KVD’s pick to win Classic
I called Kevin VanDam Tuesday afternoon to congratulate him for advancing in a nearby tournament on Douglas and Cherokee Lakes. KVD employed his namesake Strike King Jerkbait to catch over...
A little bit of everything
The Bassmaster Classic is always an exciting event and a major accomplishment when you qualify to compete. I am extremely grateful to qualify for the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors...
The quirks of Classic ‘practice’
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— There is an obscure twist to bass fishing’s world championship that rarely attention in the outcome of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota. In...
Daily Limit: Pirch still trying to make sense of grisly event
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – August 25, 2022 is a day Clifford Pirch will never forget – a man died on his boat. Pirch, 47, of Payson, Ariz., was hoping to make...
Night of Champions showcases women who complete the Classic teams
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Bass fishing is the ultimate individual sport, with competitors’ fortunes resting primarily on their solo decisions on the water. Throughout the history of the sport, however, most...
Palaniuk makes it personal at Night of Champions
At nearly every Championship Sunday on which Brandon Palaniuk does not fish, you’ll find him crouching next to the official media section, where he’s busily snapping his own weigh-in photos....
Classic Analysis – Final practice day
Knoxville, TENN. – At any regular season Elite Series event the pros are unlikely to give up “the juice” after practice, possibly afraid of jinxing themselves or tipping another competitor...
Palaniuk keeping an open mind on ‘volatile’ fishery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — “Volatile” – it’s a word Brandon Palaniuk has used more than once this week in describing the fishing waters for the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic...
Bassmaster and Marathon expand partnership for 2023 season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), which operates the nation’s largest refining system and supplies fuel to thousands of retail locations from coast to coast, have expanded their relationship for the 2023...
Carl’s Australian Army
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Once I crossed the border from my home state of Virginia into Tennessee, I stopped at the first two convenience stores I could find to look for...
