10 things I learned fishing 184 B.A.S.S. tournaments
1. A bass is a bass. It doesn’t matter where they live. They relate to the same kinds of structure and cover. They change every single day based on factors...
Classic fans help Carhartt raise $6,400 for Tennessee conservation
The recent donation of $6,400 by Carhartt to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation is certainly one of the many awesome byproducts that continue to precipitate from the 153,000 generous fans...
Sturgeon Bay small talk
Although it was disappointing to have the Fort Gibson Bassmaster Elite Series stop postponed, I never like to waste an opportunity to go smallmouth fishing. So instead of heading home,...
Big Bass Big Stage Big Dreams
Meet the Elites: Shane Lineberger
There was a stretch between 2014 and 2015 when Shane Lineberger felt like everything was coming together for him as a professional bass angler. He ended 2014 with a sixth-place...
Bro Series: DiPalma and Hartman
Greg DiPalma and Jamie Hartman were East Coast anglers with the same goal in mind. What made the friendship gel even more were unrelated but similar careers and goals. “We...
St. Croix Bassmaster Opens
Opens profile: Stephens is on the radar
Few bass fans took note of Ohioan Whitney Stephens before he ran away with the first 2019 Bassmaster Eastern Open on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes. Stephens boated 57 pounds,...
Media play
When we’re not competing in tournaments or working sports shows, many Bassmaster Elite Series pros are busy fulfilling other obligations. That may include special, on-the-water events — some for charitable...
Bassmaster Team Championship
Alabama Bass Trail announces 2020 schedule and payout
Decatur, Ala. (May 10, 2019) – The Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) is pleased to unveil the 2020 tournament schedule which includes a new payout reaching over $580,000. Returning for the seventh...
Summertime keys
We hit the halfway mark of the Bassmaster Elite Series season in May at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Lake Fork. Man, it was a slugfest, with two of...
Meet the Elites: Gary Clouse
Gary Clouse has lost track of the number of times he’s worked at the Bassmaster Classic or a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. Such opportunities avail themselves to the president and...
