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FL Trophy Catch Team Visits Phoenix Boats

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission representatives recently visited the Phoenix factory in Tennessee to announce the lucky five finalists for the TrophyCatch registrant’s giveaway. All five anglers will receive a nice prize. One will […]

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Electricity To Study Fish

Not everyone can step up to the bow of a boat, lean against the railing, step on a pedal and start netting fish as they float up to the surface. Although it is illegal and […]

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Bass Fishing

Corrao/Stefan Win Cabela’s NABC

After claiming the 2013 Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit’s Team of the Year title in September-and scoring an impressive victory at the trail’s Sturgeon Bay qualifier in May-Jason Corrao and Matt Stefan capped a storybook […]

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2014 Annual NPAA Conference

The National Professional Anglers Association kicks off each New Year with their Annual Conference.  This popular gathering of marine and fishing tackle industry leaders, anglers from all passions and skill levels, and expert presenters will […]

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All-Star Fan Win New Truck

Clay Wilson was due for a new truck. In fact, just three months ago the Rogers, Ark., resident was kicking tires and comparing options on the latest models when something told him to hold off […]

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Bass Fishing

Kenneth Wiley Wins G-Man Contest

Kenneth Wiley suspected he was being pranked when he got the Oct. 2 call telling him he was the grand-prize winner in the Fish With G-Man Sweepstakes on Bassmaster.com. “I was shocked,” Wiley said. “I […]

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Bass Fishing

2014 College B.A.S.S. Schedule

They say your college years are the best of your life. If the 2014 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series schedule is any indication, it’s true. Covering five geographic regions and some of the best bass waters […]

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Bass Fishing

2 Auburn Anglers Compete For Classic

“It’s like déjà vu all over again” to borrow a phrase from baseball great Yogi Berra. During Saturday’s weigh-in of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic Bracket, the competition eliminated two anglers, leaving two anglers from […]

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Bass Fishing

B.A.S.S. 2014 Opens Series

The 2014 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series has something for everyone — whether they’re a top professional angler, an aspiring pro or simply a fan of the sport.  Nine events in nine states covering […]

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Bass Fishing

2014 Elite Series Lakes

The 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series promises to be one for the history books. The 100 or so Elite Series anglers who compete on the nation’s premier bass tournament circuit will visit rivers, reservoirs and natural […]

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Mueller Wins Eastern Divisional

Mueller Wins Eastern Divisional By Pursuing Largemouth. Paul Mueller really didn’t want to fish for largemouth on Maine’s Sebago Lake. It’s not his strength. He’s much better at targeting smallmouth.  But largemouth paid off for […]

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Bass Fishing

Paul Mueller Takes Over

A Connecticut B.A.S.S. Nation team member leads the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional after Thursday’s competition. This time, it’s Connecticut’s Paul Mueller, who overtook the top spot from his teammate, Al Gambardella, on Maine’s Sebago […]

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Largemouth Reign Supreme On Sebago

Al Gambardella is receiving multiple good-luck texts and phone calls from home, especially from his wife and 3-year-old daughter Sophia. The Day 1 leader of the B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional hasn’t seen them for two […]

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Bass Fishing

Big Wins for Rapala Pros

For Rapala bass pro Mike Iaconelli, it was literally go big, or go home. If Ike didn’t win the recent Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie, he would not qualify for a 15th-consecutive Bassmaster Classic, […]

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Walleye Fishing

Diegel, Steffen Score on Cass

Pierre, South Dakotans Travor Diegel and Paul Steffen brought a pair of carbon-copy catches to the stage to score a convincing victory at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s regular season finale on Minnesota’s Cass Lake […]

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Walleye Fishing

Walleye Tour Wraps Up On Devil

Competitive walleye anglers will converge at Devil’s Lake, N.D., for the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour championship event, Sept. 19-21. The championship event will feature some the best walleye anglers in a pro-am style format and […]

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Bass Fishing

Michael Iaconelli Leads on Erie

Mike Iaconelli admittedly had a terrible season on the Bassmaster Elite Series. He finished 44th in Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points, well outside of qualifying for the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. Making it to […]

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Watson Wins!

In the highlight of his pro fishing career, James Watson of Waynesville, Missouri won the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series tournament on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri today. Watson, who qualified for his […]

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Bassmaster Classic Field 2014

With the conclusion of the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series, the majority of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic field is now set. Forty-four of the 56 eventual competitors in the “Super Bowl” of bass fishing have been […]

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Chris Lane Win’s St. Clair

After leading the first day, then falling into Mark Davis’ wake on the second and third days, Chris Lane kicked it into high gear Sunday to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase.  Through […]

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Bass Fishing

Mark Davis on St. Clair

Yup. Mark Davis said he had them on Thursday, the first day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase out of Detroit, Mich. He said he caught the mullygrubs after not boating two big […]

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Bass Fishing

Chris Lane Leads Day One

Make no mistake, Chris Lane is driven. The 2012 Bassmaster Classic champ wants to qualify for the 2014 Classic because it’s on his adopted home water, Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. Winning the Aug. 22-25 Plano Championship […]

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Fish With G-Man

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle is known among fellow pros and fishing enthusiasts as a comedic genius. Fans at each of the eight Elite Series stops of the season await his appearance on stage, […]

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Bass Fishing

THRIFT GRABS LEAD

Chevy pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., brought a five-bass limit to the scales weighing 9 pounds, 15 ounces to lead day three of the Forrest Wood Cup at the Red River presented by Walmart. […]

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Bass Fishing

The Final Push

Lake St. Clair promises another big smallmouth fest for the field of 99 Bassmaster Elite Series pros at next week’s regular-season finale out of Detroit.  The Aug. 22-25 event, the Plano Championship Chase, will be […]

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Bass Fishing

Bassmaster Attendance Record

It happened a few days ago in the village of Waddington, N.Y., population 972, on the banks of the St. Lawrence River: The Bassmaster Elite Series all-time attendance record was cracked once again. A total […]

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Bass Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Scores Win

Brandon Palaniuk wanted — needed, in his mind — to find a way into the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, the world championship of bass fishing.  “I don’t care about the money, just give me the Classic […]

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Bass Fishing

Palaniuk Perseveres 3rd Day

Who or what can stop Brandon Palaniuk?  Not wind and 6-foot waves. Not a daily trip by water of 200-plus miles. Not a 2-pound penalty.  But maybe Jonathon VanDam can. Trailing Palaniuk by less than […]

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Bass Fishing

Palaniuk Keeps Lead

One mistake in the excitement of zeroing in on a school of big smallmouth could have cost Brandon Palaniuk his lead in the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River.  It didn’t. But the […]

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Bianchi Claims Crown On Oneida

On Day 2 of the Bass Pros Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Oneida Lake, New York pro Jim Bianchi landed the largest limit of the tournament, 19 pounds 4 ounces, to build a lead of […]

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Bass Fishing

Bianchi Claims Lead @ Oneida

At the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open, New York pro Jim Bianchi hit his largemouth bass spots hard on Day 1 to amass a catch of 15 pounds, 12 ounces. He thought he may […]

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Bass Fishing

Daves Leads At Oneida Lake

As the full field bucked big waves on Oneida Lake today, Virginia pro Chris Daves bucked the conventional wisdom that it’s necessary to pursue both largemouth and smallmouth to win here and claimed the first […]

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Bass Fishing

KVD on the St. Lawrence

Sharp pundits would never say that Kevin VanDam isn’t a favorite to win the Aug. 8-11 Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River out of Waddington, N.Y.  Working in VanDam’s favor is the St. […]

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Bass Fishing

Brother Vs. Brother

The scene last summer on Beaverfork Lake in Arkansas was a worst-case scenario. After 10 grueling days of fishing, the Bassmaster Carhartt College Series pitted brother against brother as Matt and Jordan Lee of Auburn […]

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Bass Fishing

Lugar Wins BASS Mid-Atlantic

Virginia’s Jeff Lugar came out of nowhere with a final day rally to win the B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic Divisional on Lake Erie. Sitting in 21st place before the final weigh-in, Lugar came to the scales […]

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Rat-L-Trap Summer Sale

Rat-L-Trap’s Summer Sale is on…at the online store now through September 31, 2013. Customers will get 10 % off if they use the discount code “summersale” when they check out. Who we are: In the […]

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Walleye Fishing

Parsons & Hansen Win AIM

Armed with a “yet-to-be-released” prototype lure from Berkley and a life-time of walleye fishing knowledge on his side, Hall of Fame angler and veteran walleye legend, TNB’s own Gary Parsons of Glidden, WI along with […]

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Bass Fishing

College Bass Angler To Mexico

When the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship gets under way Aug. 1 on Chatuge Reservoir, Ga., the field of hopeful young anglers will include the first team from Mexico ever to qualify for the championship […]

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Bass Fishing

EverStart On Lake Champlain

The EverStart Series is headed to Lake Champlain July 18-20 when as many as 300 pros and co-anglers take to the water for the third of four stops in the Northern Division. Champlain’s plentiful smallmouth […]

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Bass Fishing

Rookie Martin Wins Chickamauga

Rookie pro Casey Martin of New Hope, Ala., brought the biggest stringer of the tournament to the scales Sunday, a five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 1 ounce to win $125,500 at the Walmart FLW Tour […]

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Bassmaster College Series Update

Field Set For Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship In August.  School is out for the summer for the majority of college students across the country, but for 136 collegiate bass anglers, the biggest test […]