Fishing Tournaments

Palaniuk the veteran Bassmaster Elite Series pro

Ranger boats pro J.T. Kenney of Palm Bay, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 9 pounds, 4 ounces to win $125,000 at the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Toho presented by Mercury with a four-day cumulative total of 20 bass weighing 76 pounds even.

Kenney extends lead at FLW Tour opener on Lake Toho

presented by Mercury FLW  Outdoors

No more Chevy in the FLW. Yep, it's old news, but for Mercury pro Jimmy Houston it is still something that hit him hard. After a 30-year sponsor relationship, to have Chevy pull out of the fishing biz, well, it's a tough one to swallow. Never fear, this legendary pro angler and television show host came through with sponsors to fill the void.

Kicking off the start of a tournament fishing season with an 11th place finish at the Bassmaster Classic is a dream-season end for many competitive bass anglers. Heck, just qualifying for the Classic is a bucket list goal for many. Bass Pro Shops/Mercury pro Ott DeFoe doesn't feel that way, not anymore.

Looking over the tour-level events for the 2015 season on both major tours, the FLW and the Bassmaster Elite Series, there are some excellent locations to be sure. Some are old standbys (like the entire FLW schedule), and some that should be interesting (Sturgeon Bay in September and the Sacramento River in late April and early May peak my interest). However, only one event is a standout to me, Lake Havasu.

No more Cinderella stories!

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 paying event in pro walleye angling today, the NWT draws the top Walleye pros in North America, pairing each pro with a different Co Angler amateur each torunament day.

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 stopped Powroznik in the hallway during the pre-tournament rules meeting at the Angler of the Year Championship last weekend and shook his finger at the Virginia native.

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 the Year (AOY) and Forrest Wood Cup championship several years ago, but in the world of Bassmaster competition, Hackney has fallen a bit short with no Bassmaster Classic titles and no AOY under his belt. That all changed last Monday.