MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — Trey McKinney has been more nervous during the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair than any tournament in his short career. Country music helps ease that anxiousness, and it seemed like on Day 2, the smallmouth enjoyed the sound of fiddles and steel guitars too. “Country music makes me fish better, especially when […]
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McKinney unlocks the right cadence to lead Day 1 at St. Clair
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. –— In his first three years as a Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series angler, Trey McKinney has come to realize a northern smallmouth bass is smarter than a southern largemouth. On Day 1 of the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair, McKinney found the right cadence to trick five big brown […]
Bassmaster announces Nitro Boats and Bass Pro Shops as lead sponsors for new Elite Qualifiers Series
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a partnership that reaffirms a shared commitment to conservation and the future of competitive bass fishing, Bassmaster is proud to welcome Nitro Boats and Bass Pro Shops as the title and presenting sponsors, respectively, of the newest professional tournament trail from B.A.S.S.: the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers Series presented by Bass Pro Shops. This high-stakes, […]
Reagan and Moody win back-to-back Bassmaster High School National Championships
EVANS, Ga. — The Top 25 high school teams headed out for one more day on Clarks Hill Lake to determine the national champion. Slightly cooler and primarily overcast conditions presented the challenge of adjusting throughout the day. The Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship is the most coveted high school tournament and anglers across the […]
Johnston’s big day earns Bassmaster Open win at St. Lawrence
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Cory Johnston’s high standards kicked in the extra motivation he needed to turn in his best performance of the week and tally a three-day total of 74 pounds, 15 ounces to win the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River presented by SEVIIN. With three decades of local fishing, the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series star […]
Goutremout takes slim Bassmaster Open lead at St. Lawrence
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Zach Goutremout knew he needed a bigger quality bite and following that hunch yielded just what he needed to claim a whisper-thin lead on Day 2 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River presented by SEVIIN. After placing sixth on Day 1 with 24 pounds, 10 ounces, the pro from Chaumont, N.Y., added […]
Dekalb Fishing Team and Greene County Bassmaster share Day 1 lead at High School National Championship
EVANS, Ga. — As a high school angler, making it to the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship is the ultimate goal. Taking the Day 1 lead of this prestigious event (held on Georgia’s Clarks Hill Lake) is everything you can hope for as a competitor, which is exactly what Mason Taylor and Wesley Kent of the Dekalb […]
River giant anchors Lachniet’s Bassmaster Open lead at the St. Lawrence River
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Ryan Lachniet might have added a few grey hairs to his otherwise dark brown beard, but after enduring the stress storm that a 7-pound, 5-ounce smallmouth unleashed, the Gum Spring, Va., pro leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River presented by SEVIIN. Sacking up an opening limit of 26-5, Lachniet leads […]
Big smallmouth await Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series field at Lake St. Clair
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — Summer is in full swing in southern Michigan, which means the smallmouth are starting to feed up just in time for the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair according to Michigan native Aaron Jagdfeld. “We had a late spring, so everything has been a little behind. But the last week or […]
Eigbrett wins weather-shortened Kayak Series at Lake Champlain
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Bailey Eigbrett entered the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Lake Champlain presented by Native Watercraft with one goal; qualify for the 2026 Bassmaster Kayak National Championship in Knoxville. Not only did he accomplish that goal, but he also claimed a big trophy to add to his mantle. The Cheektowaga, N.Y., angler claimed the victory in his […]