Category: Tournament releases

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Hank Cherry, turned 52 today, so it’s fitting that the pro from Lincolnton, N.C., employed a straight-up old-school technique to win the FXR Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with 88 pounds, 11 ounces. Cherry caught the majority of his fish on a 3-inch hand-poured chartreuse curly tail grub rigged on a 1/8-ounce ball-head jig. Dedicating […]

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Jamie Hartman‘s no meteorologist, but the New York pro currently leading the FXR Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with 67 pounds is predicting a manmade tempest.  Hartman, who won the 2019 Bassmaster Elite event at Guntersville, placed 14th on Day 1 with 20-12 before rising to second with a Day 2 limit of 23-4. On Semifinal […]

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Kyle Welcher doesn’t like to stay put, but switching off his core instinct and committing to one area delivered a big Day 2 improvement that put him atop the leaderboard for the FXR Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville. After placing 18th on Day 1 with 20 pounds, 7 ounces, the pro from Valley, Ala., sacked […]

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — A welcome warmup should have the bass moving towards prespawn staging areas for the 2026 Lippert Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin, according to 2025 Turtlebox Bassmaster Opens presented by Battery Tender Division I champion Lucas Lindsay. The difference between a middle of the pack finish and a great finish, however, will be two or three […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Intuition plus determination plus execution equalled a dominant victory for Cody Stahl, who tallied a three-day total of 74 pounds, 6 ounces and earned the wire-to-wire victory in the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kissimmee Chain presented by Battery Tender. “That is one heckuva way to start the season,” Stahl said. “It was just an […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the second year in a row, the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series presented by Native Watercraft will be visiting the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes during the spawning time. How good fishing is will depend on the weather.  Tournament days are scheduled for Feb. 7-8 with home base located in Kissimmee, Fla. Anglers […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When you know, you know; and Cody Stahl knew his spot had the potential to deliver a big bag, like the 28-pound, 9-ounce limit that leads Day 1 of the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kissimmee Chain presented by Battery Tender. “All week, I was paying attention to the conditions and what the weather was calling […]

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — After Peyton Dunn and Luke Mcguffin found a “magical spot” and grabbed the Day 1 lead in the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Lake Okeechobee presented by Bass Pro Shops, their greatest fear was that other anglers might fish the same area and disrupt their momentum. Other teams did fish nearby on Thursday in the second […]

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Call it bass fishing’s version of “curb appeal,” the condition of a lake’s grass plays a big role in determining its value and that’s precisely the formula awaiting anglers in the FXR Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville. Competition days will be February 5-8 with daily takeoffs from Goose Pond Colony Resort at […]

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The temperature fell 30 degrees overnight at Lake Okeechobee, but the fortune of Emmanuel University’s Peyton Dunn and Luke Mcguffin was climbing Wednesday on Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops. The duo caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces, to jump atop […]