Rookie Bryant Smith surprised himself at Santee
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — When Elite Series rookie Bryant Smith looked over the 2023 schedule, one tournament put a smile on his face and two tournaments put wrinkles in his...
Drew Benton to appear on The We Fish ASA Podcast after Lake Murray victory
Drew Benton just won the 2023 Marathon Bassmaster Elite event at Lake Murray. The Floridian had the lead after two days of competition and then slipped up and barely made...
Elite Analysis Santee Cooper Lakes – Day 1
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”– Ferris Bueller Today the competition at Santee Cooper started off with...
Robertson rocks ’em on Day 1
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Capitalizing on an early start, Matt Robertson of Kuttawa, Ky., caught a five-bass limit of 28 pounds, 1 ounce to lead Day 1 of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee...
B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional heads to Arkansas River
MUSKOGEE, Okla. —With two phases of the spawn likely in play, St. Croix Bassmaster Opens pro Harvey Horne believes there will be plenty of quality bass caught shallow during the 2023 TNT Fireworks...
Comfortable and catching fish
After a disappointing finish at the second Bassmaster Elite Series event of the year, it felt good to make the cut at last week’s Lake Murray event and leave with...
Arey aiming for big bass?
For the first fourteen years of his professional fishing career, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Arey had never won big bass honors in an official tournament. The easy-going North Carolina...
Clues are few and far between on Santee Cooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — A week ago, when asked on Wednesday evening to predict the outcome of the Elite Series tournament at Lake Murray, Steve Kennedy was almost spot-on. He...
How far do smallmouth bass move?
by Zak Slagle, Fisheries Biologist, Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Research Station Anglers often wonder what happened when a recent fishing hot spot goes cold – are those...
Autism awareness starts with acceptance
A week before Autism Awareness Month commenced, Cadance Mercer was elated to see Jeff Gustafson win the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota on the Tennessee River,...
