BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After finishing second at the 2021 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series National Championship powered by TourneyX on Texas’ Possum Kingdom Lake, angler Joe McElroy from Cullman, Ala., announced he was donating his $5,000 winnings to help a fellow competitor’s young son who is living with a rare disease impacting just five people...
Charleston, SC – Huk performance fishing gear is committed to designing clothing for the hardcore angler, and no angler embodies that commitment more than Bryan Schmitt. This past weekend, Schmitt talked about the “special little things” that were happening to help him maintain the lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain. For...
Blue Hunter Wins 2021 World Cup With Grander Blue Marlin Blue Hunter, a 43 Riviera based in the Cape Verde Islands, boated a grander blue marlin weighing 1,046.1 pounds (475.5 kilos) to win the 2021 World Cup Blue Marlin Championship. Captain Manuel Viana led the team and it was Viana’s second grander of the season....
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Bryan Schmitt talked all week about “special little things” that were happening to help him maintain the lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain. But the most special one happened just 15 minutes before Sunday’s final weigh-in, as Schmitt landed a 3 1/2-pound smallmouth that gave him a...
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Chris Johnston will soon return to the site of his historic 2020 victory, but he and the rest of the field will face a different scenario for this year’s Farmers Insurance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River. Competition days will be July 15-18 with daily takeoffs from Whittaker Park at 7 a.m....
The Top 3 anglers in the BassFan World Rankings held their positions in the newest edition, which encompasses the recently completed MLF Bass Pro Tour event at the St. Lawrence River and the MLF Pro Circuit tournament at the Potomac River. Jacob Wheeler, who’s held the top slot for two calendar years, increased his lead...
Jacob Wheeler found himself on the top of the leaderboard after each of the three days he fished the St. Lawrence. He set the Bass Pro Tour single-day and two-day records in his two qualifying days, and won the automatic bid to the Championship Round with the help of a flogger after catching 222-1. Wheeler...
We are thrilled to once again offer a fun and exciting fishing derby for all the salmon lovers and Sportfishing enthusiasts out there! The 21st Annual Buoy 10 Salmon Challenge on August 20, 2021, in Astoria, Oregon, hosted by Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association. We are planning for clear skies, fine weather, and good tides for...
LATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Since the Bassmaster Elite Series season began back in February, Seth Feider has been tightening his stranglehold on the all-important Angler of the Year standings. Now the season is heading down its homestretch, and Feider will have a chance to etch his name into pro fishing history as the schedule swings...
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Avid angler, Friends of the Everglades board member, and Hardy enthusiast Dave Preston, along with his guide, Capt. Luis Cortes, won the Grand Championship in The Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament with a total of 4,500 points — all with a Hardy rod in hand. Considered to be the Daytona 500 of tarpon-fishing competitions,...