Christie’s Classic focus
It’s not that Jason Christie didn’t care about the Falcon Rods Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year title; he just didn’t anticipate the opportunity he now has. Coming into...
A ‘grinder’ at Neely Henry
I knew what to expect when interviewing some of the anglers following the wrap of practice at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Neely Henry Lake. This is my fifth...
Tharpe and James win 2020 Junior National Championship
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Thanks in part to an afternoon flurry, Rhea County (Tenn.) seventh graders Turner Tharpe and Blake James caught 8 pounds, 2 ounces on Championship Tuesday to claim the Mossy...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Opens profile: Time for Browning to fish
After the first two Bassmaster Central Opens of 2020, Paul Browning of Morrilton, Ark., leads the Central Opens Angler of the Year point standings. A bigger challenge for Browning than catching bass has...
It seems like it was over in one second
I know I’m supposed to say something here, but I don’t know what to say. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I won the 2020 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Opens profile: Queen’s Bethel connection
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 on the path to becoming Bassmaster Elite Series pros. This includes North Carolina’s 23-year-old...
Next one up – Neely Henry Lake
Trick or treat? I am getting ready for the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Ala. The tournament starts today, and the Top 10 pro anglers...
Cooler weather for Central Open on Neely Henry
GADSDEN, Ala. — The season’s first significant cooling trend may be just what Neely Henry Lake needs to deliver a true fall scenario for anglers competing in the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central...
Arizona team travels 25 hours to fish Junior Championship
It took three days and over 26 hours for Phoenix Junior Bassmasters Annabel Hellum, Ben Lewis and their families to make it to Huntingdon, Tenn., but the drive was well...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Midseason analysis
This year has certainly been one of the most unusual years in many of our lives, and the correlating tournament schedules are no different. As we get deep into October,...
