Nation: Schlapper wins on Vermilion

TOWER, Minn. — An intense effort to learn a lake he’d never fished gave Pat Schlapper of Eleva, Wis., the insight to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern...

Fantasy Fishing, YouTube and second place

It was approximately two years ago when I was doing “research” at work  (watching fishing videos) that I first stumbled across Hellabass. As you hopefully know if you play Rapala...

Nation: Schlapper expands lead after Day 2

TOWER, Minn. — Despite a slower day, Pat Schlapper of Eleva, Wis., maintained his lead at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional on Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion with a two-day total weight of 35 pounds,...

Catching up with the leader

We caught up with the leader, Pat Schlapper, and got to see him make a great cull. He’s not happy with his current weight, but he just boated the first...

A sunrise and a catch

I was typing a blog where I lamented all I have is a beautiful sunrise to share, but Troy Diede just came through with his first bass. He started the...

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