BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The future of college bass fishing will take center stage Oct. 9-11 when the newly rebranded Bassmaster College Classic Cup presented by Lew’s debuts on Wilson Lake in Florence, Ala., featuring a brand-new three-day tournament format and a prize package designed to help its champion take the next step in competitive bass […]
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Jackson and Garrett win inaugural Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro-Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am presented by Lippert
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Rickey Jackson is used to catching big bass in his home state of Florida, but on Monday he found himself in smallmouth country doubled-up with twin 5-pounders with Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Garrett. Those two bass would carry the NFL Hall of Famer and the Tennessee pro to victory in […]
Georgia’s Hudson waits out a win in Rookie race
CLAYTON, N.Y. — On paper, Caleb Hudson’s path to the 2026 Pro-Guide Batteries Elite Series Rookie of the Year title seemed smooth. The 24-year-old Georgia pro took over the lead against a heralded set of first years after the circuit’s second stop and after each subsequent tournament he remained there. But it took until the […]
Kung clinches first Elite Series title at St. Lawrence River
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Evan Kung entered this week’s Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River in danger of losing his spot on the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series for 2027. Not only did he save his spot on tour, the Canadian went ahead and won his first B.A.S.S. trophy, breaking records as he did it. […]
McKinney makes history … again … becoming the youngest AOY winner in B.A.S.S. history
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Trey McKinney has finally defeated the Johnstons. Thanks to a second-place finish in a heavy-weight battle at the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River, the third-year pro from Carbondale, Ill., claimed his first Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, earning 735 points over the nine-event season to outlast Canadian […]
McKinney eyeing third Elite win, AOY title after productive Day 3 at St. Lawrence River
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Trey McKinney was so nervous ahead of Day 3 of the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, he nearly threw up on the side of the road driving to takeoff. It didn’t get much better until he landed his first quality smallmouth of the day, a 5-10 that calmed his nerves […]
McKinney’s record-breaking day carries him to the lead at St. Lawrence River
CLAYTON, N.Y. — “This is a day I will never forget, that is for sure.” A 16-minute flurry, plus another 6-pounder not long after, lifted Trey McKinney to Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series history on Day 2 of the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River. His limit of smallmouth weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces […]
Smith braves the waves to claim Day 1 lead at St. Lawrence River
CLAYTON, N.Y. — The waves out on Lake Ontario were taller than Tucker Smith at times on Day 1 of the 2026 Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, but the second-year pro from Alabama was up for the challenge. The defending Rookie of the Year caught a five-bass limit of smallmouth weighing 27 pounds, […]
Observant Gonzalez notches first Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series win at Wolf and Fox Rivers
APPLETON, Wis. — Timed competition usually rewards action, but pausing and observing led Guillermo Gonzalez to the lightbulb moment he needed to tally a two-day total of 188 inches and win the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Wolf and Fox Rivers presented by Native Watercraft. “I feel so blessed right now,” the pro from Fort […]
Robison, Sorrow emerge from angry Leech Lake victorious
WALKER, Minn. — It was a nearly cloudless day in northern Minnesota, but Brody Robison and Peyton Sorrow returned to weigh-in on Championship Saturday of the 2026 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship at Leech Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops soaking wet. Leech Lake was angry Saturday, and the waves created by gusty northwest winds […]