Even though Illinois’ Lake Shelbyville is a heavily fished tournament lake, it hasn’t had a tour-level event on it maybe ever. That means most folks, aside from local and some regional anglers, don’t know much about it. Here’s what the BassGold.com web-based patterning tool tells us about the lake in advance of Thursday’s kickoff of [...]
B.A.S.S. co-owner Jerry McKinnis recently conducted a Q&A interview with OutdoorsFirst.com. Although he provided no specifics, he hinted that big changes are in store for the Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Opens by 2014. To read the article, click here.
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The prelude to a summertime pop-up thunderstorm can turn the bass bite on enough for even a novice to enjoy the action. However, when the thunder, lightning and rain subside is the time that separates the weekend anglers from the pros. “To understand what happens afterwards, you have to understand what happens before (the storm),” [...]
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Boyd Duckett used to count on his red shoes as his talisman. Now it seems his two-week-old son is bringing him all the luck he needs. In pro fishing, it’s half-jokingly called “the baby pattern” because pros with new kids have proved to suddenly be more motivated. And that was true for Duckett when he [...]
A B.A.S.S. communication official confirmed today that Bassmaster Elite Series angler Kyle Fox will not be eligible to compete at the season-ending Oneida Lake event next month and will be barred from Elite Series competition in 2013. While the official would not elaborate on the reason for Fox’s ban, it is believed to be related [...]
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Following up on yesterdays article on Kyle Fox, B.A.S.S. has reportedly banned Bassmaster Elite Series angler for the Oneida Lake event and the entire 2013 season after an on-the-water altercation with fellow competitor Chris Zaldain at the Lake Michigan tournament last month. According to sources, Fox will have to re-qualify for the Elites via the Bassmaster Opens if [...]
Posted in Bass Fishing News Tags: 2012 Elite Series, bassmaster, Chris Zaldain, Elite Series, Kyle Fox, suspended, suspension No Comments » Perhaps the biggest news Hale White heard while perusing the ICAST tackle orgy maze was that of Elite series rookie Kyle Fox’s suspension. Is it “official”? Well, not if the definition of official means a reluctantly given, watered down B.A.S.S. press release that whitewashes key details. What is official is the fact that fellow rookie [...]
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When it was announced that B.A.S.S. would be filling the mystery slot on the Elite Series schedule with a stop at Lake Michigan in late June, the smallmouth fanatics on tour began to lick their chops. Among them was Jonathon VanDam, a native of Michigan who’s spent many a day chasing brownbacks on the Great [...]
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s a new day and a new leader at Lake Michigan in the Bassmaster Elite Series Green Bay Challenge. On the first day, it was 2005 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Aaron Martens. On Day Two, three-time Elite winner Dean Rojas grabbed the top spot. Today, the hot seat [...]
It was a picture you see on postcards or the cover of a chamber of commerce booklet. With the sun rising behind some hazy fog over the eastern shoreline of the Bay of Green Bay, Lake Michigan was as still as a mirror on a wall. It was an unexpected treat for the 98 anglers [...]
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