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Former Bassmaster Angler of the Year and Bassmaster Classic champion David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., has announced his retirement.
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Former Classic champion David Fritts announces retirement from B.A.S.S.

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0355
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a career that spanned parts of five decades, decorated professional angler David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., has announced his retirement from B.A.S.S. The 1993 Bassmaster Classic champion and 1994 Bassmaster Angler of the Year said his declining health and the rigors of the various B.A.S.S. schedules were the major factors......
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2024 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers Field Once Again Stacked with Talent

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0605
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Enthusiasm reached an all-time high for the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens in 2023 as B.A.S.S. unveiled a new “Elite Qualifiers” division that required anglers to fish all nine events across three divisions to qualify for one of nine spots on the Bassmaster Elite Series. That momentum shows no signs......
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Gamakatsu lands title sponsorship for Bassmaster Elite kickoff at Toledo Bend

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0289
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gamakatsu, a leading manufacturer and innovator of fishing hooks and terminal tackle, has signed on as the title sponsor for the 2024 season’s first Elite Series event. The 2024 Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend will be held February 22-25 in Many, La. “Gamakatsu is very excited to partner with......
Bradley Hallman Bass Elite
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Bradley Hallman steps away from Bassmaster Elite Series

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0276
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After rejoining the Bassmaster Elite Series during the 2023 season, Bradley Hallman of Edmond, Okla., has decided to step away from Elite competition. Every angler fishing the Elite Series understands how much time and effort it takes to be successful, and Hallman — citing among other things a desire......
Myers and Chivas Claim Redfish Cup Championship Victory at Winyah BayMyers and Chivas Claim Redfish Cup Championship Victory at Winyah Bay
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Myers and Chivas Claim Redfish Cup Championship Victory at Winyah Bay

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0246
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Teamwork made the difference for Fred Myers III and Cody Chivas, who systematically executed a game plan that delivered a three-day total of 36 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter Boats at Winyah Bay. Myers and Chivas turned in daily weights......
Lowell Brannan of Honea Path SC has won the 2023 Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX at Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 1835 inches
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Consistency leads Brannan to victory in Bassmaster Kayak Series event on Lake Hartwell

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0259
ANDERSON, S.C. — As a resident of Upstate South Carolina, Lowell Brannan has spent many days on Lake Hartwell. But the two days he spent fishing the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX might have been his best two yet. With a two-day total of 183.5 inches — 92 inches......
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......
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......