Category: Tournament releases

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Getting away from the crowd on Santee Cooper proved to be the right move for Haywood Anglers duo of Kollin Brown and Cord Shook. The duo caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce to claim the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Junior Series at Santee Cooper Lakes title, punching their ticket to the 2026 Tackle Warehouse […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Seventeen year-old angler Rex Reagan thought the fish he’d relied upon for two days had abandoned him, but it turned out they were just playing possum. The Livingston, Tenn., angler relocated the migrant bass and landed a tournament-best 17-pound, 5-ounce limit on the final day of the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The catches weren’t fast and furious, but Iowa pro Chase Loftus weighed in his second consecutive limit of over 15 pounds to leapfrog a pair of Tennesseans into the Day 2 lead at the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance. Loftus caught 15 pounds 1 ounces of smallmouth today to go […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Rex Reagan of Livingston, Tenn., weighed in 16 pounds, 15 ounces of smallmouth to take the top slot after Day 1 at the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance. He leads local Hunter Price by 7 ounces, with the top ten all bringing at least 14 pounds to the scales. Reagan won’t turn […]

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. […]