New Record Attendance At The Bassmaster Classic
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New Record Attendance At The Bassmaster Classic

The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods smashed previous attendance records at the weekend. According to law enforcement figures, those from host facilities and other independent sources, a total attendance of 143,323 […]

Bass Fishing

Day One At The Class From the Bassmaster

After one day of fishing on Lake Hartwell, the leaderboard for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods has a familiar look. Oklahoma angler Jason Christie leads the way, with Edwin Evers — […]

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Bass Fishing

PROJECT Z—THE BATTLES AT BIENVILLE

The Battles at Bienville cast is headlined by Z-Man’s pro staff—hands down some of the planet’s most talented bass anglers. Luke Clausen, Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup champion, will join perennial B.A.S.S. superstars,

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Bass Fishing

New-Format Fishing Featured In BASSfest

In bass fishing, BASSfest is the new black.  June 11-15 in Dayton, Tenn., BASSfest will be the latest innovation in pro fishing. Part competition, part festival, the five-day event will feature 140 of the best […]

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Bass Fishing

Red River Return

Roily, muddy, full of prop-eating backwater stumps and always challenging: That’s what Bassmaster Elite Series pro Stephen Browning loves about the Red River.  “I grew up fishing the lower Arkansas River, which is very similar […]

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Bass Fishing

Swindle Classy In Classic Calamity

Those who saw Gerald Swindle’s Bassmaster Classic Day 2 weigh-in tirade may not have initially thought of the second verse from Rudyad Kipling’s famous poem, “If,” but the wisdom certainly applies to the Bassmaster Elite […]

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Bass Fishing

Howell Hunts Down Lead

Randy Howell, the 2014 Bassmaster Classic winner, often says that professional bass fishing is a humbling sport.  He ate a piece of that bitter pie last week at the Bassmaster Elite Series season opener in […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Bigtime Bassin’ in the Rain

And now, here’s your Bassmaster Classic forecast: Fair chance of rain each day with winds and temps all over the map. Translation: Expect interesting weather. With conditions like that, the smart money says each of […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Classic Kids Challenge

The Bassmaster Classic expo is prime location to get the kids out of the house to have some fun. The Bassmaster Classic tournament features the very best bass anglers in the world and the Classic […]

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Bass Fishing

Data Overload: Classic Favorites

There were a couple tournaments over the weekend, but let’s be honest, everyone’s focus is on Lake Guntersville and the Bassmaster Classic. The last couple years we’ve looked at the data to try and find […]

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Bass Fishing

Roumbanis Taking Tulsa Advantages

Professional bass angler Fred Roumbanis is taking two things from his Tulsa, Okla., home that he believes will have him well prepared for next week’s Bassmaster Classic in Alabama: cold-water bass expertise and Gene Larew […]

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Bass Fishing

The Importance of a Great Education

Source bass University: The Bass University Instructor and FLW Tour pro Adrian “Jesey Boy” Avena writes below about his journey from sitting in The Bass University classroom as a student in 2011, to becoming an […]

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Bass Fishing

Chris Lane Readying For Classic

Chris Lane’s dream of winning the 2014 GEICO Bassmaster Classic is different than the dreams of the other 55 anglers in the game. Sure, every qualifier hopes to win the world championship of professional bass […]