Daily Limit: Card on the mend in hospital
The holidays have been more distressing than delightful for Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Card, who is hospitalized battling viral meningitis and Bell’s palsy. Card, the 2012 Bassmaster Rookie of...
New Elite: Cole Sands
Ole Davy Crockett didn’t have much on Tennessee’s Cole Sands who finished third in the overall 2022 Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings. The “Ballad of Davy Crockett” was...
Finally Soukup’s time
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie John Soukup has a story that’s almost too complicated to tell in one part. It’s better split into sections — even if the sections don’t always...
How the Elites and Classic were won in 2022
Take a look back at the winning ways of the nine Bassmaster Elite Series events and the Bassmaster Classic in 2022.
Bryan Schmitt’s humble beginnings
The toughest part about humble beginnings — the callous, unfair comparisons — can impede or inspire. Bryan Schmitt chose the latter. For clarity, that’s two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bryan Schmitt....
New Elite: Bryant Smith
With a second-place finish at Lake Hartwell for the final Bassmaster Southern Open of 2022, Californian Bryant Smith garnered enough points to claim second in that division’s Angler of the...
Welcome to the non-offseason
Many people assume that professional anglers are on the water nearly 365 days a year. Maybe that’s true for some of my peers, but increasingly that’s not the case for...
New Elite: Cooper Gallant
After fishing all nine Bassmaster Opens in 2022, Canadian angler Cooper Gallant accomplished his goal of qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite Series. He won the Southern Open at Lake Cherokee...
Analyzing the 2023 Elite fisheries
Take a look at the list of fisheries on the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule and four locations stand out: Lake Okeechobee, Lake Seminole, Lake Murray and Lay Lake, all...
Daily Limit: Combs happy to get back to Classic
Though things weren’t exactly going his way in 2022, Keith Combs kept plugging away and, in his last chance, earned a spot in the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster...
