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Wheeler Boats 38 Fish To Dominate First Day

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

The goal for most of the 40 anglers who fished on opening day of the Smith Lake MLF Bass Pro Tour in Alabama was more

Kuphall Made Most Of Two Areas

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Caleb Kuphall hails from Mukwonago, Wis., located about 30 miles west of Milwaukee. He’s a part-time fishing guide more

Big Numbers Set To Be Posted At Smith

Monday, April 29, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

The Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour is only four events into its existence, so it doesn't have much history more

Spawn Interruptions Are Prime For Froggin'

Monday, April 29, 2019

By David A. Brown Special to BassFan

Todd Castledine is well-known for his hollow-body topwater skills, but it's not only a fair-weather program. He more

Three Pros Talk Differences Between Lakes, Reservoirs

Friday, April 26, 2019

By John Neporadny Jr. Special to BassFan

FLW Tour pro Greg Bohannan started fishing competitively on rocky Ozark highland reservoirs, but after turning more

Burghoff, Walters Taking Success In Stride

Thursday, April 25, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Miles Burghoff and Patrick Walters have never met. But if they were to sit down for breakfast at a Waffle House somewhere more

Palaniuk’s Go-To Bubba Baits

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

By Jonathan LePera Special to BassFan

Brandon Palaniuk is always about making a big splash, especially when he’s fishing large, oversized swimbaits. more

MLF Softens Stance On Anglers Working '20 Classic Expo

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

For a short period last week, it appeared that Major League Fishing anglers would be prohibited from working the more

Looking, Moving Baits, Finesse Tactics Worked

Monday, April 22, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

The Winyah Bay Bassmaster Elite Series was likely the event on the 2019 schedule that was dreaded by the most anglers more

Both Green, Brown Fish Were In Play

Monday, April 22, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

If you didn’t know this before the FLW Tour event at Lake Cherokee, you probably know now – the lake is one heck more

Getting Away From Crowds Was Critical

Friday, April 19, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

It didn’t seem to matter where anglers went at Lake Chickamauga during last week’s Bass Pro Tour, the fish were shallow, more

Game Plan Was Key To Upshaw’s Victory

Thursday, April 18, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

Luck often plays a key role in any slugfest tournament, which the FLW Tour event on Cherokee Lake certainly was. more

After Day 1 Hiccup, Things Came Easy For Morgan

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Andy Morgan had seen this movie before. Lake Chickamauga in the spring. Bass beginning their progression from pre-spawn more

Blaylock's 'Sand Pit' Just Kept Producing

Monday, April 15, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

When Stetson Blaylock won the Lake Norman FLW Tour as a 22-year-old in 2009, he had no inkling that a decade would more

Right At Home: Morgan Dominant At Chickamauga

Sunday, April 14, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

For the past five days, Andy Morgan played the role of gracious host. The Dayton, Tenn., native let the Bass Pro Tour more

Upshaw Goes Wire-to-Wire At Cherokee

Sunday, April 14, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan It’s never a bad thing to have a backup plan. For Andrew Upshaw, having one sealed his first FLW Tour victory. With more

Blaylock Holds Off Canterbury's Big Charge

Sunday, April 14, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

There was only one place Stetson Blaylock could finish in the final standings at the Winyah Bay Bassmaster Elite more

Upshaw’s Lead Shrinks At Cherokee

Saturday, April 13, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

Andrew Upshaw took a bit of a risk today, and it might’ve bit him. Playing with a decent-sized lead in what has more

Ike’s Rally Carries Him Into Final Round

Saturday, April 13, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

When time ran out in the Knockout Round at the first Bass Pro Tour event this year, Mike Iaconelli wasn’t too pleased more

Blaylock Now On Top As Leaderboard Reshuffles

Saturday, April 13, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Stetson Blaylock had a mediocre start to the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series season with his 52nd-place finish at more

Birge Surges Past 100; Davis Pours It On

Friday, April 12, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

When Zack Birge reached the 80-pound mark today, he figured he’d back off the gas pedal a little and start hunting around more

Upshaw Extends His Lead At Cherokee

Friday, April 12, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

Andrew Upshaw has a distinct advantage, and he’s making the most of it thus far. In practice for the FLW Tour more

Lowen The New Leader, But Many Are Close

Friday, April 12, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Bill Lowen is averaging a just over 13 1/2 pounds a day at the Winyah Bay Bassmaster Elite Series, with just an more

Upshaw, Many Others Light Up Cherokee

Thursday, April 11, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

It may not be on the level of a Lake St. Clair (not many lakes are), but Cherokee Lake sure is loaded with smallmouth. more

Martens Tops Group A; Connell Advances

Thursday, April 11, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

It took Aaron Martens about an hour today to feel like he’d caught enough to guarantee himself a spot in Saturday’s Knockout more

Williamson, Shryock Lead With 15-Pound Bags

Thursday, April 11, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Catching a bass that weighs more than two pounds at Winyah Bay is a reason to rejoice. Catching one more than three more

Lots Of Gas Will Be Burned At Winyah Bay

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Only five bags that were short of a limit were weighed in on the two full-field days at last week's Lake Hartwell more

Crochet Starts Fast, Winds Up Atop Group B

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Cliff Crochet says he felt like he was step behind everyone at the first three Bass Pro Tour events. This morning, he more

Cherokee ‘On Fire’ For Tour Stop No. 5

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

By Sean Ostruszka Special to BassFan

Cherokee Lake may be experiencing the best of times and the worst of times. On one hand, the fishing could hardly more

Top Contenders Pulled Majority Of Fish From Beds

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Of the 80 fish that the 2nd- through 5th-place finishers at the Lake Hartwell Bassmaster took to the weigh-in stage more

Lefebre Sets Pace As Group A Blisters Chickamauga

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

If today’s MLF Bass Pro Tour results are any indicator of what the fishing is going to be like at Lake Chickamauga this more

Cobb Made Transition From Docks To Beds

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

The ability to make the right adjustments is about the most important trait a professional angler can possess. more

Morris Maximized Small Stretch With Spinnerbait

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Jake Morris came into the 2019 season with one goal in mind: Make the FLW Series championship at Lake Cumberland, which more

Spawning Surge Could Lead To Big Weights

Monday, April 8, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Your move, Lake Chickamauga. On the heels of the recent Bass Pro Tour event in the Raleigh, N.C., area, where 78 bass more

Cobb Closes Out Wire-To-Wire Win

Sunday, April 7, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Man, those locals are tough to beat in tour-level events at Lake Hartwell! Continuing a tradition started by more

Consistent Cobb Now Up By More Than 5 1/2

Saturday, April 6, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Brandon Cobb is making the one-hour drive back and forth from his home in Greenwood, S.C. each day for the Lake more

Cobb Maintains Hold On 1st Place At Hartwell

Friday, April 5, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Sight-fishing conditions deteriorated on day 2 of the Lake Hartwell Bassmaster Elite Series, but not to the level more

Cobb Catches 19-09 To Take 2-Pound Lead

Thursday, April 4, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

There's a greater weight differential between 1st place and 2nd after day 1 of the Lake Hartwell Bassmaster Elite more

Super-Shallow Fish Bit Lots Of Offerings

Thursday, April 4, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

The 2nd- through 5th-place finishers in the recent MLF Bass Pro Tour event in Raleigh, N.C. all had one thing in more

Spinnerbaits Were Top Dog; Beavers Slowed Down

Thursday, April 4, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

Grand Lake was a grind last week, but some in the 165-man FLW Tour field took that a challenge. Only a select few conquered more

Lots Of Fish Shallow As Elite Series Hits Hartwell

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

South Carolina's Lake Hartwell has been a popular top-level tournament destination over the past decade-plus as more

Covering Water Was Critical for Powroznik

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor

Jacob Powroznik was naturally pumped when the Raleigh, N.C. event was announced as part of the MLF Bass Pro Tour's more

'Stubborn' Lawyer Stuck With Spinnerbait

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor

As a kid, Jeremy Lawyer used to come to Grand Lake with his grandparents to fish for white bass in the spring. Now, more

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