Rookie Joey Cifuentes III Wins First Bassmaster Elite Series On Lake Seminole BAINBRIDGE, Ga. — Despite enduring several painful losses, Arkansas rookie Joey Cifuentes III held on to sack up a final-round limit of 18 pounds, 7 ounces and win the Gamakatsu Bassmaster Elite at Lake Seminole with a four-day total of 85-2. After placing sixth on Day 1 with 19-13, Cifuentes...

On Friday Professional Walleye Anglers Jacob Runyan of Cleveland, OH and Chase Cominsky of Hermitage, PA were caught red handed by Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament director Jason Fischer. The incident occurred in Cleveland, OH at the weigh-in of the last event of the year for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail. Tournament Officials became suspicious of the fish weight, which seemed unusually...

ONAMIA, Minn. – It was a week of back-to-backs at the Bally Bet Stage Seven Presented by Minn Kota. First, it was Jacob Wheeler winning his second-straight AOY title on Tuesday. Today, it was his good friend Dustin Connell winning his second-straight event and his third of the year to round out the 2022 season in dramatic fashion. Connell Holds...

Mille Lacs Lake Set to Host Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour Season Finale – Bally Bet Stage Seven Presented by Minn Kota Six-Day Tournament to Showcase Top 80 Professional Bass Fishing Anglers Competing for Top Prize of $100,000, Total Purse of $805,000 ONAMIA, Minn. – Major League Fishing is set to visit Onamia, Minnesota, and Mille Lacs Lake next week,...

Brandon Palaniuk Wins Bassmaster Angler Of The Year Title LA CROSSE, Wis. — Brandon Palaniuk doesn’t think of himself as a legend. In his mind, he is still the 8-year-old from Rathdrum, Idaho, who discovered a dream of reaching the biggest stage in bass fishing.   But by winning the 2022 Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, adding yet another trophy...

Iconic Bassmaster Classic Trophy To Be Named In Honor Of Ray Scott BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When a world champion of fishing is crowned at the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, the angler will hoist a familiar trophy emblazoned with a legendary name. B.A.S.S. officials announced today that the famed Bassmaster Classic trophy will be named in...

Tennessee’s Wright Posts Victory at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on the Barren River Tennessee’s Lloyd Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division JUNE 27, 2022 • MLF • PRESS RELEASES   SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Boater Dylan Wright of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, caught five bass Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on the Barren River. The tournament was...

COUNCE, Tenn. — At long last, Brandon Lester has his trophy. A veteran pro at only 34 years old, the Tennessee angler slammed the door Sunday in the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake, winning his first Elite Series tournament in nine seasons on tour. Entering Championship Sunday with a 3 1/2-pound lead, Lester didn’t let up, catching 22 pounds, 14 ounces,...

DAYTON, Tenn. — Jason Christie left Dayton Municipal Park on Championship Sunday just 6 ounces out of the lead with a crystal-clear plan for where he wanted to start. But thick fog created by temperatures that had plunged into the 30s overnight changed that plan — and ultimately played a huge role in his eighth career victory with B.A.S.S. To let the...

Christie Earns First Bassmaster Classic Victory On Lake Hartwell GREENVILLE, S.C. — For years, Jason Christie has had to live with the crushing weight of leading pro fishing’s biggest event twice on the final day, only to fall short. But no more. The 48-year-old pro from Park Hill, Okla., led once again going into Championship Sunday and this time sealed the deal in...