Claiming the home lake advantage and avoiding the curse
I really enjoyed the last few days before practice. Trait and I have been on the road for about five weeks. It’s nice to be home where we actually live...
A Classic as big as Texas?
It’s Classic week. We’re here in Fort Wort, Texas, pre-practice is over, and it has all the potential to be a great tournament. But, will it be an epic event? Bass...
Arey and Zaldain talk Classic magic and rubber fish
Class acts, and two of professional angling’s most accomplished pros, Matt Arey and Chris Zaldain talked Classic memories, magical moments and what fans can expect at the 51st Bassmaster Classic...
Family propelled Wendlandt’s AOY winning spirit
With the stoic formidability of Texas longhorns, 2020 Bassmaster Elite Angler of the Year Clark Wendlant unapologetically defended the requisite drive that delivered his career’s defining moment. Speaking at Thursday’s...
Classic: College champion is ready to fish
After spending nearly a week in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the 2021 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series champion Trevor McKinney is ready to put the busy Bassmaster Classic itinerary behind him...
Gear
Gear Review: Rapala Rain Gear
WHAT IS IT? Rapala Rain Gear WHAT SETS IT APART? Water happens. Whether it’s rain or wave spray, staying dry means remaining comfortable — the essential element of focused fishing....
Kennedy has reasons to feel relaxed
FORT WORTH, Texas — This marks Steve Kennedy’s 10th Bassmaster Classic. Through repetition alone, he ought to feel comfortable this week at the 51st Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic...
Daily Limit: Classic a big deal for family too
PILOT POINT, Texas — Chase your dreams now was the message from Classic wives on an early bus ride from the hotel to the Isle du Bois launch site for...
My 40-year journey to the Classic
Washington, D.C., is a strange place for a Bassmaster Classic journey to start, but that’s where mine began. I was born there and grew up “inside the beltway” in Maryland....
B.A.S.S. Nation
Remembering a tragic loss
A year after the tragic loss, the Italy B.A.S.S. Nation family decided to honor the great memory of their friend Gianni “Kobra” Rizzo. In the same place where the tremendous loss...
