Toyota Adds Brandon Palaniuk to Star Studded Team Toyota Roster
PLANO, TX – Fifteen years after purchasing a used 2008 Tundra in his home state of Idaho, Brandon Palaniuk’s journey with Toyota comes full circle with his addition to Toyota’s team of professional anglers. Texas-based Toyota Motor North America is proud to welcome Palaniuk to Team Toyota.
“We are proud to welcome Brandon to Team Toyota,” said Dedra DeLilli, Vice President of Marketing, Toyota…
Scroggins Eyes Redemption on Harris Chain
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Team Toyota pro Terry Scroggins looks to take advantage of a warm front and make hay on his home waters.
If you’ve been a fan of professional bass fishing for any length of time, the name Terry Scroggins certainly rings a bell. The Team Toyota pro is a well-known expert on Florida waters, and he looks to capitalize on his reputation this week at Suzuki…
Catching up with Kayak Ace Drew Gregory
By Vance McCullough - AC InsiderMy dad taught me young, “There are dreamers. And then there are doers. Be a doer.”
Then you meet a guy like Drew Gregory. A doer of dreams. Big dreams. Winner of too many bass tournaments to enumerate here, including the 2024 Bassmaster Kayak Series championship held concurrently with the Bassmaster Classic in Oklahoma.
Gregory works his magic from the…
Gritter Grabs Yamaha Power Pay on Grand Lake
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Michigan angler and former Bassmaster Elite Series® pro earns $5,000 at the 2024 B.A.S.S. ® Nation Championship on Oklahoma’s famed Grand Lake.
It’s no secret that blue-collared anglers are the lifeblood of tournament bass fishing. Many anglers work long hours throughout the week, waking up early and coming home late to take care of their families and…
B.A.S.S. announces 2025 Bassmaster Kayak Series schedule
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. is continuing to build the wildly popular Bassmaster Kayak Series and has announced the schedule for the 2025 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series presented by Native Watercraft. The schedule features six stops across six states and presents some of the best fishing opportunities in the country for tournament kayak anglers.
“In 2024 we saw the anglers’ continued…
Nation’s top teams set for ‘slugfest’ at Kentucky Lake for Bassmaster Team Championship
PARIS, Tenn. — When it was announced that the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship had to be moved from Louisiana's Ouachita River to Kentucky Lake in Tennessee, there certainly were more than a few people who started scrambling.
Lloyd Pickett, Jr. was not one of them.
Pickett lives in a Memphis suburb, about two hours’ drive from Kentucky Lake, and considers the mammoth 160,000-acre…
2024 Bassmaster High School All-American team names 12 new members
Nov. 22, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Twelve of the top high school anglers in the country have been selected as new members of the prestigious Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.
“Over the past 10 years, the Bassmaster High School All-American program has spotlighted some of the hardest working and most successful student anglers in the country,” said Chase Anderson, B.A.S.S. CEO.…
Marbut Doing the Right Things When No One is Looking
Photo Credit: Rob Matsurra - MLF
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The past 12-months of bass fishing have been nothing short of incredible for Hayden Marbut, a 21-year-old Auburn University student and college angler. The talented young Alabama pro won two of college fishing’s biggest trophies, the Bassmaster College Series National Championship and the Collegiate Bass Fishing National…
Bassmaster Team Championship relocates to Tennessee’s Kentucky Lake
Oct. 25, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship, which will grant the winner the year’s final berth into the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic, was originally scheduled to take place on Louisiana's Ouachita River. However, due to critical, unforeseen repair work being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Columbia Lock and Dam just south of…
Unified Pros and the State of Alabama Join Forces to Launch The Ultimate Angler World Championship: the Largest Professional Bass Fishing Tournament and Winner Payout in History
Scottsboro, AL (October 22, 2024) – If you dig into the history of tournament bass fishing, you’ll find the blood, sweat, and tears of a dedicated group of anglers and hard-working folks in Alabama. Front and center, you’ll find the late Ray Scott, the genius behind the first professional bass fishing tournaments dating back to the 1960s.
Years after the launch of the Bassmaster Series and the…
Afternoon Charge Wins Cook and Littlejohn Inaugural Costa Bass Derby Hosted on Grand Lake
Hosted on Grand Lake, Costa’s first amateur-only bass tournament draws 150 teams, benefits freshwater conservation
Jupiter, FL – October 17, 2024 –
Every bass angler who has competed in a tournament has dreamed of a late day flurry that wins them the tournament, especially when the fishing is slow. It only takes five casts to put the winning fish in the boat, right? Those five casts could…
Bassmaster Elite Series welcomes Legendary qualifiers Pace, Howell back to field
Sept. 26, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. tournament officials today announced former Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic champions Randy Howell and Cliff Pace will rejoin the ranks of Elite anglers in 2025 via Legends invitations. Two Legends spots opened with the retirement of Rick Clunn and the fact that all current Elite anglers with Legends eligibility requalified via Elite Series…
Emmanuel College Cashes in with Yamaha Power Pay
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College bass fishing can be a tricky endeavor. With the stress of limited income and maintaining good grades while chasing big bass throughout much of the country, it’s a lot to balance at one time. Staying on the proverbial grind is not an easy thing, but college angler Tyler Campbell figured out a way to keep everything in line while chasing his dream.…
Costa Sunglasses Announces Inaugural Costa Bass Derby
In partnership with Academy Sports + Outdoors, Costa invites anglers to Grand Lake, Oklahoma to participate in its first annual amateur-only bass tournament
JUPITER, Fla. – (AUG 19, 2024) – Call your fishing partner, grab your Costas and register for Costa Sunglasses’ inaugural Costa Bass Derby – a bass fishing team tournament set to take place on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at beautiful Grand…
BFHOF Awards Scholarships to Future Fisheries Leaders
Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Provides Financial Assistance for Fisheries Students
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – For Immediate Release – July, 24, 2024 – For the second consecutive year, the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame (BFHOF) has awarded scholarships under its Fishery Management Scholarship Program. This program aims to provide financial support and encouragement to high school and college bass anglers pursuing…
Unified Pros Announces the Ultimate Angler World Championship
Unified Pros and the State of Alabama Join Forces to Offer the Largest Pro & Amateur Bass Fishing Tournament and Payout Ever on Lake Guntersville, Scottsboro, AL, October 5th-11th, 2025.
Scottsboro, AL (June 19, 2024) – Dig into tournament bass fishing and history reveals the blood, sweat, and tears of a dedicated group of bass anglers and hard-working folks in Alabama. Front and center,…
After a half-century on this earth, I have a new fishing obsession – the shoal bass
By Vance McCullough - AC Insider
In the opening scene of the classic film Gladiator a Roman soldier declares, “People should know when they’re conquered.”
It’s doubtful that any ancient Romans ever met a shoal bass, but anglers around Rome, Georgia sure have. And, as with the barbarian horde dispatched by Maximus and crew in the movie, the shoalie has a ton of fight in him. This fish just…
Elk Grove pro Ken Mah Wins MLF Toyota Series Western Division Presented by Tackle Warehouse Season Opener at Clear Lake
LAKEPORT, Calif. (March 9, 2024) – In his 18th season fishing the Western Division Presented by Tackle Warehouse, Elk Grove, California’s Ken Mah has finished 11 times in the Top 10. He’s been close so many times before, and Friday at Clear Lake, he finally added the big No. 1 to his MLF résumé.
Mah didn’t just eke by, either. The Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats veteran went…
Top young anglers will visit Chickamauga Lake for High School and Junior Championships
DAYTON, Tenn. — The eyes of the fishing world are on young anglers after 19-year-old Trey McKinney made history last week, becoming the youngest pro to win a Bassmaster Elite Series event. And this summer, hundreds of the top young anglers from across the country will descend on eastern Tennessee, with the next big star quite possibly among them.
B.A.S.S. officials announced today…
Toyota and B.A.S.S. extend partnership through 2026
February 28, 2024
Toyota and B.A.S.S. extend partnership through 2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On the 20th anniversary of the partnership between B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, and Toyota Motor North America, the long-standing official truck of bass fishing, the two organizations have announced the extension of their partnership through 2026. Toyota will remain the exclusive…
High Five! Bass Fishing Hall of Fame set to welcome Arbogast, McKinnis, Reese, Williams and Zona
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – For Immediate Release – Feb 23, 2023 – The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame will enshrine five new members in 2024, all of whom can be called pioneers in their own unique way. The quintet of Fred Arbogast, Mike McKinnis, Skeet Reese, Alfred Williams and Mark Zona were selected in balloting conducted by the Hall of Fame’s 30-member Selection Panel and living Hall of Fame inductees. The…
Big catches await anglers for Bassmaster Kayak Series event at Lake Murray
February 19, 2024
Big catches await anglers for Bassmaster Kayak Series event at Lake Murray
COLUMBIA, S.C. — To kick off the 2024 season, the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series scored by TourneyX will head to Lake Murray, one of the best bass lakes in the country. Just how good the lake will be depends on the weather, according to Bassmaster Kayak Series angler Barry Davis.
“The…
MLF Bass Pro Tour Set to Visit Clarendon County, SC for Suzuki Stage Two at Santee Cooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. (Feb. 12, 2024) – The Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour is set to visit Clarendon County in South Carolina next week, Feb. 20-25, for the second event of the 2024 season – the Suzuki Stage Two at Santee Cooper Lakes.
The six-day tournament, hosted by the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, will feature a field of 80 professional anglers, including superstars…
Catch the Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up Show, Brought to you by Sportsman’s Warehouse, on the Pursuit Channel in 2024
Columbia, SC (January 2, 2024) - The Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up show, brought to you by Sportsman's Warehouse, debuts this week on Pursuit with multiple airings per week, for both Q1 and Q2 2024. The Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up show is an informative recap of professional, amateur, and grassroots-level bass fishing tournaments across the country. Bringing tournament trails of all sizes to the…
Yavorksy wins Bassmaster Team Championship Fish-Off, becomes youngest to qualify for Classic
Aaron Yavorsky of the Florida BASS Nation Team Trail has won the 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off with a total of 48 pounds, 4 ounces.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
December 9, 2023
LEESBURG, Fla. — Aaron Yavorsky could have idled inside the Venetian Gardens Marina all day Saturday and still won the 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship…
Huge bag lifts Yavorsky duo to victory at Bassmaster Team Championship; Fish-Off begins Friday
Rodney Yavorsky and Aaron Yavorsky of the Florida BASS Nation Team Trail won the Team Championship portion of the 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship with a two-day total of 51 pounds, 9 ounces.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
December 6, 2023
LEESBURG, Fla. — The father-son duo of Rodney and Aaron Yavorsky were among the final teams to weigh in Thursday on the…
Whitson and King surpass their expectations to take lead at Bassmaster Team Championship
Chris Whitson and Kevin King of the Morristown Marine Team Trail have taken the lead on Day 1 of the 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship with a total of 24 pounds, 11 ounces.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
December 6, 2023
LEESBURG, Fla. — Chris Whitson and Kevin King said they’d have been happy to weigh 12 pounds on Wednesday to start the 2023 Bass Pro Shops…
Rapala Named a Premier Sponsor of the 2024 Alabama Bass Trail Tournament Series and 100 Series
Decatur, Ala. (November 29, 2023) – Rapala, the world’s largest manufacturer of fishing lures and other fishing-related products, will join the Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) as a premier sponsor of the ABT Tournament Series and 100 Series in 2024.
RapalaVMC was unofficially founded in 1936 when Lauri Rapala invented the Rapala fishing lure. RapalaVMC has grown from humble beginnings to…
Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up Show, Brought to you by Sportsman’s Warehouse, Premiers Saturday!
Columbia, SC (November 3, 2023) - The Angler’s Channel Bass Wrap Up show brought to you by Sportsman's Warehouse, entering its 14th Season, is set to premiere this Saturday, November 4, 2023 on the Discovery Network at 6:30 am EST. The Angler’s Channel Bass Wrap Up show is an informative recap of professional, amateur, and grassroots-level bass fishing tournaments across the country. Bringing…
Kyle Grover Leads Day One of 2023 WON BASS U.S. Open
Evan Barnes in Second, Quincy Lewis Leads AAA Division
Laughlin, Nev. – October 16, 2023 – As the 183 pro and AAA partners headed out onto the waters of Lake Mohave for the 2023 Bass Cat / Mercury WON BASS U.S. Open presented by Laughlin Tourism Commission and Visit Laughlin, they were greeted with light winds and sunny skies. What wasn’t known was the kind of welcome they would receive from…
Two Firsts at KVD’s Final Tournament
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While Minn Kota Stage Seven may have been the last regular-season event of Kevin VanDam’s unparalleled competitive career, the 33-year tournament veteran still experienced a couple of firsts during his swan song last month. KVD won his first $3,000 bonus from Costa’s popular Compete + Conserve contingency program and was the first angler to wear…
Rather Outdoors Appoints Marcus Parker to Senior Vice President of Sales – North America
Columbia, SC - August 7, 2023 – Rather Outdoors, a leader in fishing equipment and innovation, hires Marcus Parker to fulfill the role of Senior Vice President of Sales - North America.
Parker has a rich background within the fishing industry and has been a regional pro staff member for Strike King since 2010, accomplishing numerous top 10 finishes on various tournament trails. Before joining…
STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN FISHERIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES FROM BASS FISHING HOF
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 8/1/23 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Supporting those whose future career paths will focus on healthy fisheries, essential access, and clean rivers, lakes and reservoirs, the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors has announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural Fishery Management Scholarship program stipends. Each of the winners will receive a $2,500 stipend to assist…
Ebare On Conservation & Costas
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Pictures courtesy of Tyler Brinks / MLF and Blake McLane/Dynamic Sponsorships
The 2023 tournament season has been quite the coming out party for Major League Fishing pro Dakota Ebare. Though Ebare has consistently knocked on the door of bass fishing superstardom throughout his young career, a ’major’ win eluded him until this year.
After…
Kayak Bass Fishing – Honing In on the Right Kayak
By Danny Blandford
In my research on kayak selection, I had the opportunity to catch up with another Old Town kayak pro, Casey Reed, of Virginia. Casey, like me, had started kayak bass fishing in a sit-in fishing “style” kayak he picked up at big box store. Also like in my experience, it left a lot to be desired. The difference was Casey went to work on improving his setup with a DIY…
Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up Show, Brought to you by Sportsman’s Warehouse, adds the Pursuit Channel
Columbia, SC (June 30, 2023) - The Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up show, brought to you by Sportsman's Warehouse, continues to grow its distribution with the addition of the Pursuit Channel, starting January 2024. The 14th season of the show will still debut on Discovery with Saturday airings in the fall of 2023 for the fifth consecutive year. The program will then move to Pursuit for multiple…
FIU student wins Females in Fisheries conservation scholarship
Florida International University graduate student Shakira Trabelsi has won the seventh annual Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries.
Photo courtesy of Shakira Trabelsi
June 23, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The seventh annual Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries has been awarded to Florida International University grad student Shakira Trabelsi, who…
Anglers Channel Bass Wrap Up Show, Brought to you by Sportsman’s Warehouse, Now Streaming
The AnglersChannel Bass Wrap Up show brought to you by Sportsman's Warehouse, entering its 14th Season, is now available on the Outdoor Action TV streaming network. After four years of being featured on the Discovery Network, fishing enthusiasts can tune into the last three seasons anywhere anytime. The AnglersChannel Bass Wrap Up show is an informative recap of professional, amateur, and…
2024 Texas Team Trail Schedule Announcement!
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (June 2, 2023) – With the 2023 Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive season ending this weekend at Choke Canyon Reservoir, Texas Team Trail is already getting primed for another go-round as the 2024 schedule and locations was announced today.
The schedule will once again feature four regular-season events with a healthy mix of some great bass…
Forced to Pre-Launch!
Tom Huynh describes his check-cashing “system” that matches Northland’s NEW Eye Candy™ Soft Plastics with Northland Tungsten Jigs
BEMIDJI, Minn. (June 2, 2023) – Recent exposure via tournament websites, social media, and TV has created a wildfire of interest in a brand-new line of walleye soft plastics from Northland Fishing Tackle. Aptly-named “Eye Candy™,” an extensive…
Harris Chain reels in 2023 Bassmaster Team Championship event
Florida's Harris Chain of Lakes will host the 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship December 6-9.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
May 23, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2023 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship will be held on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla.,December 6-9, filling the last spot in the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic…
Garrett Omnipresent in Bassmaster® Opens Points Race
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**Photo provided by Dalton Tumblin / B.A.S.S. **
If you follow competitive bass fishing, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the name John Garrett. At only twenty-six yearsold, the Bassmaster Opens EQ competitor has an impressive tournament resume, which includes holding the leader positionof the 2023 St. Croix Opens EQ points standings.
In…
2023 Texas Team Trail Headed to Choke Canyon Next Month!!!
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 11, 2023) –The 2023 Bass Pro Shops/ Cabela’sTexas Team Trail presented by Progressive is headed to Choke Canyon Reservoir for the 2023 Championship and to determine the winner of the 2023 Progressive Team of the Year race. There will be two boats, cash, a variety of prizes as well as several contingencies awards up for grabs at the event. The event will showcase the top 75…
2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Team names 12 new members
The Top 12 high school anglers in the country have been named to the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
May 5, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Twelve of the top high school anglers in the country have been selected as new members of the notable Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
“For…
X2Power Batteries Introduces Seven Kayak Anglers to the 2023 Pro Team
X2Power Batteries adds seven members to their new kayak team for the 2023 season. With an established lineup of marine lithium batteries, X2Power is providing a trustworthy solution for all kayak anglers.
HARTLAND, Wisc. (May 3, 2023) – New for 2023, X2Power Batteries has implemented a kayak pro team to their fleet of established anglers. Introducing seven new…
B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional heads to Arkansas River
Muskogee, Okla., will host the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional May 3-5.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
April 27, 2023
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — With two phases of the spawn likely in play, St. Croix Bassmaster Opens pro Harvey Horne believes there will be plenty of quality bass caught shallow during the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central…
Lake Murray primed to shine as Bassmaster Elite Series visits for first time in 12 years
Bassmaster Elite Series champion Patrick Walters of nearby Summerville, S.C., will be among the field when the Bassmaster Elite Series heads to Columbia for the Marathon Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray April 20-23.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
April 14, 2023
Lake Murray primed to shine as Bassmaster Elite Series visits for first time in 12 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Top…
BILL TO CAP UNFAIR TOURNAMENT FEES CLEARS FIRST HURDLE
Grassroots push and NPAA backing float bill to Senate with high hopes for approval.
Forestville, WI (March 6, 2023) – The economic impact for a community hosting a major fishing tournament can be substantial. Local and regional tournaments generate commerce, too, and add to the vitality of a region. Student anglers become more engrained in conservation with every moment…
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2023 SEASON
The 2023 NPFL season is getting ready to blast off with Pickwick Lake first up March 15-17.
Story by Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons
As the 2023 season approaches and the anglers make their way to Pickwick Lake for Stop number 1 on March 15-17, the preparation and anticipation have begun, with the anglers looking forward to getting the season started. With lots of…
Wendlandt Wins an Extra $2,500 from Yamaha
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Clark Wendlandt has been a pro angler for 30 years, so when he noticed intense fishing pressure among fellow Elite Series competitors in massive Lake Okeechobee’s northern waters, he opted to make a long run south to have productive waters largely to himself.
The veteran’s move allowed the 2020 Bassmaster® Angler of the Year to land 83-pounds…
Toyota adds Mark Daniels Jr.
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Texas-based Toyota Motor North America proudly announces the addition of Mark Daniels Jr. to their professional bass angling team.
Daniels, who holds a degree in environmental science from Tuskegee University, is a perennial championship qualifier and a long-time member of the Toyota Bonus Bucks program.
“Not only does Mark have a long…
