Guiding You In Your Quest For More And Bigger Fish
Macomb County , Mi—Chumming isn’t allowed in the Bassmaster Elite series. Anglers cannot throw bait into the water to get the fish fired up and start feeding.
When it occurs naturally though, there are no provisions in the rules to keep an angler from taking advantage. Jason Christie did just that to grab his 5th trophy. [Read more…]
Macomb County, Mi—Maybe coming up short can be the fuel a person needs to stoke their fire. Maybe finishing runner-up to a legend was just the sort of thing Brock Mosley needed to turn that fire into a blaze.
Mosley finished second at the St Lawrence river in July and the legendary KVD took home the trophy.
Coming so close to beating the greatest of all time probably feels pretty good for the second-year pro, but nothing like hoisting that trophy would. [Read more…]
Macomb County, MI— Bradley Roy may not be a name most fans are familiar with, but if he keeps fishing like he did today, that is going to change.
The 26-year-old Kentucky native brought 23 pounds, 3 ounces to the scales at Lake St. Claire which was good enough for a narrow one-pound lead. And it didn’t come easy. [Read more…]
Waddinton, NY — Sometimes in sports players hit levels of unconscious dominance that everything just seems too easy. Remember Michael Jordan’s famous shrug in the 1992 finals? How about more recently when Steph Curry tossed up a three-ball and was looking for the high-five before it went in? Well, KVD had himself one of those moments this weekend. [Read more…]
Many, LA — 11 years is a really long time.
11 years is a really long time to pursue something.
11 years is a really long time to pursue something without the big payoff.
That is precisely what John Murray has been doing, and finally, he got to hoist the trophy and the big check. And just like he’s been doing for the past 11 years as a part of the Series, he had to fight for it. And he fought like hell. [Read more…]
Houston, TX — There’s an insider saying that goes, “You can’t win the Classic on the first day, but you can lose it.”
Apparently, Jordan Lee never heard the expression before.
In the first round, Lee didn’t even manage to weigh in a limit, bringing only 3 fish and 8 pounds 6 ounces to the scales. Prevailing wisdom would have been to count the young Alabama native out. [Read more…]
It’s been 10 years since Horton last won on the Elite Series
Okeechobee, Fl — Hurricanes, fluctuating water levels, and habitat and vegetation issues, Lake Okeechobee has endured them all, and through all, one fact remains—you can put a huge bag in the boat.
With the top seven finishers of A.R.E Truck Caps all weighing in over 70 pounds of Florida bass, this tournament was yet another reminder. [Read more…]
Onamia, MN — Perennial fan favorite Gerald Swindle would not be denied in 2016. The Alabama native fought hard all year, and this weekend, received the payoff.
Gerald Swindle is your 2016 Bassmaster Angler of the Year.
While he failed to put a limit in the live well on day one, he would solve the puzzle, and bring a hefty 22 pounds to the weigh ins on the final day. The title is the second AOY in his career. [Read more…]
La Crosse, WI – In 2011, Ott DeFoe won the Bassmaster Rookie of the Year.
Five years later, and the Tennessee native gets to raise an Elite Series trophy overhead. A rabid field nipped at his heals to take home the final win of the season, but DeFoe was not going to be shaken, and he held onto that number one spot for three days. [Read more…]
Union Springs, NY — KVD needed to come from behind to get it done, but the living legend did so to take his second Elite Series trophy in six weeks.
Coming into Sunday, VanDam was in third place and two pounds out of the lead. 15 pounds, seven ounces later, KVD hoisted his 22nd Elite Series trophy, further extending the record he set in May. [Read more…]