DAYTON, Tenn. — You know you’re doing something right when you’re throwing back 4-pounders. Such was the case for Gage King and Banks Shaw of University of North Alabama, who tallied a two-day total of 54 pounds, 10 ounces to win the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Chickamauga Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops. Both juniors majoring […]
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Largemouth lift Snyders to Day 1 lead at Lake Tenkiller
COOKSON, Okla. — Rus Snyders used his shallow water prowess to perfection on Day 1 of the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Lake Tenkiller presented By Native Watercraft, catching a limit measuring 92.5 inches to take the Day 1 lead at the eastern Oklahoma impoundment. Nebraska native Kristine Fischer is second with a limit measuring 90.5 inches followed by Ryan […]
Mega bag lands DeFelice and Ludlow atop Bassmaster College Series leaderboard at Chickamauga
DAYTON, Tenn. — Dalton DeFelice and Evan Ludlow felt confident with their Day 1 game plan, but after nearly doubling their projection with a five-bass limit of 29 pounds, 7 ounces, the University of Montevallo teammates lead the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Chickamauga Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops. Heading into the second of two competition […]
Smallmouth, largemouth will both play at Kayak Series event at Tenkiller
COOKSON, Okla. — After hosting last year’s Bassmaster Kayak Series National Championship, Lake Tenkiller will welcome anglers from across the country for the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series presented by Native Watercraft, a tournament that will likely be determined by postspawn and early summer patterns. “You’ll see good limits come from the dam all the way up the river,” 2024 […]
Chickamauga could be ‘wide open’ for Bassmaster College Series finale
DAYTON, Tenn. — Big bass will be the name of the game at Chickamauga Lake for the final stop of the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops. Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cole Sands says plenty of options will be available to achieve big limits. “It is going to be a great time of year, […]
Late-day kicker keeps Schlapper in the lead at the Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River
ORANGE, Texas — Pat Schlapper felt the moment slipping away, but he patiently persevered and found a late-day kicker that kept him in the lead of the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at the Sabine River. The Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Eleva, Wis., took the early lead with a Day 1 limit of 12 pounds, 2 ounces and then remained […]
Adjustments keep Schlapper atop Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River
ORANGE, Texas — Pat Schlapper knew he had to return to the scene of his first-round success, but knowing when and how to adjust enabled him to maintain his lead on Day 2 of the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at the Sabine River. Schlapper took the top spot on Day 1 with a limit of 12 pounds, 2 […]
Schlapper’s solitude delivers Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River
ORANGE, Texas — Pat Schlapper had the right tool for the job and that homemade bait played a key role in delivering a 12-pound, 2-ounce limit that leads Day 1 of the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at the Sabine River. On a day that saw 69 of 102 competitors fill their 5-bass limit, the pro from Eleva, Wis., heads […]
Smith’s timing earns Bassmaster Elite Title at Lake Fork
YANTIS, Texas — It’s said that timing is everything and Tucker Smith proved as much en route to tallying a four-day total of 127 pounds, 8 ounces in the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork. Smith opened his campaign with a limit of 25-4 that put him in 20th place. Picking up the pace, he added 34-5 […]
Phenomenal performance keeps Fujita atop the lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork
YANTIS, Texas — Kyoya Fujita is a man on a mission and he made a clear statement to that effect by catching a Day 3 limit of 35 pounds, 10 ounces and maintain his lead at the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork. Placing fourth on Day 1 with 31-0, Fujita added a second-round limit of 34-0 […]