Category: Tournament releases

KISSIMMEE, Fla.  —  A late-day adjustment yielded the deal-sealing catch for Eli Scroggins and Drew Berling of the Park Hills Athletic Club, who topped the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Kissimmee Chain with a five-bass limit of 24 pounds, 5 ounces. Making the trip from Kentucky, the winners fished the south end of Lake Toho and the canal linking Toho to […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla.  — Weather and team dynamics did not make it easy for Cooper Anderson of Scotts Hill Student Anglers, but the 8th grader from Henderson, Tenn., sacked up a 19-pound, 8-ounce limit and won the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Junior Series event at Kissimmee Chain. On a day that saw a weather system bring 25-knot winds, Anderson fished the season […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla.  — The 2026 Bassmaster Tournament Trail will kick off at the Kissimmee Chain at a time of year when weather will determine the trajectory of each tournament held on the powerhouse fishery. The Strike King Bassmaster High School Series and the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Junior Series will start off the week, taking to the waters of Kissimmee on Jan. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. announced today the 2026 Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented by Bass Pro Shops (EQ) schedule, marking the second year of the postseason-style format designed to challenge the top anglers from the Bassmaster Opens. After a widely praised debut — one that produced 10 new Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pros, including rising star Fisher […]

ANDERSON, S.C. — Fisher Anaya’s name says it all – the kid from tiny Eva, Ala., seems destined for big things as a professional bass angler. Fresh off fishing atop the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Qualifier Points Standings last month and locking down a spot in the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series for the next two seasons, […]

ANDERSON, S.C. — Fans following the TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off online likely were surprised to see Fisher Anaya, a super-talented 20-year-old angler from Eva, Ala., apparently zeroed Friday on Day 1 of the derby at Lake Hartwell. That wasn’t the case, though. Far from it. BassTrakk, the digital phone app used to report weights of the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. officials announced today that registration will open to all B.A.S.S. Members Dec. 9 for the 2026 Bassmaster AmBASSador program, offering fans the opportunity to take part in the action at the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour and the 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments. The AmBASSador […]

ANDERSON, S.C. — Peyton Sorrow and Dalton Head know Lake Hartwell pretty darn well, with Sorrow (who lives in nearby Abbeville, S.C.) frequently bringing his University of Montevallo teammate here to fish his home water. Despite their advanced knowledge of this 76,450-acre reservoir along the South Carolina/Georgia border, neither young man expected to catch a […]

ANDERSON, S.C. — It was redemption, of sorts, when Tyler Campbell snapped a run of second-place finishes and won last year’s Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off on Tennessee’s Kentucky Lake. Not surprisingly, Campbell is expected to be a contender at the 2025 TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Team Championship scheduled for Dec. 3-6 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. Not only is he […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team is welcoming its 12 newest members. Nearly 200 students in grades 10-12 applied for the prestigious honor. A panel of judges consisting of representatives from the sportfishing industry carefully considered the tournament resumes and extracurricular efforts of the young applicants to determine the Top 12 […]