Pescitelli – Kickin Their Bass on the Water and in the Classroom!
By Vance McCullough
Collegiate Angler Noah Pescitelli had an outstanding freshman season on the water. He also took care of business in the classroom where earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Savanah College of Art and Design.
With a 3rd place showing at a Bassmaster Southern Regional Collegiate event Pescitelli proved he’s an avid angler. He also enjoys the academic experience at SCAD. “I…
Bassmaster Team Championship Headed Back To Arkansas In December
Competitors in the 2017 Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship will fish Norfork Lake out of Mountain Home, Ark., Dec. 6-9. Up for grabs is the national team title and a berth in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’SSporting Goods.
Photo by B.A.S.S.
June 13, 2017
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the second time in the…
PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #7 RESULTS
Saturday June 3rd, 2017 ~ Falls Lake ~ Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp
The 2017 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Final Qualifier #7 at Falls Lake
produced another great turnout for the PBC Trails!! The weather started out great with air temps about 62
degrees in the am on up to 84 in the pm. Water temps averaged 85. Winds were very light and variable all
day. A whopping total…
Toyota Texas Fest On Sam Rayburn Expected To Become Instant Favorite For Fishing Fans
The “Get Hooked on Fishing” kid’s area is just one of the many activities bass fishing fans have to look forward to at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department out of Lufkin, Texas, May 17-21.
Photo by Laurie Tisdale/B.A.S.S.
May 5, 2017
LUFKIN, Texas — Sam Rayburn Reservoir is on a very short list of the all-time best…
B.A.S.S. Announces High School And Junior Bass Fishing Championships
April 24, 2017
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the fourth consecutive year, the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be held on Kentucky Lake at Paris, Tenn., B.A.S.S. announced today.
The prestigious national championship will take place June 22-24.
In addition, the Junior Bassmaster Championship will be held June 20-21, on Carroll County’s…
Houchin leads FLW Costa Event with 19.12 pound limit
QUINCY HOUCHIN
March 30, 2017 by Marshall Ford
Only 6 ounces separate first and third place after the first round of the Costa FLW Series Central Division opener presented by T-H Marine at Lake Dardanelle, and Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Ark., leads that group after catching five bass that weighed 19 pounds, 12 ounces.
Brandon Lee of Ratcliff, Ark., trails Houchin by 3 ounces…
Progressive Bass Wrap-Up – Alabama Bass Trail on Eufaula
Winner interviews and weigh-in from the Alabama Bass Trails South Divisions second stop in Lake Eufaula!
Costa Renews Title Sponsorship Of Bassmaster High School Series
March 14, 2017
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Costa renewed its title sponsorship for the 2017 Bassmaster High School tournament series, B.A.S.S. announced today. The company will also continue its supporting sponsorship of the Bassmaster College Series. This will be the third consecutive year that Costa has partnered with B.A.S.S.
The Costa Bassmaster High School Series has grown dramatically,…
Leonard & Bronder take the win at Bass Champs on Amistad and leads the AOY race
By: Patty Lenderman
Bass Champs teams keep cashing in the winnings as the South Region had their second event of the year on Lake Amistad February 25. Temperatures arent the only thing heating up already this year, the competition and paybacks are too as there were 173 teams fishing for a portion of the $48,000 payback in this event with the top 23 teams going home with a payday. Lee…
Jacob Wheeler wins Elite Series Opener on Cherokee Lake
KNOXVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — At only 26 years of age, Jacob Wheeler has already won more than his share of big-money bass tournaments.
But he’s never won one under the same set of circumstances he faced this week during the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake — and he’s quick to admit that he may never do it again.
After a week of adversity that some anglers don’t face in an entire…
Rookie Wiggins maintains slim lead in Elite series debut
Feb. 11, 2017
KNOXVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Jesse Wiggins wishes he had a more exciting story to tell about the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake.
He wishes there was some drama or even a near-miss that might give him a funny story for the weigh-in stand.
But it just hasn’t been that kind of tournament for him.
“I’m just going around in circles on spot, looking for fish on my…
Alabama Elite Rookie Wiggins leads Elite Series heading into day 3
New Faces Leading The Field At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Cheroke
KNOXVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — With the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake having reached its halfway point, a trio of Elite Series newcomers are sitting atop the standings with a chance to make their mark on the trail very early in the season.
Jesse Wiggins of Cullman, Ala., came to eastern Tennessee this week,…
Roy Hawk leads the FLW COSTA Western event on Havasu with 19.7 pounds!
February 9, 2017 by David A. Brown
Day one of the Costa FLW Series Western Division opener was tough for some, but in the end it still took nearly 20 pounds to take the lead. Sleeping in his own bed for this one, Roy Hawk of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., dropped 19 pounds, 7 ounces on the scale for the day one lead. In second place in the tournament, which is presented by Ranger Boats, Mike…
Crochet Cracks 19 pounds and leads Day 1 of the 2017 Elite Series on Cherokee Lake
KNOXVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. —
Cliff Crochet is a noted shallow-water specialist who loves to fish green vegetation during warm, springlike conditions.
He found the exact opposite of that during Thursday’s opening round of the Bassmaster Elite at Cherokee Lake, but the Louisiana angler who goes by the nickname “Cajun Baby” put on quite a show anyway.
With early-morning temperatures in…
T-H Marine “PRO”-Files – FLW Rookie – Justin Atkins
Guntersville Lake has greatly chagrinned Justin Atkins, as much as a 26-year-old can be chagrinned during his young tournament career.
So when the 2017 FLW Tour kicked off on the legendary Alabama fish factory just a couple of locks up the river from his home in Florence, Ala., Atkins was more apprehensive, than excited.
As have most young pros, Atkins has packed a lot of experience into…
BASS Announces Mille Lacs as a return venue for 2017 AOY Event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a very exciting finish to the 2016 season on Minnesota’s famed Mille Lacs Lake, the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship will return to the world-class smallmouth bass factory, Sept. 14-17.
Earning a spot in this season-ending derby is no easy accomplishment. Participation is based upon performance — specifically, the number of AOY points earned…
Mark Daniels Jr. embarks on Elite Series journey – TH Marine “PRO”files
Mark Daniels Jr. has come a long way, both, geographically and metaphorically speaking. From Fairfield, California, Daniels now resides in Tuskegee, Alabama and travels the professional bass tournament circuits which have introduced him to a wide variety of waters.
Daniels met his wife, Taneisha, at Tuskegee University. She is a lifelong resident of Tuskegee.
“We moved to California for 7…
Anglers Choice Marine Team leads BASS Team Championship on Kentucky Lake
Andrew Canulette
PARIS, Tenn. — When soaking rains and cold temperatures moved across western Tennessee earlier this week, people wondered how the changing weather would affect fishing in the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Kentucky Lake.
On Wednesday at Paris Landing State Park, Ken Thompson and Brad Weese provided the answer.
Though the duo has only fished together…
The Wonder of being the Underdog…
Vance McCullough
5 AM.
We’re on the road to the hunting woods.
I‘m surprised to see 3 other vehicles during our 10 minute drive – a veritable traffic jam under the circumstances. We park, walk the dark half-mile to our trees. As my boy, Hunter, inches up a pine into the scattered stars, we again assume the role of underdog.
It’s a role we’ve been playing for the past couple…
T-H Marine Signs Supporting Sponsorship Deal With Bass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 13, 2016
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — T-H Marine Supplies Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance boat products since 1975, has signed a multiyear deal to become a supporting level sponsor of select Bassmaster tournament circuits.
Under the agreement with B.A.S.S., T-H Marine will sponsor the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens, Academy…
Bass Raises Maximum Rod Length To 10 Feet In 2017
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 40-year-old rule that has limited Bassmaster tournament competitors to rods that were 8 feet or shorter will be changed for 2017, allowing competitors to use rods as long as 10 feet.
The new rule will apply to all B.A.S.S. trails, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens and all B.A.S.S. Nation and youth events.
“This is something…
Tidewater Bassin’ – To Run The Tides, Or To Camp?
I grew up in St Johns River country. Tidewater bassing can be great, but there are some adjustments that need to be made.
For instance, when the water rises many, though not all, fish go with it to take advantage of fresh feeding opportunities. Likewise, as the tide goes out and the water falls, fish concentrate along the deepest edges of whatever cover they are using, whether that is a…
Flw & Ranger Pro Mark Rose Wins Bass Southern Open Angler Of The Year!
FLIPPIN, Ark. (June 8, 2016) - Ranger Boats Pro Mark Rose won the Bassmaster Southern Open Angler of the Year title. The angler's 579 points accrued from competing in the three Southern Open events gave him the title and qualifies Rose for the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series.
Rose started strong at the first Southern Open event on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Florida. His third-place finish put…
Bledsoe & Elliot Win Peidmont Spring Bass Tournament On Kerr With Over 18 Pound Limit
PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL
QUALIFIER #6 RESULTS
Saturday May 14th, 2016 ~ Kerr Lake ~ New Nutbush State Park Ramp
The 2016 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #6 at Kerr
Lake produced another great turnout for the PBC Trails even though the water level was 306+!!
The weather started out great with air temps about 57 degrees in…
Bassmaster Team Championship Heads To Kentucky Lake Nov. 30-Dec. 3Rd 2016
Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship Set For Kentucky Lake
PARIS, Tenn. –– Kentucky Lake, site of the 2015 Zippo BASSfest presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps, has been selected to host another special B.A.S.S. competition — the 2016 Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship.
Top anglers from participating team tournament trails across the country will have a…
Butch Trimmer & Don Boivin Took Their First Ever Win With Pbc Weighing In 5 Bass At 28.24 Lbs
PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #2 RESULTS
Saturday March 19th, 2016 ~ Jordan Lake ~ Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp
The 2016 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2 at Jordan Lake produced another
great turnout for the PBC Trails!! The weather turned out great with air temps about 49 degrees in the am on up
to 54 in the pm. The…
22 Year Old, Gary Green Wins Mega-Bass Derby On Lake Fork With A 10.02Lb Stud!
By: Patty Lenderman
Skeeter Bass Champs hosted their annual Mega Bass tournament, presented by the SportsmanÂ’s Auto Network on Lake Fork March 21, 2016 - the largest one day Bass tournament in the world that keeps getting bigger. Over 1900 anglers from over 30 states and more than $200,000 paid back in cash and prizes in single day for amateur anglers only. Twenty two year old Gary Green…
Flw Or Bass – Which To Fish And Which To Watch…….
March 17, 2016….. Its Thursday Morning and I’m a fan. Fan of the Bassmaster Elite Series.Fan of the FLW Tour.I have good friends who fish on both sides of this proverbial ball and I cheer for them all.The second stop of the FLW Tour kicked off today on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. 451 miles south, the first stop of the 2016 Season for the Bassmaster Elites kicks off…
Interviews With The Top 3 Teams From Abt’s Second Stop In The South Division On Lay Lake
The Second stop on the Alabama Bass Trails South Division on Lay Lake showed out with the Top 3 teams having over 21lbs and the winners dropping a 25.29 limit on the scales. Watch as the the Top 3 clue us in on what they were doing and how they caught their fish.
Oklahoma Pro Jason Christie Leads Day 1 Of The Bassmasters Classic!
Day 1 of the 2016 Bassmaster Classic has concluded. Many anglers are hopeful that big females will replenish along shallow stretches of Grand Lake. Local favorite Jason Christie leads with 20 pounds, 14 ounces. He’s followed by Greg Vinson (18-1) and Alton Jones (17-13) who trails by 3 pounds and an ounce.
Randy Howell is 4th with 17-6. Bill Lowen is 5th with 16-9.
As for locations, one…
Team Of Willie And Dave Church Win The Inaugural Event Of The Wild West Bass Trail On Lake Oroville!!
Saturday Morning, 98 teams took to Lake Oroville in California for the Inaugural event of the Wild West Bass Trails 2016 Season. Bringing home the win and quite a bit of cash and awards were the Team of Willie Church and Dave Church. Their winning weight of 15.44 included the Big Fish of the day with 3.04lb Big Bass. For their win they took home over $7500 in cash and contingency money which…
Garmin Electronics Introduces Their 2016 Pro Team – Adds 21 New Anglers To Staff!!
OLATHE, Kan./January 8, 2016/Business Wire – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), today announced the addition of 21 professional fishermen to its 2016 marine pro team.
The team of more than 60 anglers includes professional bass, walleye, and crappie fishermen who will be representing Garmin in tournament trails across North America, including the B.A.S.S.…
Fishing Should Be Excellent For Aft Alabama North Division Tournament On Guntersville
It's Christmas week and the way Michael Garlen has it figured by Saturday a lot of anglers should be ready to get out of the house and away from the hullabaloo and go fishing. And, if they do, he suggests they come to Lake Guntersville and fish the Ram American Fishing Tour Alabama North Division tournament.
“With Christmas on Friday by Saturday everybody will be going back to the…
Brandon Gray And Robert Perkins Win The 2015 Anglers Choice Marine Tt Championship On Kerr-Full Results And Pics Here!
Teaser image:The 2015 Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail Championship was worth the wait......138 teams that qualified showed up at Kerr Lake for the the first ever delayed (due to floods several weeks back) 2 day CHampionship. Lots on the line including a new Ranger 118 Boat-Motor-Trailer pkg worth over $35,000. As with most 2 day events, day 1 was very different than day two. Weights on Day…
Anglers Will Need Their ‘a-Game’ In Airport Marine Classic On Mystery Lake
Shades of the first few years of the granddaddy of all bass championships – the Bassmaster Classic. The year-end Classic for the Airport Marine Tournament Trail will be fished on a mystery lake Saturday.
They won't load the anglers on an airplane and fly them off to waters unknown, announcing the mystery lake when they reached their destination like B.A.S.S. did in the early years of…
Evers Takes Over Elite Series Tourney On St Lawrence
They’ve been concentrating more on finding quality bites — smallmouth or largemouth bass weighing 4 pounds or more apiece — and no one has found better quality so far than Oklahoma angler Edwin Evers.
After catching 21 pounds, 3 ounces during Thursday’s opening round, Evers added five gorgeous smallmouth bass that weighed 22-9 Friday and jumped into the lead with a…
Fully-Rigged Triton Or Ranger At Stake For Competitors In Airport Marine High School Super Classic
High school fishing tournaments are the fast-growing trend in competitive bass fishing and one of the best series for high schoolers in the country, the Airport Marine High School Team Trail in Alabama will hold its season-end Super Classic on Lay Lake Saturday with more than 60 teams expected to compete.
“This is our second year and we are building the entry every tournament, getting…
Hite Looking To Unlock The California Delta’s Bass Mystery In Bassmaster Elite
In his 22nd year on the B.A.S.S. trail and planning to celebrate the big 5-0 in just a few weeks, Davy Hite shows no signs of slowing down as a professional angler. Even when it entails towing a bass boat almost 3,000 miles over four very long days just to fish a Bassmaster Elite tournament.
And the driving is not always easy. Saturday afternoon, Hite was driving across the Mojave Desert…
Nefar Tourney Produces Huge Number Of St Johns River Bass!
from left: Tournament Organizer Glenn East with winners David Cahan and Larry Cahan and weighmaster Mike Oglesbee. photo courtesy of Becky Williams
Quick – name the best fishery in America for numbers of bass. Name one where you can catch the fish of a lifetime. Same fishery? Not likely, but Florida’s St Johns River is offering the best of both worlds right now.…
CATT Old North Kerr Hatem & West Win 18.11 lbs
Earn a trip to the 2016 Bassmaster Classic! You can now do that via the CATT Trail! We will take the top finishing teams at the NC & SC CATT Championships! You can email me and I’ll send you the forms or get them from your director…mail back $10 per angler. We can send 1 team for every 25 teams entering. The 2015 Bassmaster Team Championship tournament will be held on Lake…
Despite Forecasted Weather Conditions, Angler’s Choice Marine Tournament Is A Go On Smith Mountain Lake
Despite a winter storm this week that brought icy conditions – the second year in a row that winter weather has affected the first tournament of the year for the Anglers Choice Marine Tournament Trail – Saturday’s tournament on Smith Mountain Lake will go on as scheduled.
Tournament director Chris Lucas said the launch Saturday will be delayed from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and the…
Big Weekend Coming Up For Tournaments In The Region!!
2015 is here, and this weekend is really a mini Kick-off for many team trails and one time tournaments around the region. Lets start with the CBC on Lake Murray. $8000 Guaranteed 1st place with lots of contingency $$ plus some very good conditions to hit Murray right now. Most seem to think it will take 25-27 Lbs to land the W.
The Rat-L-Trap Open on Guntersville kicks off Sat as well and that…
Larew signs Wheeler
TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 7, 2015) - Gene Larew Lures announces the addition of bass professional Jacob Wheeler to its pro staff, bringing together one of the oldest names in soft-plastic lures with one of the youngest million-dollar earners along the top tournament trails.
Wheeler, 24, has amassed more than one million dollars in tournament earnings in his first four years as a pro. His…
Bites May Be Few, But Fish Are Big For Smith Mountain Lake Catt Final
The bass are not jumping into the boat at Smith Mountain Lake, but when you get a bite, it's a good one, said Brandon Reynolds who teamed with his brother-in-law Ben Reynolds to win the points title in the Carolina Anglers Team Trail Fall series.
“The Fall Final Saturday should be a good one,” Reynolds said. “We are getting six or seven bites a day, but we average weighing in 15 to 16 pounds…
Gunter Looking For ‘sweet Spot’ In Bassmaster Team Championship On Degray Lake
When Stanley Gunter and his partner set out on DeGray Lake for the second and final day of practice for the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship they were looking for a “little sweet spot” on the side of a ledge or hump in deep water that might produce some quality bass in the tournament this week.
The inaugural Bassmaster Team Championship will be won deep on DeGray Lake, Gunter…
Tomahawk Fishing Shop Launches New Winter Team Trail On Lake Murray
Winter trails are popular on a lot of lakes, such as Lake Norman and Lake Wylie, but for some reason there is usually a lull in tournament activity on Lake Murray during December and into January. But now that void has been filled.
A new fishing center in downtown Columbia, the Tomahawk Fishing Shop in Five Points, has launched the Tomahawk Team Trail 2014-2015 Winter Series on Lake Murray.…
Alabama Rig Could Be Dominant In Third Lake Wylie Catt Saturday
BRANDON WILLIAMS & DEREK LILLEY WON THE NOV 29 CATT TOURNAMENT ON WYLIE
Look for the Alabama Rig to play a major role in the third Carolina Anglers Team Trail Fall Tournament Saturday on Lake Wylie.
“The fish are suspended over and under the bait and all they are doing on Wylie is the Alabama Rig,” said Brett Collins, CATT owner. “The jerkbait is working, too, along with the Shakey…
Oakley Big Bass Announces 2015 Tournament Schedule
Oakley Big Bass announces the 2015 Tournament schedule here on Anglerschannel.com! Go to the Tournaments page and click on list of trails for the full schedule and all registration info. Here is a snapshot of where they are heading next year
Severe Cold Front Causes Major Fishing Change For Ray Scott Championship On Wheeler
Professional Angler Jimmy Mason
It wasn't much of a surprise. Everybody knew it was coming. But nobody in the 2014 American Bass Anglers Ray Scott Championship on Lake Wheeler was able to practice for the conditions they faced in the first morning launch Wednesday.
Official practice Sunday-Tuesday for the 166 anglers – 83 boaters and 93 non-boaters – was held in typical fall conditions:…
Tom’s Marine 2014 Team Trail Classic Wrap Up With Director Richard Mcmaster
Tom's Marine Team Trail Director Richard McMaster joins us for the last time as this is the final tournament for Tom's Marine. Next year will bring a new foremat called the Tennessee Team Trail which will include more dealers and lakes for all the anglers to fish. Richard has run one of the finest team trails in the nation-here are some of his thoughts.
Airport Marine High School Team Trail Registration Underway
Tournament Newsletter REGISTRATION DEADLINES You can sign up for ALL our tournaments by using your Credit Card as late as the evening before the tournament. However you must bring a printout of the E-mail confirmation to register. Our Sponsors AIRPORT MARINE Triton Boats Ranger Boats Stratos Boats Yamaha …
