Daily Limit: Practicing to finalize plans
As the sun rose on Volunteer Landing Wednesday morning, the 52 competitors lined up at the dock for the final day of practice for the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented...
Big Bass Big Stage Big Dreams
Meet the Elites: Bernie Schultz
Bernie Schultz has mastered the art of professional fishing, and he’s picked up a few valuable pieces along the way. Spoiler alert — both statements address the literal as well...
Set for a Classic slugfest
As I write this, we’re done with the official Bassmaster Classic practice period, and we’ll have one more day on the water on Wednesday. So far, I’ve been extremely excited...
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Key Classic considerations
I’ve fished the Bassmaster Classic waters several times before, but we’re going to encounter some different conditions, because this part of the country has experienced a lot of extra rain...
The Bassmasters debuts to top ratings on Pursuit Channel
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bassmasters TV Show, one of the newest fishing programs in the lineup of the fast-growing Pursuit Channel, delivered an immediate impact, Pursuit and B.A.S.S. announced in a joint statement....
Swindle trying to find more honey holes
Fans know Gerald Swindle as bass fishing’s funniest man. But what they may not realize is the former house framer is one of the deepest thinkers on tour. Thoughts about...
Smallmouth will be a big factor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s been almost two decades since smallmouth bass figured in a big way at the Bassmaster Classic. Specifically, that would be going back to Woo Daves’ Classic...
Who will win the Toyota Bonus Bucks?
An oversized cardboard Toyota Bonus Bucks cardboard check sat unassigned and on display as Bassmaster Classic competitors passed by the Toyota booth on angler registration day Tuesday at the Bassmaster...
What the Classic means: Jordan Lee
The first Bassmaster Classic I can really remember was the 2007 one on Lay Lake, here in Alabama. I’m sure I saw parts of earlier ones on TV or on...
Gear
St. Croix introduces two new RIP-N-CHATTER rods
Building on extensive customer feedback, St. Croix is proud to introduce two rods designed specifically for fishing crankbaits, rattlebaits and Chatterbaits—techniques seeming to get more play day after day for...
