• EUFAULA, Okla. - Joshua N. Teply won the Boater Division in a squeaker during the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Oklahoma Division 14 second part of a weekend doubleheader, held May 7, 2023, at Lake Eufaula, Okla. (americanbassanglers.com)
  • EUFAULA, Okla. - Toby Hartsell won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Oklahoma Division 14, the first part of a weekend doubleheader, held May 6, 2023, at Lake Eufaula, Okla. (americanbassanglers.com)
  • WAGONER, Okla. - The Oklahoma Division 14 in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, opened its season about three hours late because of fog at Fort Gibson Lake on March 25, 2023, but Mitch Meredith won the Boater Division on a tough day. (americanbassanglers.com)
  • Bass Angler Magazine Unveils Winter 2023 Issue - Your Ultimate Bass Fishing. (bassanglermag.com)
  • San Antonio, Texas (June 28, 2012) - The Arkansas Tech University (ATU) Fishing Team holds the distinction of being the nation's first collegiate bass fishing School of the Year after amassing 896 points in the new points system designed and maintained by the Association of Collegiate Anglers. (bassfederation.com)
  • The Association of Collegiate Anglers' annual National Championship will take place on May 26th - 27th at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama. (thefishingwire.com)
  • Now in its ninth year and kicking off May 22, the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) will welcome nearly 200 teams hailing from nearly 30 states and Canada, representing over 100 colleges who will battle it out on Pickwick Lake for 2014 bragging rights. (owaa.org)
  • FLORENCE, AL - 2022 will mark the 17th edition of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. (thefishingwire.com)
  • Braedon Hubbard (left) and Elijah Benson holding their Student Angler Federation state championship trophies after winning the 2021 state championships, beating their next closest opponent by 1 pound and 7 ounces. (dawsonnews.com)
  • An opportunity to compete in the first ever Student Angler Federation Bass Tournament in Virginia. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • This was the first step of the journey towards crowning the first Student Angler Federation School and individual champions. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • The Student Angler Federation is a new program within the ranks of the Bass Federation which brings bass competition to the middle and high school level. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • Peter Decker and Trevor Carpenter of Pine Creek High School put together a winning pattern Saturday to win the Colorado Student Angler Federation High School State Bass Fishing Championship. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) is a fishing membership organization with more than a half a million members. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1967, Ray Scott of Montgomery, Alabama launched the concept of competitive bass fishing by forming the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. (wikipedia.org)
  • The BASC site - BassforSalt.com - was launched on June 1 by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, B.A.S.S. (outdoorsfirst.com)
  • Already decorated as a state champion bass fisher, Dawson County High School student Elijah "Buddy" Benson was named a Co-Angler of the Year by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS). (dawsonnews.com)
  • The Center for Coastal Conservation today endorsed Bass Anglers for Saltwater Conservation (BASC), a new online advocacy system that allows fishing enthusiasts to write, call, or tweet their federal officials easily and intuitively. (outdoorsfirst.com)
  • It is more important than ever that America's 46 million anglers make our voices heard, and Bass Anglers for Saltwater Conservation will make it easy for us to do so," said Center for Coastal Conservation president Jeff Angers, calling the new B.A.S.S. initiative "a powerful new advocacy tool. (outdoorsfirst.com)
  • Thanks to The Bass Federation San Antonio, Texas (April 5, 2012) - When the University of Central Florida's fishing team of Miles "Sonar" Burghoff and Casey O'Donnell won the 2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship on Lake Lewisville, they had reached the pinnacle of college bass fishing. (bassfederation.com)
  • Hundreds of thousands of anglers have tried to earn a spot in a Federation championship in the past 49 years," Cartlidge explains. (bassfederation.com)
  • Few have qualified, and no one has ever won the Living The Dream prize twice - until now and only two anglers is history have won the federation championship twice. (bassfederation.com)
  • *Federation Cup - IBF pays $100/$50 to winning Angler/Co-angler who is a Federation Member. (indianabass.com)
  • TBF would like to thank the Colorado Bass Federation, Sam Heckman, Colorado Youth Director and all the volunteers who helped make this event happen. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • In 2017 Anderson Media Corp., a 100-year-old family business founded in Ala., acquired a majority interest in B.A.S.S. The B.A.S.S. organization advances the sport through advocacy, outreach and an expansive tournament structure while connecting directly with the passionate community of bass anglers through its media vehicles. (wikipedia.org)
  • In that All-American Bass Tournament, Scott charged a $100 entry fee with a chance to win $2,000 and a trip to Acapulco, Mexico. (wikipedia.org)
  • B.A.S.S. Nation is composed of bass tournament clubs throughout the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • That's why the Nacogdoches resident is chasing tournament-championship dreams on circuits like the Toyota Series, as far away as Florida, as well as guiding clients for the big-bass riches found on Lake Fork, Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Nacogdoches Lake ( Wyatt Frankens Guide Service , 936-221-8697). (gameandfishmag.com)
  • A two-day, traditional five-bass limit event, this tournament will award $30,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as crown the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. (thefishingwire.com)
  • Overall big bass for the tournament will earn a new Power-Pole unit. (thefishingwire.com)
  • RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - A three-day regional bass fishing tournament is headed to Richmond, with 45 top boaters and anglers battling it out for a chance at the top prize of $60,000, and a brand new boat. (wric.com)
  • The top six anglers in the regional tournament will qualify for the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American. (wric.com)
  • Down on Pickwick Lake, anglers will be fishing offshore ledges and structure spots with big baits in search of a 20 pound limit that will have them in contention to win the event. (thefishingwire.com)
  • The Salem, Indiana, angler stuck to his guns in the face of a challenging bite, lost fish and fierce competition to win the boater's division of The Bass Federation's 2017 National Championship. (bassfederation.com)
  • Bass Edge Radio presented by MegaWare KeelGuard chats with Bass Angler Magazine Editor Mark Lassagne! (bassedge.com)
  • Alabama Bass Trail 2016 event One thing an angler is when he gets off the water after a long day of fishing is hungry. (fishneelyhenrylake.com)
  • The society's logo is a blue shield with a leaping largemouth bass and the society's acronym. (wikipedia.org)
  • Brandon Wright displays a 9.575-pound, 22.5-inch largemouth bass he caught Saturday, April 24 from Lake Elmo in Billings Heights. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • A largemouth bass pulled from Lake Elmo in Billings Heights last Saturday is big enough to be a new state record. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • It was the first largemouth bass that Wright ever has caught. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • The last remaining step to declaring the largemouth bass a state record is a signature from the FWP fisheries division chief in Helena. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • You think in terms of bass, both smallmouth and largemouth. (thenorthernangler.com)
  • Wyatt Frankens caught this IGFA world-record smallmouth-largemouth bass hybrid, weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • On that day, March 1, Frankens caught an uncommon record, a 7-pound, 9-ounce smallmouth/largemouth bass hybrid that has been recognized by the International Game Fish Association as an all-tackle world record for the species . (gameandfishmag.com)
  • As it turns out, it most certainly did, as O.H. Ivie wrapped up a stunning Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ShareLunker season , producing 12 of the 27 Legacy Class lunkers temporarily donated to the long-running TPWD program for spawning purposes, as the state tries to keep cranking out world-class largemouth bass. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Certainly, the lake has cemented itself in the bass-fishing consciousness of the Lone Star State-just a few days ago, on May 15, a 14.82-pound largemouth was landed at the West Texas lake. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Both anglers tied into a smallmouth x largemouth cross on that overcast day, barely a week after the February deep freeze. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • This 7-pound, 9-ounce smallmouth x largemouth bass, caught at O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas, is an IGFA world record. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • The CPO's conducted interviews and cited 3 subjects for fishing without consent of landowner and unlawful take of 76 largemouth bass. (wired2fish.com)
  • The CPO's then conducted a follow up investigations, which revealed another subject who took 38 largemouth bass from the Burning Star property. (wired2fish.com)
  • In the rolling waters of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in southwest Georgia, Kayak Angler contributor Chris Funk shoots for a shoal bass, spotted bass and largemouth. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Catching a largemouth is the first step in a bass slam. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • After fish ing most of the morning, I had caught several shoal bass and spotted bass and was looking for a largemouth. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Ethan had a largemouth and spot, but no shoal bass. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • On the morning of day three, weights were zeroed for the remaining 49 boaters and 49 co-anglers (the top of each category from each state and province). (bassfederation.com)
  • Sudbury angler David Backler fished a night time tide and landed two on ragworm baits. (planetseafishing.com)
  • The Bassmaster College Series gives college anglers a platform where they can compete with their peers and get a taste of what it feels like to compete on a national level. (wikipedia.org)
  • The series pits teams of college anglers against one another for cash, prizes, bragging rights and a chance to compete in the Bassmaster Classic. (wikipedia.org)
  • They provide the opportunity for anglers to compete in bass tournaments at a local level as well as different state and national tournaments culminating in the opportunity to fish the Bassmaster Classic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Anglers compete against anglers and Co-Anglers compete against co-anglers. (lakeforktexas.com)
  • A National Champion will be crowned for the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, and school will be named the number one team in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. (thefishingwire.com)
  • FLORENCE, Ala. May 19, 2014 - If the past two years of fishing are any indication, then the 2014 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Cabela's will once again be the greatest collegiate bass fishing event around. (owaa.org)
  • On Wednesday, registration will begin with a sponsor reception hosted by more than 20 very involved corporate entities and sponsors of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. (owaa.org)
  • American Angler magazine covers fly-fishing tactics, tackle, destinations, news, and fisheries conservation for a national readership of more than 40,000 fly fishers of all levels. (americanangler.com)
  • Do you want to support our conservation work for more and bigger bass? (ukbass.com)
  • According to a post on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Facebook page, 4 men were cited on April 18, 2019 for possessing 114 bass caught unlawfully small lakes in the Burning Star Fish and Wildlife Area. (wired2fish.com)
  • Dozens of articles on bait, lure and fly fishing for bass, with chapters on tackle and techniques, fishing in Ireland and America, activities and history of the B.A.S.S., conservation, The Bass Management Plan and much else besides. (anglebooks.com)
  • Sokhon Kim produced a sport fishing licence and Channy Kim produced a conservation fishing licence allowing Sokhon Kim to possess six bass and Channy Kim to possess two bass. (rippleoutdoors.com)
  • Most B.A.S.S. tournaments won: 25, Kevin VanDam 19, Roland Martin 17, Denny Brauer 16, Rick Clunn 14, Larry Nixon At the 2020 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, winner and Bassmaster Elite Series angler Patrick Walters set a Bassmaster record for margin of victory by finishing 29 pounds, 10 ounces ahead of the second-place finisher. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Angler of the Year (AOY) award is given to the angler who, at the end of the season, has accumulated the most points throughout the year's "Elite Series" tournaments. (wikipedia.org)
  • We are geared towards competitive fishing tournaments both in and out of Michigan, connecting with other fellow anglers, and improving one's fishing skills. (gvsu.edu)
  • All club tournaments are two-person catch and release tournaments with an angler and a co-angler per boat. (lakeforktexas.com)
  • LFA members are mostly retired anglers who can fish weekly tournaments each Thursday. (lakeforktexas.com)
  • We've endured decades of mismanagement of fish stocks for the short term benefit of commercial fishermen, with no regard for anglers. (anglingtrust.net)
  • Up on Wilson there is abundant shoreline cover and docks for anglers to target with shallow topwaters, crankbaits, and soft plastics. (thefishingwire.com)
  • It is a different matter for those anglers fishing with lures from the side of the pier, they are getting great sport from the small bass that are hunting around the pier piles. (planetseafishing.com)
  • School bass can be caught with just a short cast from the head of the pier and lures will always catch a few in between the piles. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Other recent records included a chinook salmon in August, a smallmouth bass in October, a yellow bullhead in December and a brown trout in February. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • Frankens' catch should not be confused with a "meanmouth," the common nickname for a smallmouth x spotted bass hybrid. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Further inspection revealed that they had 23 smallmouth bass in their possession. (rippleoutdoors.com)
  • Yamaha Pro Mike Iaconelli talks about the importance of bass anglers getting involved in all fishery issues. (yamahaoutboards.com)
  • Frankens and Campbell were aware of what had been going on at Ivie this past winter, as anglers put electronic wizardry and a world-class fishery together. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Paris, Tennessee -June 25, 2012 - The University of North Carolina Charlotte "Bass Rats" are the champions of the 2012 Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, presented by Pepsi. (bassfederation.com)
  • Paris, Tennessee -June 22, 2012 - Collegiate anglers throughout the country have converged on Paris, Tennessee for the 2012 Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, Presented by Pepsi. (bassfederation.com)
  • On the line this week are two of the most prestigious titles in collegiate bass fishing. (thefishingwire.com)
  • Bass Edge listeners get a breakdown on fishing a Senko and Tidal water bass fishing. (bassedge.com)
  • Australian born Kim Bain-Moore was the WBT's 2008 Angler of the Year as well as the end of season Championship winner. (wikipedia.org)
  • He moved up to 25th on day two with a 10-pound, 15-ounce limit that gave him a 16-pound, 12-ounce two-day total and Indiana's spot in the final three-day stretch of the championship, while over half the 204-angler field left for home. (bassfederation.com)
  • Both anglers added that they are very excited to be advancing to the Regional/Conference Championship which coincides with the FLW Collegiate Conference Championship in a location to be determined this fall. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • We fish year-round, but if you want a monster shoal bass there is no better time than spring when the rivers are running hard and the fish are spawning. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Along with the valuable prizes and contingencies on the line, schools will earn double points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. (thefishingwire.com)
  • Captain Eric lives in Portland Maine with his twin daughters and splits his year between the Florida Keys, Happy to guide anglers of all abilities and because he trailers his Maverick skiff, he has the ability to fish from any boat ramp that he feels will get you to the best fishing quickest! (coastalflyangler.com)
  • The ultimate achievement for bass anglers is hitting a three-fish slam. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Jerry Gibbs , Fishing Editor, Outdoor Life "Capt. Eric Wallace is the wizard of Maine's, shallow water Striped Bass fishing. (coastalflyangler.com)
  • Eric knows this water intimately and for a successful shallow water striped bass fishing trip--he is the guide to call! (coastalflyangler.com)
  • In the meantime, Frankens-a May 2018 business and marketing graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches-will be thankful and content for the way he's already found bass-fishing fame, thanks to a world-record fishing trip visit a few weeks ago to Texas' red-hot O.H. Ivie Lake . (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Subscribe to our newsletter to support BASS and keep up-to-date with the latest news. (ukbass.com)
  • The big shoals of school bass mixed with some mackerel have made for some great sport on light fishing tactics. (planetseafishing.com)
  • The previous record 8.8-pound bass was caught in Noxon Reservoir. (dailyinterlake.com)
  • 4 fishermen were caught by the Illinois Department of Natural Resource officers with 114 bass that were unlawfully caught from a couple Illinois fisheries. (wired2fish.com)
  • A total of 92 Bass were caught with two over 5 lbs. (lakeforktexas.com)
  • Rick Wright also caught a bass over 5 lbs. @ 5.60 lbs. (lakeforktexas.com)
  • Also Read: Was This The Largest Sea Bass Ever Caught By Kayak? (kayakanglermag.com)
  • A good old Zoom Centipede dragged behind a heavy Carolina rig sinker has caught bass for years, but there's more than one way to rig a centipede. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • After struggling on day one with three bass on for 5 pounds, 13 ounces, he found himself in 44th place overall. (bassfederation.com)
  • Despite the parade of cold waves and heavy snowfalls that left Texas shivering in the dark and counting dead fish along the Gulf Coast , the bass-fishing action had been sizzling hot at the end of February, and Frankens and Campbell had noticed. (gameandfishmag.com)
  • Plenty of small bass for the shore angler and some bigger fish for the anglers that fish the evening tides when the beaches are that much quieter. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Reports from Walton Pier are in a similar vein this week, the odd thornback ray from the top of the pier and small bass, although one 3lb fish was reported. (planetseafishing.com)
  • First on the day was Gary Hambleton fishing by the club hut with 5lb 2oz including the biggest round fish, a 3lb 2oz bass. (planetseafishing.com)
  • I knew there must be another bass following the fish he had hooked. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Two Newmarket anglers have been fined a total of $3,000 for possessing too many fish. (rippleoutdoors.com)
  • The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional will take place Oct. 20-22. (wric.com)
  • This series schedule runs from coast to coast through all phases of the seasons of bass fishing. (wikipedia.org)
  • This series sets a platform for amateur anglers to emerge as aspiring pros. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Osprey Anglers Series. (anglebooks.com)
  • His experience began as a river guide in the Rocky Mountains and throughout the Northwest, Guiding for shops like, Frying Pan Angler & Taylor Creek on Colorado's Frying Pan & Roaring Fork and Kaufman's Streamborn & Gorge Fly Shop in Pacific NW Steelhead rivers for nearly 10 years prior to moving into a full-time Saltwater Guide. (coastalflyangler.com)
  • Anglers stood up and stood tall to be counted. (ukbass.com)
  • On the two competition days, the anglers will be provided with breakfast and lunch, courtesy of the ACA and their sponsors. (owaa.org)
  • These college anglers will come from the North, South, East and West, from big schools and from small ones, but no matter who comes out on top, this event will likely be a slugfest. (owaa.org)
  • A total of 106 anglers from thirteen different states competed. (wikipedia.org)
  • The four angler team of Eric Self, Tyler Beam, Shane Lehew, and Adam Waters amassed a two day total of 41.07 lbs. (bassfederation.com)
  • I fished a flood tide with some buddies and fishing with light tackle we had plenty of bites from small bass, flounder and eels. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Combining over 30 years of Guiding Fly & Light Tackle Anglers. (coastalflyangler.com)
  • Bass Anglers is both a competitive and recreational fishing club. (gvsu.edu)
  • Hernandez went on to start the West Coast Christian Anglers bass club. (bassresource.com)
  • They also offer anglers a chance to join the club. (bassresource.com)
  • Other anglers have also reported soles from around the club-hut area. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Colchester Sea Angling Club fished their latest match on Walton Pier, 17 anglers fished the June league match on in breezy conditions. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Runner-up Olly Yallop, again fishing by the club hut, weighed in 2lb 10oz, mainly schoolie bass. (planetseafishing.com)
  • Sunday March 28th 2010, 12 members of the Kenston Forest Kavalier Bass Assassins competed with one another in an internal school qualifier dubbed the Sandy River Showdown in Farmville, Virginia. (highschoolfishing.org)
  • For information on how to join the new and exciting sport of high school bass fishing, visit www.HighSchoolFishing.org . (highschoolfishing.org)
  • I am honored to be chosen as the Shelby County Bass Anglers scholarship recipient and so grateful for your financial support as I leave high school. (shelbycountybassanglers.com)
  • ICAST is just around the corner, and Advanced Angler is preparing for the days that we'll get to show all of you the cool new products that will be. (advancedangler.com)
  • Bass Pro Shops is pleased to offer a 5% off on ammunition and firearms, and 10% off all other items military appreciation discount to members and their families of the armed forces. (basspro.com)
  • I grabbed the camera and triggered the shutter just as a decent shoal bass jumped next to Ethan's kayak. (kayakanglermag.com)
  • Pickwick continues to be one of the hottest lake in the southeast right now, consistently pushing out double-digit bass and limits that easily exceed 20 pounds. (owaa.org)