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 […]
Author: Mandy Pascal
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 […]
SPRO named title sponsor of 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. announced today that SPRO has been named the title sponsor of the 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, scheduled for Aug. 13-16. The event will bring the world’s best bass anglers to one of the most diverse and productive fisheries in the country for four days of competition. Set along the border of New York and […]
South continues Opens onslaught with win at Lake Eufaula
EUFAULA, Ala. — Pake South was a last-minute entrant to the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender. He knew very little about the lake other than his buddies Fisher Anaya and Jace Lindsay were both fishing the event too and on paper, it set up for how he likes to fish. Did it ever. The Winnsboro, Texas […]
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 […]
Postspawn approach lifts South to Day 2 lead at Eufaula
EUFAULA, Ala. — Pake South is on a remarkable heater in Bassmaster Opens competition, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon. The Winnsboro, Texas native claimed the lead at the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender with a two-day total weighing 52 pounds, 10 ounces, adding 24-10 on Friday to his […]
Gamakatsu named title sponsor of 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. announced today that Gamakatsu will serve as the title sponsor of the 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River, scheduled for April 16-19 out of Muskogee, Okla. The event marks a new stop on the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series schedule and will bring the sport’s top professional anglers to the Arkansas River for four days of competition. Launching from […]
Shallow nuances lead Roumbanis to Day 1 lead at Lake Eufaula
EUFAULA, Ala. — Had you told Fred Roumbanis he’d catch over 28 pounds of largemouth on Day 1 of the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender, he wouldn’t have believed you. But that’s exactly what happened. The Russellville, Ark., pro nicknamed “Boom Boom” claimed the Day 1 lead with a limit weighing 28 […]