RICHMOND, Va. — According to Virginia pro Ryan Lachniet, college anglers will need to hit the tides right to unlock the magic of the James River during the 2026 Strike King Bassmaster College Series event presented by Bass Pro Shops. “It should be really good,” the former Campbellsville University angler said. “Last October, I won […]
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McCormick’s local knowledge delivers Day 2 lead in Bassmaster Open at Kentucky/Barkley Lakes
PARIS, Tenn. — Tournament anglers often self-motivate with the phrase “Go big or go home.” Tristan McCormick did both and that aggressive strategy delivered the Day 2 lead in the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by Battery Tender. Day 1 saw the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie from Bon Aqua, Tenn., place […]
Nielsen’s key catch delivers slim lead in Bassmaster Open at Kentucky/Barkley Lakes
PARIS, Tenn. — A quick tackle inspection likely prevented the loss of an afternoon kicker that gave Riley Nielsen the Day 1 lead in the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by Battery Tender. When a 6-pound, 15-ounce bass surfaced with one point of one treble hook barely pinned in its mouth, fortune’s favor could […]
Johnston Coike’s his way to victory at Santee Cooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Ever since joining the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series, Chris Johnston has wanted to win a tournament centered around southern largemouth. The Peterborough, Ontario native achieved that goal this week by winning the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes with a four-day total of 113 pounds, 12 ounces, breaking away from second-place Brandon Palaniuk to earn his second blue […]
Johnston’s big bass pattern vaults him to Day 3 lead at Santee Coooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Not much went right for Chris Johnston on Day 3 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes. He got hung up a lot, fell in the lake and left a pair of sunglasses and a flip flop in the water, but what he took out of the lake was much […]
Palaniuk’s big bag vaults him to the lead at Santee Cooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Brandon Palaniuk’s Santee Cooper Lakes hot streak continued on Day 2 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes. The Idaho native landed 29 pounds, 15 ounces to take the lead with a two-day total of 59-0. “The Prodigy” anchored his limit with an 8-6 postspawn largemouth, a bass that […]
Johnston’s stellar day lifts him to Day 1 lead at Santee Cooper
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — On paper, there are few similarities between southern Canada and the Lowcountry of South Carolina, but Cory Johnston feels at home one way or the other. The 41-year-old from Peterborough, Ontario brought in a limit weighing 29 pounds, 6 ounces to take the Day 1 lead at the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at […]
Kentucky Lake’s revival bodes well for Bassmaster Open competitors
PARIS, Tenn. — Down with the bad, up with the good. That’s an oversimplification of Kentucky Lake’s complex ecosystem, but it’s a fair summary for a major chapter in the lake’s history. The final impoundment in the Tennessee River’s nine-lake chain, Kentucky Lake will host the majority of the action during the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at […]
Tom Monsoor scores come-from-behind victory at B.A.S.S Nation Qualifier on Upper Mississippi River
LA CROSSE, Wis. — As the saying goes, close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades. Exact ties, however, count in a lot of places, including the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Mississippi River presented by Lowrance. Ties, of course, are meant to be broken, and so it was on Sunday afternoon when 30-year-old Justin Yenter, who led […]
Marks masters Murray for second Bassmaster Elite Series win
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paul Marks’ day did not begin the way he’d wanted, but it ended the way he’d dreamed. The difference — a gut call that changed his trajectory and put a second blue trophy on his mantle, this one from the Tedy’s Team Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray. Marks, who makes his home in Cumming, […]