Open: Gleason leads Day 1
GADSDEN, Ala. — Playing the fall game the way it needed to be played allowed Darold Gleason of Many, La., to take the Day 1 lead of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at...
High School: Briarwood Christian lead Day 1
PARIS, Tenn. — After dominating the last two Bassmaster High School National Championships, Briarwood Christian’s Tucker Smith is in position to claim his third straight title. Smith and his partner...
Fishing helps high school angler cope with grief
Since beginning his tournament fishing career when he was in the seventh-grade, Jaxon Evans had yet to qualify for a Bassmaster National Championship. That changed this year when Jaxon and...
Top 10 takeaways from Chickamauga
My three-week adventure in being a Bassmaster Super Marshal came to a close on Monday when Lee Livesay hoisted the coveted blue trophy at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at...
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...
