Manners and class on the water

Not too long ago, I received a phone call telling me I was going to be inducted into the Class of 2022 Indiana Sports Hall of Fame. It seems that they’re...

New Elite: KJ Queen

The bass fishing team at Tennessee’s Bethel University is a perennial powerhouse. It comes as no surprise that some of the university’s angling alumni are now becoming Bassmaster Elite Series pros. One example would be North Carolina’s 23-year-old KJ...

Fantasy Fishing

Fantasy Fishing: History is important

Well holy cow, we made it to 2021. I want to kick this season’s Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing off with a hearty “Congratulations!” to all of the fish-heads who came...

B.A.S.S. cancels Day 2 of Havasu Nation event

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — B.A.S.S. officials made a decision to cancel the second day of competition at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued...

Nation: Wong leads Day 1

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Matty Wong has only fished Lake Havasu four times, but the 32-year-old Los Angeles resident looked like an old pro here Wednesday on Day 1 of...

How Bassmaster Elite tournaments work

Founded in 2006, the Bassmaster Elite Series fields the nation’s top bass anglers for a nine-event season that visits a geographically diverse schedule of fisheries. Intentionally varied to provide fans...

Reconnecting to nature

Last year was tough on everyone, but I did see a positive and interesting development that came out of the COVID crisis. It’s been well reported that the fishing industry...

New Elite: Scott Martin

Before Floridian Scott Martin began fishing tournaments, he was well aware that there would be naysayers ready to dump on him should he fail. Some would claim that any success...

My new Elite life

I’m getting ready to head to Florida and fish the 2021 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River. It’ll be a new experience for me. I suppose you could call...

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