Lowen’s reputation for “being able to 12-pound you to death” led to lots of checks and lots of Classic berths, but no wins until 2021. He’d come close – he logged runner-up finishes at Old Hickory ...

In the wake of the decision by B.A.S.S. to limited live sonar usage during the 2026 Elite Series season, Joe Balog is curious to watch how things play out – on and off the water. Read his thoughts in ...

B.A.S.S. on Wednesday announced the 2026 Bassmaster Opens schedule with eight tournaments split across two divisions as the pathway to the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier Series, which ultimately feeds the ...

The 2025 BPT season brought the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for Wheeler, who lost his father, Curtis, in April after a long battle with cancer. A couple weeks later, Wheeler logged a ...

The grant, funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, helped advance research into the genetics, habitat, and conservation needs of this distinct fish. The species is described by lead author Byron ...

Back in 2023, Lopez finished second in the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals event at the Mississippi River. He ran a remarkably similar game plan then, mostly plying a wacky rig on eelgrass holes and ...

Davis hauled in 14-15 on day 2 of the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship at the Upper Mississippi River on Saturday to push his total to 33-12 and maintain his lead over Shaw, who caught ...

Day 1 saw a variety of patterns in play, with pros making hay in the remaining mats, some running main-river current breaks, and plenty doing damage in the Black River. Tomorrow, with no ...

On Thursday, B.A.S.S. conducted a series of five coin flips to determine which Elite Series tournaments in 2026 will include usage of live sonar and which will not. The move stems from an announcement ...

Looking at Johnston’s performance across 2024 and 2025 should give us a clue, or so I thought. My goal was to uncover his blueprint for dominance, perhaps a mathematical pattern that leads to the top ...

After Chris Johnston captured his second straight Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year title, Joe Balog wanted to dissect his strategy for success to better understand what separates the cream ...

The three-day tournament gets under way Friday and will showcase Pools 7, 8 and 9 as is typical of major tournaments that originate in La Crosse. MLF Communications A field of 36 anglers have ...