Ish needs to fish
When the 2014 pro-bass season was about to start, there were several big-name anglers signed up to fish both the Bassmaster Elite Series and the FLW Tour. The list included Brett…
No more Cinderella stories!
If B.A.S.S. and their Elite Series were a politician they'd be accused of being a flip-flopper. Why you may ask? Pretty simple, rules baby, rules. In particular, changing…
AOY Club: Gary Klein
When fans of professional bass fishing talk about Gary Klein, they tend to discuss his professorial approach to the game. The amiable Mercury pro often gives some of the most…
Pro Walleye anglers Troy Morris and Corey Heiser are on a mission.
Early in 2014, the Fargo, North Dakota based tournament team announced an undertaking many may have thought difficult to impossible…
Sure, Ott DeFoe qualified for the Bassmaster Classic in 2015. In fact, he double qualified by placing high enough in the Angler of the Year (AOY) points race and by winning a B.A.S.S. Open event.…
High expectations are what many anglers fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series tour have each season. Some meet their individual expectations. Many never come close to getting where they'd like to be.…
I fished a bass tournament on Barbee Chain of Lakes in Warsaw, Ind. It was May -- chilly, about 65 degrees and sunny. We set out for a day of bass fishing but soon found things would quickly change.…
Korey Sprengel Wins NWT Championship event on Lake Winnebago with 43.69 pounds.
In the walleye fishing world, there is no bigger event than the National Walleye Tour (NWT) Championship. The top…
ESCANABA, Mich. - Sept. 23, 2014 - It was a telling sign of how well Mercury pro Jacob Powroznik fished during the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series season: 2004 Bassmaster Classic champion Takahiro Omori…
Hackney is AOY champion at last
Mercury pro Greg Hackney has long been considered one of the top-tier bass pros, yet many felt he didn't live up to his potential. Sure, he took home and FLW Angler of…
Mercury pro Greg Hackney may have had a mediocre season in 2013, but 2014 has been a comeback year of potential epic proportion. Hackney's win over the Bassmaster Elite field on Cayuga Lake out of…
Strike King/Mercury pro Greg Hackney didn’t let the blustery wind blow away his chances at winning the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Cayuga Lake out of Union Springs, NY. Sure, Hackney came up one…