Braggin' Board

Garrett caught this beauty, a 24" - 5lb Rainbow in June Lake Calif on Aug 1, 2013

37.5" and 10lbs,5ozs.
Submitted by Zechariah Harriman (Fort Kent, ME)

I have to brag about my catch on our trip – this 40” Muskie.  The biggest fish I’ve caught and such an awesome experience!

Submitted by Brenden Kanies

Blue sky, cool breeze, great company and the first fish of the day - a 20-in Rainbow. Hard to beat fishing on the Big Horn River in early summer.

Submitted by: Steve Lerner (Snellville, GA)

Brody salmon fishing

Submitted by: Bass Pro Shops customer

Great day of fishin in da UP....eh

Submitted by: Greg Andrews (Marquette, MI)

30.75" 12lbs

Submitted by Greg Andrews (Marquette, MI)

How cool is this! A Moose checking out the future Bass Pro Shops Anchorage store. No doubt trying to find his way to the new nature area that will be next to the store. Photo by a future customer

January duck hunt in Robbins, California just north of Sacramento from Chris Cheng, the season four champion of the History Channel's Top Shot.

Photo was taken at the Bass Pro Shops, Kodak, TN store. and caught on an Alabama fishing rig

Pictured is the new Tennessee state record largemouth that was caught on Chickamagua Lake. Angler and new record holder is Gabe Keen (center holding the bass). Gabe is flanked by his Bass Pro Shops buddies, Johnnie Garrison and Mark Pappas.

The record catch weighed in at 15 pounds, 3 ounces!
 

Our very own Will Pruitt at Bass Pro Shops can really catch'em!

9 point buck harvested in Phelps County (Rolla, MO) by Caleb Parry, Bass Pro Shops Brand Marketing Specialist

It was a good day in God's creation for Marty Luna from Bass Pro Shops Bass Camp and friends. Quail & Pheasant

Carter is the son of Marty at Bass Pro Shops

Caleb Parry went shed hunting in Iowa and as you can see, Iowa never disappoints

Joe Stockdale is fishing for Redfish from his Ascend DS10 Kayak in Galveston Bay.

Bass Pro Shops Brent Day fishing on Stockton Lake in Missouri.

70lb King Salmon in British Columbia caught by Luke Snyder, Marketing Manager, Bass Pro Shops

Dwayne Waterworth, November 2016
Shot this buck near Sunshine street in Springfield, Missouri. This Whitetail scored in at 197 5/8.  Possible Greene county record TBD.

Our own RedHead Hunting Pro: Jerry Martin.

Mule deer: Score 190

6 x 5pt. "the Ghost"  Hells Canyon UT.

Cathy works at Bass Pro Shops base camp location. Cathy went hunting with Grant Woods and met his family. It was a great way to end 2016. This was on New Year'€™s Eve

5 1/2 year old Wilder got his 3rd turkey this spring in Southeast Kansas. He also shot two last year in Southeast Kansas. He takes after his mom & dad who both are avid hunters & Bass Pro Shops associates.

Brad Bauer, Bass Pro Shops Base Camp Marketing Brand Specialist harvested this male coyote May 5th, 2017. His story & gear used:

My girlfriend and I had been hunting all morning for turkeys. I was not getting very good responses from my calls, and was ready to head back to the truck. Slowly walking through the woods, near the trailhead, my girlfriend spotted the big male coyote. He was about 30 yards away at this point. Crouching, so as to not be seen, we let the dog stay on his intended path. He came within the 20 yard mark, and I successfully dispatched him at 18 yards.

Hunting Gear Used:

Winchester Model 1300 Pump Action 12 Gauge

Winchester 3” #6 Turkey Loads

Rocky Boots TrueTmber HTC

Bass Pro associate, Cody Mountain, Oct. 17th killed 10 point around 6:30pm on a soybean field in Hickory county. Shot with a RedHead XT bow using Easton arrow with 2 blade rage broadhead.

Young hunter aimed and shot this deer all by himself from 75 yards! Proud parents JT and Joni are both Bass Pro Shop associates in Springfield, MO.

Bass Pro associate Brad Bauer's dad Terry €œBig T€ Bauer, of Springfield, Mo shot this 11 pt whitetail on a Private farm in Chillicothe, Mo.

Gear used:

Ruger Model 77, MKII chambered in a .25-06

Hand-Loaded Ammo - 117gr Hornady Inter-Lock with 50.8gr IMR 4350

Burris 3-9x40 Riflescope

Bass Pro marketing associate Jake Wittkop's  cousin Nick Findley shot this buck on the  family farm the last day of rifle season. Jake said they have worked really hard over the past 4-5 years cultivating an area in the woods to draw deer and had been tracking this guy for a couple of years. Their grandpa (the owner of the farm) was pretty happy to see the hard work pay off with this amazing buck.

Outdoor friends line up for a group picture by Bass Pro associate W. Pruitt

son of Bass Pro associate, W. Pruitt

from Bass Pro associate, W. Pruitt

Bass Pro "MRO" associate S. Daubendiek's 10 point buck taken in Jackson County, Missouri by rifle.

Bass Pro Marketing associate B.Bauer's 10-Point Buck, Harvested in Chillicothe, Missouri (Livingston County)€“ Rifle

Bass Pro Marketing associate B.Bauer's 10-Point Buck, Harvested in Chillicothe, Missouri (Livingston County)€“ Rifle

Bass Pro associate Kim Shurm fly fishing in Colorado

Missouri angler testing his freshwater skills off of Florida coast

Best Hike to Date

Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park: Elevation 10,990 feet, roundtrip 9 miles.

White River Marine associate, C Wilson.

First bass of the year on 1-5-19 from an Ascend kayak on Lake Springfield, MO.

Bass Pro associate Trevor Cash cousin Paul Stroud a decorated Army Vet.

40" Bull Red Fish caught on a fishing trip a few summers ago in Port O Conner Texas, 2017.

Bass Pro associate, Megan S. is standing at the top of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico - 10,300 ft in the air.

When do they appear?
Frost flowers occur only in late fall after the first few hard freezes and while the ground is still warm. Their season is brief, and they disappear quickly on the day they occur, melting like frost when the air warms or rays of sunlight fall on the delicate structures.

How do they form?
While the plants’ stems are ruptured by the first hard freeze, the root system is still sending up plant sap from the warmer ground. The sap pushes through the broken stem and freezes on contact with the cold air. As more saps moves up, it forces the freezing stream of white ice crystals into ornate, folded ribbons that look like petals, puffs of cotton candy, or snarls of white thread.

Submitted by: Bass Pro Shops, Springfield, MO employee Jodina Cantrell

Deer hunting in Dallas County, Missouri. Harvested by Marty Luna with the Bass Pro Shops Marketing group

Big Drum fish I caught when fishing at War Eagle Creek in Arkansas in the middle of the day.

Evan Wright, Bass Pro Shops associate went on a fishing trip down to St. Bernard, LA with his grandpa to fish for Redfish

Evan Wright caught this big bull redfish on a fishing trip down to St. Bernard, LA with his grandpa.

Holding a fish by himself for the first time. Photo by B.Baker

Family Time – Dad helping son hold his catch. Photo by B.Baker

Rob Keck, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Podcast and Radio host. Rob and boys were in a South Carolina beaver swamp when this picture was taken.

This little angler absolutely will not go fishing without one of her Bass Pro t-shirts on says granddad M.Holmes.