Category: Tournament releases

FLORENCE, Ala. — Peyton Sorrow had an ambitious objective, but exceeding that plan with a Day 1 limit of 19 pounds, 6 ounces put the recent University of Montevallo graduate atop the Day 1 leaderboard for the Bassmaster College Classic Cup presented by Lew’s at Wilson Lake. Sorrow, who’s currently working on his MBA at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. has announced the 2027 Bassmaster College, High School and Junior Series schedules, featuring tournaments on some of the nation’s premier bass fisheries and providing young anglers with opportunities to compete on a national stage while developing their skills and gaining valuable tournament experience. The 2027 season will feature six Bassmaster College […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An exciting new chapter begins as the first ever standalone Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship presented by Native Watercraft gets ready to kickoff at Lake Murray. The fall transition is underway in South Carolina and the potential for impressive numbers is on the table, according to Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented by Bass Pro […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The coin has spoken. B.A.S.S. revealed the live-sonar designations for all nine events of the 2027 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series during Tuesday’s live Bassmaster Coin Flip Show presented by Walls, setting the stage for another season that will challenge the world’s best anglers to compete both with and without the technology. The show also determined the […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — The path to bass fishing’s pinnacle event goes through Wilson Lake, as the newly rebranded Bassmaster College Classic Cup presented by Lew’s brings top competitors to this Tennessee River reservoir. Competition days will be October 9-11 with daily takeoffs from Waterfront Marina & Dry Storage at 6:30 a.m. CT and weigh-ins each day at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. officials have announced the 2027 Turtlebox Bassmaster Opens presented by Battery Tender schedule, featuring eight tournaments across two divisions and a diverse lineup of fisheries stretching from Florida to Michigan. The Bassmaster Opens have long served as a proving ground for aspiring professional anglers, providing competitors a pathway toward the highest […]

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Kaden Buchmann followed the same script that had him headlining the first two days’ weigh-ins for the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Norfork Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops, but only Act 1 brought the applause. Fortunately, that’s all the Troutman, N.C., pro needed to close out a wire-to-wire win […]

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — The second round of competition required more persistence and offered less reward, but Kayden Buchmann managed to maintain his lead on Day 2 of the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Norfork Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops. Day 1 saw the pro from Troutman, N.C., take the top spot with […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Following a successful debut that delivered compelling competition and strong fan engagement, B.A.S.S. announced today that the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series will continue using the same forward-facing live sonar structure introduced in 2026. The 2027 season will again feature a split between tournaments in which live sonar is permitted and tournaments where live sonar is […]

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Kaden Buchmann spent a lot of time looking for deer today, but the Troutman, N.C., pro was not distracted from the task at hand. Actually, spotting whitetails helped him sack up the limit of 16 pounds, 7 ounces that leads Day 1 of the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Norfork […]