Carl Jocumsen Becomes First Aussie To Win Bassmaster Elite Event

Tahlequah, Ok. – Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi.

For fans of Australian sports this is a familiar call. It rings with national pride and just plain old fun.

But it is not the only appropriate refrain to celebrate Carl Jocumsen’s Elite Series win, Happy Birthday would work too.

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Hartman Does it Again, This Time At Home

Jamie Hartman celebrates among his hometown fans

Union Springs, New York – For the second time in three tournaments, Jamie Hartman took home an Elite Series trophy.

Only this time, he did it in his home state and came from behind.

Every day of the tournament, he improved, until finally on Sunday, he overtook the lead.

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Blaylock Makes A Strong Season Stronger

Georgetown, Sc.Last week on Lake Hartwell, Arkansas pro Stetson Blaylock finished second. This week on Winyah Bay, he made it happen and hoisted the trophy.

In four days of fishing, Blaylock brought 50 pounds, 15 ounces of bass to the weigh-ins, which was good for a 9 ounce difference between him and the second place finisher Scott Canterbury.

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Brandon Cobb Holds Off the Field for Wire-to-Wire Win

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Anderson, Sc – This season on the Elite Series, we should get used to hearing some new names.

Actually, a lot of new names.

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DeFoe Wins One for the Homecrowd

Knoxville, TN – It seems we have a new era in bass fishing.

For as long as I can remember, it was damn near impossible for a hometown boy to win a Classic on his home lake. With 4 of the past 6 winners doing just that, it’s becoming the norm.

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Jacob Wheeler Fights His Way Into The Lead on Day 2 of the Bassmaster Classic

Jacob Wheeler takes the overall lead on Day 2 of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic

Knoxville TN – It was again a Tennessean that held the lead on Day 2 of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic, but not the same one as yesterday.

Day 2, and the overall lead for the tournament, belonged to Jacob Wheeler on Saturday. Not only did he end the day 24 hours away from winning the biggest tournament in bass fishing, but he did it in a very strange way.

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Hometown Boy Ott DeFoe Takes Lead in Day 1 of the Bassmaster Classic

Knoxville, TN – He didn’t get many bites on the day, but he got them in the boat. Ott DeFoe was rewarded for his efficiency with a 20 pound limit, and the lead on Day 1 of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic.

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Paul Mueller Takes a Big Win on Lake Lanier

Gwinnett County Ga – The Bassmaster Elite Series blew into my home town over the weekend for a stop at fabled Lake Lanier. Shifting weather patterns and intermittent rain and wind weren’t enough to keep the bag limits low. This was a spotted bass tournament, but it was a big one.

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Greg Hackney Owns the Sabine River

Orange, Texas — On the final day of the B.A.S.S. Elite Series event on the Sabine River, Greg Hackney only brought 7 pounds 5 ounces to the weigh in stage, and that didn’t matter in the slightest.

The previous three days he’d dominated so thoroughly that it was enough to bring home the trophy, the $100,000 check, and the ticket to the Bassmaster Classic. [Read more…]

Rookie Wesley Strader Wins on Kentucky Lake

Paris, TN — Last week saw the a true legend of the sport bring home the trophy.

After a short turn around, the Elite Series pros were back on the water and it was first-year pro Wesley Strader taking the podium. [Read more…]