Elite Analysis Upper Mississippi River – Day 1
Our presumed two-man horse race for the 2025 Progressive Bassmater Angler of the Year title hit a stumbling block Thursday when pre-tournament leaders Chris Johnston and Trey McKinney both failed...
Kuphall marches into Day 1 lead at Mississippi River
18 pounds, 15 ounces, brings Caleb Kuphall to the top of the leaderboard on Day 1 in La Crosse. A lot is on the line at the season finale for every angler at the Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River!
Gear Review: Rapala ClapTail 110
WHAT IS IT? Rapala ClapTail 110 WHAT SETS IT APART? The 7/8-ounce ClapTail 110 includes two No. 3 VMC Hybrid Trebles. Intentionally built heavy, the bait sits tail-down in the...
Ending the season on familiar waters
We’ve had a lot of diversity on this year’s Bassmaster Elite Series, but we’re ending on a fishery where I have a lot of familiarity — the Upper Mississippi River....
Palaniuk poised for pressure on the Mississippi River
Coming into the final tournament of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series season, Brandon Palaniuk finds himself just outside the projected points total to qualify for his 14th Bassmaster Classic. Palaniuk...
A lot on the line at the Mississippi River
The last tournament of a season always has a lot of emotion and anxiety around it, but that’s particularly true for this week’s Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series finale at the...
I’m ready to get it over with
The Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Lake St. Clair was exactly what I expected — an absolute shootout. I sacked 20-11 the first day, 20 pounds the second day,...
Avoiding a disaster at St. Clair
Going into the Elite Series tournament at Lake St. Clair, I figured I needed 100 more Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year points to qualify for the 2026 Bassmaster Classic....
Win and I’m in — heck of a deal
If you look over the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings for the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments thus far, you’ll have to scroll far down the list to...
Guts are churning in AOY race
We’re entering the fourth quarter of the 2025 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series season, and what an incredible way to end it all on a fascinating fishery. We’ve got a tie...
