and reel do you like for fishing a jig?

Teacher Masters Day One

A tenth-grade earth science teacher at Buffalo's Lafayette High School, didn't claim his scientific background gave him the advantage in catching 13 pounds, 2 ounces of smallmouth bass on Thursday's Day One of the Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance. Indeed, the 35-year-old co-angler believed his performance came from something else.

CITGO BASSMASTER Angler of the Year

The CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year program acknowledges and rewards those anglers who fish the most consistently over the course of the Elite Series season.

B.A.S.S. Nation

PVA Makes a Difference

On July 11-13, 2008, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Bass Tour returned to Waldorf, Md., to fish the Potomac River. Sixty-four disabled anglers from 27 different states rounded out the field that including 24 newly injured wounded warriors who have recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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