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Year of the Fan: New York’s Cooper Daily

What an incredible season on the Bassmaster Elite Series — with plenty of excitement still to come. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the pleasure of getting to know many of the new...

Buck banks Classic spot with Oneida win

SYRACUSE, N.Y — The Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open at Oneida Lake attracted its share of local legends, and two of the biggest were in the Top 12. But Oneida crowned a...

Conservation News

Warmwater Champions battle anti-bass movement

PORTLAND, Ore. — In recent years, even fisheries managers have become part of the anti-bass movement pervasive in the Northwest, according to Herb Doumitt, communications director for the Oregon-based Warmwater...

I love/hate smallmouth bass

I love catching smallmouth bass, but I hate the way they abandon me in the middle of a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. The smallies threw me a nasty sinker at...

Open: Harbin takes Day 2 lead

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Oneida Lake erupted today as winds shifted to the east, and even the moderate gusts roiled the lake and delivered 5-foot waves in the most exposed areas...

Friday notes and quotes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Yesterday the overwhelming majority of the anglers voiced the desire for more wind to make fishing better at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open. They got it. And...

St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Co-angler finds therapy in competing

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Roxanne Przelski usually wears a bass fishing inspired logo shirt when competing as a co-angler at Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Opens. This week is different. Przelski is wearing...

How-To

The fall transition

Something is happening in the fishing world right now, and I’m not sure that people even realize what is really going on… The fall transition. Had you thinking I was...

So close I can taste it

I’ve been dreaming about fishing the Bassmaster Classic ever since I watched my brother Fletcher compete in his first Classic in 2012 on the Red River. Shreveport hosted that event....

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