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B.A.S.S. Tournament NewsHigh School and College Tournaments

Huge bag lifts Smith and Blanton to Bassmaster College National Championship win at Lake Hartwell

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0189
ANDERSON, S.C. — After a decent start, Garrett Smith and Andrew Blanton of Lander University saved the best for last by smashing a huge Day 3 limit and tallying a three-day total of 49 pounds to win the Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Hartwell. After......
Canada's Cory Johnston wins the Humminbird Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River with a four-day total of 102-0.
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Johnston claims second Bassmaster Elite Title at St. Lawrence River

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0146
WADDINGTON, N.Y. —  On a day dimmed by clouds and rain, lightning struck a second time for Canadian superstar Cory Johnston. After claiming his first blue trophy at the season’s fourth event at the St. Johns River, the pro from Otonabee, Canada, tallied 102 pounds and claimed the $100,000 top prize at......
Canada's Chris Johnston takes the 2024 Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title at the Humminbird Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River.
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Chris Johnston Takes Bassmaster AoY Title

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0142
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — After finishing in 31st place Friday, his second-straight frustrating day on the St. Lawrence River, Chris Johnston still managed a smile. “I might have one trick up my sleeve still,” Johnston said. “I haven’t practiced it. I’m just going to wing it. I have nothing to lose now. I can......
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Late-day rally lifts Loughran to victory at Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0154
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Entering Championship Monday at the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, Day 3 leader Ed Loughran III thought he needed another 20-pound bag to win his first blue trophy. So, when he finished with a 16-pound, 14-ounce limit of smallmouth, he was just hoping he would still finish in the......
B.A.S.S. Tournament NewsHigh School and College Tournaments

Key kickers lift Pickett County to victory at Bassmaster High School National Championship

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0154
DAYTON, Tenn. — Rex Reagan and Max Moody have come close to winning high school tournaments before, missing out on victories by mere ounces. But this week, the rising sophomores at Pickett County High left little doubt about who would be hoisting the trophy this week at Chickamauga Lake. Boasting a......
B.A.S.S. Tournament NewsKayak Tournament

Minor wins first Bassmaster Kayak Series title at Susquehanna River

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0149
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Last summer, Ewing Minor helped one of his friends celebrate their birthday by taking a trip to the Susquehanna River. The conditions he fished then helped Minor dial in the winning smallmouth strategy this week at the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series at Susquehanna River scored by TourneyX. With......
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Slow, Steady Approach Lifts Przekurat to Bassmaster Open Victory at Lake St. Clair

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0138
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — There’s nothing Jay Przekurat loves doing more than catching big smallmouth bass, and this week at Lake St. Clair the 25-year-old utilized a methodical approach to catch some of the most meaningful brown fish of his career.  With a three-day total of 75 pounds, 5 ounces, Przekurat claimed the......
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Taku Ito spot-on in Alabama for win in Bassmaster Elite at Smith Lake

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0224
CULLMAN, Ala. — The Bassmaster Elite Series Media Guide notes that Smith Lake is Taku Ito ’s favorite U.S. fishery. On Sunday, at the TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Smith Lake, he showed the world why. Ito, a 38-year-old pro from Chiba, Japan, led a field of 98 Elites with a four-day......
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Florida flair helps Prince win his first Bassmaster Elite Series trophy at Wheeler Lake

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0177
DECATUR, Ala. — Cliff Prince has suffered several difficult defeats in his 12-year career on the Bassmaster Elite Series, but this week he made sure he wasn’t going to beat himself. By catching 15 pounds, 2 ounces on Championship Sunday, Prince collected his first Elite Series victory at the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake with......