Newbies will make Elites tougher
When you’re making out your Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing teams next year, don’t overlook the new crop of anglers coming in from the Bassmaster Opens. This is not your typical group...
Best of 2023: Elite season analysis
From an infusion of youth to new winners, the 2023 Elite season was different by all accounts.
Fish with John Crews on the St. John’s Sweepstakes from Missile Baits
Salem, Va. – October 30, 2023 –Missile Baits is offering the opportunity to fish with John Crews on the St. John’s River in Florida in April 2024 through a sweepstakes...
Top 10 Bass Lakes: A Travel Guide to Lake Okeechobee
One of America’s most famous bass fisheries is hotter than ever. On the fringes of the Everglades, an angler’s dream trip awaits. -Joe Sills The bass fishing world was left...
Daily Limit: Chivas, Myers revel in biggest win yet
Still at the tanks with their fish yet to be weighed, Cody Chivas and Fred Myers III slapped hands jubilantly after their closest competitors’ weight was announced — they knew they had won their biggest tournament.
13 spooky campsites spread around the country
Camping. There’s a special chill in the air reserved for cold nights spent in the woods, when the simple rustle of a leaf and the snap of a twig are...
A new kind of rookie
Eight years ago, B.A.S.S. officials decided to rewrite the rules to change the definition of a “rookie” on the Bassmaster Elite Series. They decided anyone who’s won more than $500,000...
The trials and tribulations of women in the tournament world
When she was 11 years old, Briana Tucker went bass fishing for the first time. Her grandpa took her to a Fishers of Men tournament, and in her first taste...
Lew’s new Custom Lite Rods
Lew’s Custom Lite Rods have HM85 graphite blanks for sensitivity and stainless steel guides with titanium oxide inserts for durability, with spinning rods featuring a new Comfort Plus ergonomic reel...
Opens profile: Messer grinds to the Classic
Kentucky’s Matt Messer earned a berth to the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic by winning the final Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier event of the year at Florida’s Harris...
