PARIS, Tenn. — The lead changed hands often on Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN. But when Thursday’s weigh-in was complete, a local stick was in the pole position. Jordan Hartman, who lives in Benton, Ky., on the north side of Kentucky Lake, caught a limit of five […]
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Weather and seasonal patterns lining up for stellar Bassmaster Classic
FORT WORTH, Texas — In The Tempest, Shakespeare told us that, “What’s past is prologue.” With bass fishing’s grandest event just weeks away, Chris Zaldain’s optimistic with the way his highlight reel seems to indicate great potential for the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour to be held in Fort Worth, Texas, with competition on Lake Ray Roberts. Competition […]
Expect a springtime slugfest at first B.A.S.S. Nation event of the season
FLORENCE, Ala. — If you ask Jimmy Washam, Pickwick Lake is as healthy as it has been in a while. It has taken 30 pounds to win almost every winter tournament the Tennessee pro has fished there this year. A 20-pound bag didn’t even land anglers in the Top 10. That is good news for anglers competing […]
Lippert joins as presenting sponsor of Progressive Bassmaster Classic Tailgate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. is proud to announce the return of the Progressive Bassmaster Classic Tailgate and the addition of Lippert, a leading supplier of premium RV, towing and marine products designed to enhance your outdoor recreation adventures, as the Tailgate experience’s presenting sponsor. The Progressive Bassmaster Classic Tailgate presented by Lippert will take place in […]
Palaniuk claims sixth Bassmaster Elite win at Lake Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The gift that kept on giving finally stopped giving. Thankfully, that gift had given enough for Brandon Palaniuk to cruise across the finish line with a four-day total of 95 pounds, 4 ounces in the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee. “It’s so crazy how things happen for a reason,” Palaniuk said of a […]
Deep spotted bass carry Story and Putnam to victory at Bassmaster High School Series at Smith Lake
CULLMAN, Ala. — Jack Story and Roper Putnam from the Clarks Hill High School Fishing Team utilized skill sets from their home lakes to catch five spotted bass weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces and win the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Smith Lake. The victory at Smith Lake caps off an impressive two-week run for […]
Palaniuk builds huge lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Compared to Friday’s phenomenal performance, Brandon Palaniukhad a slow Day 3. However, his previous heroics, paired with a solid third-round effort kept the Rathdrum, Idaho, angler atop the standings for the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee with a three-day total of 81 pounds, 1 ounce. Palaniuk, a five-time Progressive Bassmaster Elite winner and two-time Progressive Bassmaster […]
Palaniuk’s record-setting day pushes him to Lake Okeechobee lead
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Big Florida bass are notorious for making you wait for their feeding windows. Brandon Palaniuk knows the game, and his patience paid huge dividends with a phenomenal day that moved him atop the leaderboard for the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee with a two-day total of 58 pounds, 1 ounce. Palaniuk, the five-time Progressive Bassmaster […]
Key adjustment leads to victory for Milam and Dubose at Smith Lake
CULLMAN, Ala. — Using lessons learned in their home state of Georgia, Daylon Milam and James Dubose from the University of Montevallo claimed the victory at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total weighing 29 pounds, 14 ounces. Milam and Dubose opened the tournament in 23rd place with […]
Key spot delivers DiPalma’s lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Greg DiPalma of Millville, N.J., believes Lake Okeechobee may be one of the nation’s least-explored bass fisheries, but he did his best to change that by sacking up a limit of 29 pounds, 12 ounces to lead Day 1 of the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at this Florida powerhouse. Fishing an atypical area that he […]