Parks and Gibson stay close to win Bassmaster High School Series at Santee Cooper

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Tripp Parks III and Russell Gibson only ran a mile to catch the winning bag of bass at the 2026 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Santee Cooper Lakes. The Clarks Hill High School duo caught 26 pounds, 11 ounces to claim the title, narrowly edging out the second-place team of Hudson Logan and Weston Rigsby from the A1 […]

Brown and Shook take home Junior title at Santee Cooper

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Getting away from the crowd on Santee Cooper proved to be the right move for Haywood Anglers duo of Kollin Brown and Cord Shook. The duo caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce to claim the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Junior Series at Santee Cooper Lakes title, punching their ticket to the 2026 Tackle Warehouse […]

Reagan’s massive Day 3 catch carries him to Nation Qualifier victory at Cherokee Lake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Seventeen year-old angler Rex Reagan thought the fish he’d relied upon for two days had abandoned him, but it turned out they were just playing possum. The Livingston, Tenn., angler relocated the migrant bass and landed a tournament-best 17-pound, 5-ounce limit on the final day of the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake […]

Consistent Loftus jumps into the lead on Day 2 of B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The catches weren’t fast and furious, but Iowa pro Chase Loftus weighed in his second consecutive limit of over 15 pounds to leapfrog a pair of Tennesseans into the Day 2 lead at the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance. Loftus caught 15 pounds 1 ounces of smallmouth today to go […]

Teenager Rex Reagan sacks 16-15 to lead Day 1 of B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Rex Reagan of Livingston, Tenn., weighed in 16 pounds, 15 ounces of smallmouth to take the top slot after Day 1 at the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance. He leads local Hunter Price by 7 ounces, with the top ten all bringing at least 14 pounds to the scales. Reagan won’t turn […]

Emmanuel’s Edwards and Lintner claim close win In Bassmaster College Series at Santee-Cooper

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — A furious start and an afternoon kicker cemented a narrow win for Emmanuel College teammates Caleb Edwards and Jayden Lintner, who topped the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops with a 5-bass limit of 34-pounds, 9-ounces. After severe weather prompted B.A.S.S. to cancel […]

Expect spawning bass to dominate Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Spawning largemouth and smallmouth will play an important factor at Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee in the first Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier presented by Lowrance event of 2026 according to Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Sam Hanggi.  “It is a super-diverse time to fish Cherokee,” said Hanggi, who lives in nearby Knoxville. “You can do a […]