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Daiwa: Playing in the big leagues
Cypress, CA – In the inaugural issue of Bassmaster, bass fishing frontiersman Ray Scott wrote: “It is my plan that we lift bass fishing up to public par with golf,...
Open: Cifuentes keeps lead heading into Championship Saturday
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — After struggling for a few hours and ultimately making a wholesale game plan change, Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., leveraged a big first-round margin to maintain his...
Open: Lucky lunkers pave way for success
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Adam Neu wasn’t sure he’d catch a fish in the St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. That’s how rough his practice rounds...
Open: Local legend claims co-angler title
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Call him the Bard of Bass Fishing. Ron Shakespeare, the local bass fishing ace with the hard-to-forget last name, won the co-angler division of the St. Croix...
How-To
So you want to fish the St. Johns River?
There are only a handful of legendary bass destinations in the country. True, there are hundreds of places to go fishing, but only some of them have earned the magical...
Applications open for scholarships honoring former B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Noreen Clough
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries. In memory of the late Noreen Clough, the long-time U.S. Fish...
Rod management for kayak fishing
It’s not that kayak bass anglers do things dramatically different from their bass boat counterparts; they just do it with fewer rods. Space is the obvious consideration, and when it...
Fishing buddies top Day 1 co-angler leaderboard
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jerrod Albright sported a big smile Thursday after he took the co-angler lead in the St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. Then...
Cifuentes on top after Day 1
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Lake Toho covers approximately 18,810 acres, but Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., needed only a sliver to bag a limit of 28 pounds, 10 ounces and lead Day 1...
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy picks from B.A.S.S. social media editor
You might be wondering what credentials I have to be a Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing pundit. I’m not an angler — couldn’t even tell you the difference between a spinnerbait...
