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Joe Mariani Maintains TOC Lead for Day Two BAM Pro/Am Championship at Berryessa

Andrea Marini
NAPA, Calif. – Joe Mariani from Winters, Calif. held the top spot on the pro angler leaderboard at the 2024 BAM Pro/Am Tournament of Champions (TOC), adding a Day Two limit of 19.87 to his Day One weight of 22.38 for a two-day total of 42.25. Just over two-pounds separates......
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Joe Mariani Takes TOC Lead for First Day of BAM Pro/Am Championship at Berryessa

Andrea Marini
NAPA, Calif. – Lake local Joe Mariani of Winters, Calif put his experience at Lake Berryessa to use, moving into the lead pro position for the first day of the 2024 BAM Pro/Am Tournament of Champions (TOC) with a five-fish limit of 22.38, anchored by a 5.71 big bass. Less......
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Tournament of Champions Winner Luke Johns Tells All

Mark Lassagne
Luke Johns is making waves in the world of competitive bass fishing! At just 25 years old, he’s already built an impressive resume, with an Angler of the Year (AOY) title, multiple championship wins, and now, the coveted title of Tournament of Champions Champion. This young angler is just getting......
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Lake Berryessa BAM Pro Am Tournament of Champions

Mark Lassagne
The highly anticipated first-ever 2024 BAM Pro/Am Tournament of Champions (TOC) is just around the corner, and the action will take place on Lake Berryessa, the largest lake in Napa County, California. Anglers will battle it out for the ultimate prize: a Bass Cat, Mercury, Garmin, and Eternal Lithium boat......
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Luke Johns Becomes First-Ever at BAM Pro Tour Champion

Andrea Marini
OAKLEY, Calif. – Following a leaderboard reboot for Championship Sunday, Luke Johns of Folsom, Calif. fished his way to victory with a five-fish limit weighing 16.42, earning the first-ever champion title for the inaugural BAM Pro Tour TOC at the California Delta presented by the City of Oakley. With the possibility......
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Zack Thompson Camps in Franks to Take Over Lead at BAM Pro Tour Championship

Andrea Marini
OAKLEY, Calif. – Climbing the leaderboard from the 3rd position, Zack Thompson of Alameda, Calif. weighed in 17.84 on Saturday, for a two-day total of 36.5 and 19 scorable bass, to take over the lead for both the heaviest weight and total keeper count by end of Day Two of the......
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Christian Ostrander Goes Wire-to-Wire in Blow Out Win at Clear Lake BAM Tournament Trail Pro/Am

Andrea Marini
LAKEPORT, Calif. – In what could have been called the Christian Ostrander Clinic on Clear Lake, the Turlock, Calif. pro gapped the 39 boat field by more than a dozen pounds by end of Day Two, locking in the first place position for the top-10 field cut to fish Championship Sunday,......
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Christian Ostrander Captures Early Clear Lake Lead BAM Tournament Trail Pro/Am

Andrea Marini
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Christian Ostrander of Turlock, Calif. fished his way to the top position of the Day One leaderboard at the BAM Tournament Trail Pro/Am at the famed big bass fishery of the Golden State – Clear Lake. Ostrander’s five-fish limit tipped the scales at 35.65; anchored by a......
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Ken Mah Blows Out BAM Pro Tour, Winning by More Than 12 Pounds at Thermalito

Andrea Marini
OROVILLE, Calif. – The final day of the season-ending bass battle of the BAM Pro Tour concluded today as Ken Mah of Elk Grove, Calif.  cruised to a blowout win at the Thermalito Afterbay with a five fish limit that tipped the scales at 29.82, gapping the runner-up by more than......
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Pua Yang Dominates the Delta at the BAM Tournament Trail Kayak Series

Andrea Marini
The final stop of the 2024 BAM Tournament Trail’s Kayak Series on the California Delta closed scales this weekend with Pua Yang of Elk Grove, Calif., leading the field of 32 anglers by more than 10-inches with an event total of 97.50”, which included the event’s Big Bass and his......