Aaron Martens

It’s Herren’s time at TTBC

FRISCO, Texas – When the final day of the 10th annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic began, Matt Herren held a slim 12-ounce lead over Bryan Thrift. When the day was...

Herren’s sunny disposition

FRISCO, Texas — When he was in second place after the first day of fishing in the 10th annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic, Matt Herren said sunny skies were key...

Fantasy Fishing: Let local anglers flavor your picks

Pee Dee River? Winyah Bay? These are not the standard Lake Guntersville or Lake Erie type fisheries that we typically make Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing picks for. Whether the tournament is...

Fishing memories with my mom

For the next seven months, every cast I make will have a purpose. Every day on the water, every late night fiddling with tackle, every fish I catch – it’ll...

Daily Limit: Kicker start for Evers

Bass tournaments on the St. Johns are almost always about the big fish. Classic champ Edwin Evers was laughing about his lunker on Day 1 of the Bassmaster Elite at...

Sooch’s Classic in 50 shots

Looking back at Tulsa

Edwin Evers waited over 41 years to get the Bassmaster Classic trophy in his clutches, working through near misses and multiple disappointments, but when the opportunity finally stuck around, he...

A Grand surprise

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahomans, veterans of the oil industry’s roller coaster ride, are no strangers to booms and busts, so it probably surprised none of them that today the typically...

Daily Limit: Take 1 on LIVE

TULSA, Okla. – Martens is leery, KVD grateful, Edwin honored, Ike thrilled and Casey jealous. Anglers have different takes on the dynamic of how Bassmaster Classic LIVE will affect fishing....

Fantasy Fishing: Pick Martens, and hope he has a good Day 1

The new season of Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing is here, and it feels like we were off for years, not months! Questions that will soon be answered at this year’s Classic:...