MANY, La. — The consensus opinion among competitors and pundits was that conditions were set up for something special to happen during the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Toledo Bend Reservoir presented by Lowrance. Boy, were they right. Trace Antunes III, a 20-year-old from Henderson, Texas, went wild Wednesday on Day 1 of this tournament, catching […]
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Shallow-water anglers should thrive at Kerr Reservoir
SALLISAW, Okla. — For the first time, the Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops will visit Kerr Reservoir in Oklahoma, and Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series sophomore Blake Capps believes shallow-water anglers will have a chance to dominate. “The river system as a whole has been fishing better than it has in […]
Team of Benton and Iaconelli win Inaugural Bassmaster Tuesday Night LIVE
BRANSON, Mo. — Eight Bassmaster Elite Series pros, divided into four randomly-selected teams, competed in the inaugural Bassmaster Tuesday Night LIVE tournament on Missouri’s Table Rock Lake. After three hard-fought hours of competition, the team of Drew Benton and Mike Iaconelli prevailed with a six-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces. For just about all […]
Reed’s magical spot carries him to victory at Caddo/Bistineau
SHREVEPORT, La – Caddo Lake has always suited Casey Reed’s run-and-gun fishing style, but it was a vastly different approach that carried the Virginia native to his best tournament yet on the fishery that splits Louisiana and Texas. With a total of 196.5 inches, Reed won the 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Caddo Lake/Lake Bistineau presented […]
Foutz finds late-day kicker for Bassmaster Elite win at Arkansas River
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Family’s important to Jacob Foutz, so when he made a promise to his great grandmother Judy Fisher, he intended to keep it. Two years after her passing, Foutz fulfilled his oath by winning the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River. After tallying a four-day winning total of 72 pounds, 4 ounces, Foutz linked a […]
Sullivan capitalizes on early shad spawn to lead Day 1 at Caddo/Bistineau
SHREVEPORT, La. — After practice for the 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Caddo Lake/Lake Bistineau presented by Native Watercraft, Dontrell Sullivan’s goal was to just catch a limit on Day 1. Not only did he achieve that goal, but he also caught the biggest limit of the opening round. The Garner, N.C., angler landed 100.25 inches on Caddo […]
Anaya maintains whisper thin lead in Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Fisher Anaya adjusted his Day 2 game plan in an effort to maximize his first-round findings, but when that strategy showed signs of fracturing, the pro from Eva, Ala., regrouped and caught what he needed to maintain his lead in the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River. After leading the field with a Day 1 limit […]
Anaya’s adjustment delivers Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Fisher Anaya ran away from most of the field, but meeting back in the middle salvaged his day and positioned him atop the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River with a 20-pound, 4-ounce limit. With the event based on Pool 16, tournament boundaries also comprise pools 17 and 15. The largest percentage of the field locked […]
Postspawn bite will be key for kayak anglers at Caddo/Bistineau
SHREVEPORT, La. — Postspawn largemouth will likely be in play when the 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series presented by Native Watercraft visits Caddo Lake and Lake Bistineau, according to Vinton, La., angler Jason Willis. “Both lakes have really good bass populations right now,” he said. “Someone is going to hit the 200-inch mark.” Tournament dates […]
Turbidity and current likely to impact Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — What was good for the soil may prove challenging for fishermen, as 101 competitors head to eastern Oklahoma for the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River. Competition days will be April 16-19 with daily takeoffs from Three Forks Harbor at 7 a.m. CT and weigh-ins each day at the harbor at 3 p.m. […]