BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Following a historic 2024 season that marked his 500th Bassmaster event and celebrated a remarkable 50-year career, legendary angler Rick Clunn will be honored with the inaugural Rick Clunn Bassmaster Person of the Year Award at the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour. Established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport […]
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B.A.S.S. announces Progressive Insurance® as new platinum sponsor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S., the worldwide authority on bass fishing, today announces Progressive Insurance’s landmark sponsorship across the Bassmaster platform to be the title sponsor for several high-profile Bassmaster properties, including the prestigious Bassmaster Angler of the Year award, recognizing the most consistent and outstanding angler throughout the season. Progressive will also serve as the title sponsor of the Bassmaster […]
Aoki’s consistency and decision making are keys for win at Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley
PARIS, Tenn. — Nothing was certain on the final day of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN. But this much was true — Japan’s Yui Aoki, who led by more than 6 pounds when the day began, would have to stumble substantially to not win the tournament. He didn’t stumble at all. […]
Mixed bag of bass gives Aoki solid lead at Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley
PARIS, Tenn. — There’s no such thing as an insurmountable lead in a B.A.S.S. tournament, but Yui Aoki has put himself in a very enviable position after Day 2 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN. Aoki, a 25-year-old native of Minamitsuru District in Japan, weighed a five-bass limit of 24 pounds, 4 […]
Hartman rides home-water knowledge to Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley
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 […]
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 […]