Category: Tournament releases

MONROE, Mich. — Plenty of options will be available to anglers competing in the final regular-season Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier presented by Lowrance of the year at Lake Erie, many of which will revolve around postspawn smallmouth, according to St. Croix Bassmaster Opens presented by SEVIIN angler Michael Spaulding Jr. “There’s tons of water to fish and a ton of different ways you […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — College teams from across the country will face quite the challenge at the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship at Cherokee Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops according to Carson-Newman University alumni Hayden Gaddis.   “It could be brutal, honestly,” Gaddis said. “The team that wins this event will have some luck on their side […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a year of record-setting catches and jaw-dropping tournament results, Bassmaster Magazine has unveiled its annual list of the 100 Best Bass Lakes in America for 2025 — and this year, a powerhouse lake returns to the top spot. California’s Clear Lake takes the crown as the best bass fishery in the country, edging […]

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Ten months ago, Wes Logan found himself in a hospital bed with a gash across his head and a set of broken bones after hitting an unknown object on Day 2 at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain. Logan knows how fortunate he is to even still be alive, making his second Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series trophy […]

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — There have been very few constants during this week’s Lowrance Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Tenkiller, but Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Andrew Loberg continues to make all of the right moves.  The California native landed 15 pounds, 9 ounces on Semifinal Saturday, increasing his three-day total to 51-6. Loberg has never trailed this week, opening the […]

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Growing up on the California Delta, Andrew Loberg is plenty comfortable fishing shallow, and that has been on full display so far this week at the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller. With a total of 35 pounds, 13 ounces, the 31-year-old pro leads the 101 boat field after two days of competition. Loberg backed up […]

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — On a lake where the only constant seems to be change, Andrew Loberg took advantage of the conditions on Day 1 of the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller.  The California native caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 9 ounces to lead the field after one day of competition on the eastern Oklahoma reservoir. […]

COOKSON, Okla. — Multiple patterns could be at play during the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller, but which ones perform best will be determined by potentially high water levels and current generation, according to Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Blake Capps. “It will be a really fun tournament to watch live. Just going out and fun fishing, this is one […]

COOKSON, Okla. — In Bassmaster Kayak Series competition, Kristine Fischer has racked up second, third and fourth place finishes over the past few seasons. When fishing concluded on Day 2 of the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Lake Tenkiller presented by Native Watercraft, a day filled with several missed opportunities, Fischer was mentally prepared for the disappointment of another […]

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 […]