Category: Tournament releases

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — A furious start and an afternoon kicker cemented a narrow win for Emmanuel College teammates Caleb Edwards and Jayden Lintner, who topped the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops with a 5-bass limit of 34-pounds, 9-ounces. After severe weather prompted B.A.S.S. to cancel […]

EUFAULA, Ala. — Pake South was a last-minute entrant to the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender. He knew very little about the lake other than his buddies Fisher Anaya and Jace Lindsay were both fishing the event too and on paper, it set up for how he likes to fish.  Did it ever. The Winnsboro, Texas […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Spawning largemouth and smallmouth will play an important factor at Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee in the first Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier presented by Lowrance event of 2026 according to Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Sam Hanggi.  “It is a super-diverse time to fish Cherokee,” said Hanggi, who lives in nearby Knoxville. “You can do a […]

EUFAULA, Ala. — Pake South is on a remarkable heater in Bassmaster Opens competition, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon. The Winnsboro, Texas native claimed the lead at the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender with a two-day total weighing 52 pounds, 10 ounces, adding 24-10 on Friday to his […]

EUFAULA, Ala. — Had you told Fred Roumbanis he’d catch over 28 pounds of largemouth on Day 1 of the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender, he wouldn’t have believed you. But that’s exactly what happened. The Russellville, Ark., pro nicknamed “Boom Boom” claimed the Day 1 lead with a limit weighing 28 […]

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Deciphering the spawning stages will be key to finding success during the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops. “The lakes are really healthy,” said Lucas Murphy, a Turtlebox Bassmaster Opens presented by Battery Tender pro from West Columbia, S.C. “There is a lot of grass right now. […]

EUFAULA, Ala. — Cody Stahl has been looking forward to the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by Battery Tender for several months. With balmy and stable conditions expected across southeastern Alabama, the Georgia pro is expecting this event to be a heavyweight title fight, one that could be won in several different ways.  “It is lining up […]

COLUMBUS, Miss. — Despite his 30-plus years of tournament fishing, Jason Christie was delighted to admit he was wrong about the Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Nevertheless, the decorated pro from Dry Creek, Okla., pulled off a nail-biting win to claim his ninth Bassmaster title with a four-day total of 58 pounds, 2 ounces. “I thought […]

COLUMBUS, Miss. — His opening game plan may not have panned out, but after a second day of impressive consistency, Jason Christie took over the Day 3 lead in the Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway with a three-day total of 45 pounds, 9 ounces. The decorated veteran from Dry Creek, Okla., made a […]

COLUMBUS, Miss. — Wesley Gore knew he had options, but his commitment to local waters delivered a limit of 17 pounds, 15 ounces that moved him atop the leaderboard at the Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. After placing fifth on Day 1 with 16-8, the Clanton, Ala., pro went on to tally 34-7. Gore heads into […]