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Bassmaster Kayak Series expands competition days for 2023 season

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0787
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After crowning its first Angler of the Year in 2022, the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX now has its much-anticipated five-tournament regular-season schedule in place. New for 2023, every tournament will feature two days of competition. “It’s been really fun to watch anglers enjoy this trail......
Collin Smith of Anderson, S.C., has won the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off on Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 28 pounds, 1 ounce and will advance to the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.
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South Carolina’s Smith Wins Bassmaster Classic Fish-Off On Lake Hartwell

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0569
ANDERSON, S.C. — Collin Smith has spent much of his life honing his skills on the waters of fabled Lake Hartwell. All that work paid off Saturday with his win in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off. Smith, a 27-year-old grounds foreman for Anderson County, weighed a two-day......
The 5 Alive Sunday Series team of Collin Smith and Brady Kimbrell from Anderson, S.C., have won the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship on Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 30 pounds, 13 ounces and will advance to the Bassmaster Classic Fish-Off.
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Smith And Kimbrell Take Bassmaster Team Championship, Advance To Classic Fish-Off

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0541
ANDERSON, S.C. — Even when everything goes right, it’s hard enough to hold off a 250-boat field to win a tournament like the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship. If you cut the final day’s fishing time by nearly 50%, the task gets that much harder. Collin Smith and Brady......
Will Davis Jr of Sylacauga Ala has won the 2022 TNT Fireworks BASS Nation Championship on Pickwick Lake with a three-day total of 43 pounds 8 ounces
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Davis Rallies To Win B.A.S.S. Nation Championship On Pickwick Lake, Earns Classic Berth

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0451
FLORENCE, Ala. — Will Davis, Jr. said earlier this week that despite difficult fishing on Pickwick Lake, the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship was setting up well for him. Boy, was he right. Davis, a 30-year-old from Sylacauga, Ala., caught a tournament-best limit of 16-12 during Friday’s final round, including......
Two-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year and 14-time B.A.S.S. champion Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark., who returned to the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2023, has announced his retirement.
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Bassmaster Classic Champion Larry Nixon To Fish Bassmaster Elites In 2023

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0599
Bassmaster Classic champion and two-time Angler of the Year Larry Nixon will be among the Elite Series field when the 2023 season kicks off on Lake Okeechobee, Fla., on Feb. 16 officials announced today. “I’ve missed B.A.S.S. for 16 years … B.A.S.S. has always been at the top of my list,” said Nixon,......
After an investigation and appeals process, Drew Gregory's disqualification from the 2022 Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series at Pickwick Lake presented by TourneyX has been overturned.
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Bassmaster Panel Overturns Gregory’s Pickwick Disqualification

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0614
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. officials announced today that, after an extensive investigation and appeals process, Drew Gregory’s disqualification from the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series at Pickwick Lake powered by TourneyX has been overturned. Gregory won the tournament — his third victory of the season — and also claimed the......
Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, has won the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by Mossy Oak Fishing with a three-day total of 46 pounds, 5 ounces.
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Combs Lands Bassmaster Opens Win, Classic Berth On Home Fishery At Sam Rayburn

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0509
JASPER, Texas — There was nothing fancy about the way Keith Combs won the St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by Mossy Oak Fishing. As the saying goes, “slow and steady wins the race.” Combs, an Elite Series pro from Huntington, Texas, only a half-hour away from......
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Gregory Seals Third Win Of Season At Bassmaster Kayak Series Event On Pickwick Lake

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0447
October 9, 2022 – COUNCE, TENN. — Tournament bass fishing is usually hard, but Drew Gregory has made it look easy this year. With a two-day total of 175.5 inches, the Ohio native won the 2022 Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series at Pickwick Lake powered by TourneyX on Sunday, earning......