Chris
Zaldain
Sponsors
Humminbird
Minn Kota
Skeeter
Yamaha
Trokar
Seaguar
Megabass
Santone Lures
Power-Pole
Sportsman's Warehouse
Electric Eyewear
Talon
Personal Info
Hometown
Fort Worth,
Texas
Birthdate
September 11, 1984
Family
Trait (wife)
Hobbies
Shooting, golf, hockey, motorsports
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Zona’s two-day seminar
Zona’s two-day seminar
Not too long after the 2019 Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite at Fort Gibson Lake was postponed I received a call from Mark Zona. He invited me to go fishing with him up in his...
Zaldain talks One-Boat Network
Zaldain talks One-Boat Network
Elite pro Chris Zaldain reveals how his Humminbirds, Talons and Minn Kota Ultrex work together to make him the best angler he can be.
Texas, Toyota and B.A.S.S.
Texas, Toyota and B.A.S.S.
Those of us fortunate enough to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series are getting ready for the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, and I guarantee you...
Fantasy Fishing: Texas 'O Texas, all hail the mighty state
Fantasy Fishing: Texas 'O Texas, all hail the mighty state
HOOOOOWDY Y’ALL!!Welcome to Texas! I have been looking forward to this part of the season since Lake Fork was announced as the location for Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks &...
Finding tournament spots with Zaldain
Finding tournament spots with Zaldain
Chris Zaldain fished new spots and ran new water on the final day of the Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier to try and win the event. He explained what kind of spots he was searching for and...
Fantasy Fishing: Surviving Winyah Bay
Fantasy Fishing: Surviving Winyah Bay
Double-header fishing derbies fully illustrate exactly what it means to “grind it out” in the fishing world. Now take the second half of a back-to-back and move it to a stingy tidal fishery like...
Fantasy Fishing: Former Winyah Bay experience will play
Fantasy Fishing: Former Winyah Bay experience will play
Quick turnaround this week! The fellas have been fishing clear, green water for the last week. Sightfishing dominated the event after Day 1, and the anglers who were in the areas that replenished...
Fantasy Fishing: Pick grinders and tidal rats at Winyah Bay
Fantasy Fishing: Pick grinders and tidal rats at Winyah Bay
Straight on the heels of Brandon Cobb’s wire-to-wire win at Hartwell, the Elite Series pros need to pick up and head to the coast – not for a beach vacation but rather to make the Bassmaster Elite...
Classic week was awesome
Classic week was awesome
I’m so excited about Classic week that I don’t even know where to start with this column. The 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods was the greatest bass fishing...
Podcast: The Zaldain Story
Podcast: The Zaldain Story
Chris and Trait Zaldain sit down with Jim and Thomas to discuss both of their careers and steps taken to get to where they are at now as a husband and wife fishing team.
Fantasy Fishing: Mark Daniels Jr. was best pick at Classic
Fantasy Fishing: Mark Daniels Jr. was best pick at Classic
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ott DeFoe showed up in style and won the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods in front of a hometown crowd in Knoxville, Tenn. It was a very emotional...
How to fish deep
How to fish deep
I had a heck of a good tournament at the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier, and I did it fishing deep. Here’s how I did it, and why knowing what I did will help you the next time you need...
Daily Limit: Pipkens suffers bad break
Daily Limit: Pipkens suffers bad break
A broken collarbone requiring surgery won’t mean the end of Chad Pipkens’ seventh Elite Series season, but he’s done with hockey this year.The 35-year-old from Lansing, Mich., suffered a freak fall...
What the Classic means: Chris Zaldain
What the Classic means: Chris Zaldain
I don't need to tell you there's been a lot of changes in fishing over the past year. But one thing that will never change is the Bassmaster Classic — the greatest event in all of pro fishing. I'm...
Daily Limit: In God he trusts
Daily Limit: In God he trusts
Paul Mueller is not shy about sharing his faith in God. He believes it has fueled his success in bass fishing, including winning the last Elite event on Lake Lanier, let alone his life. When...
Meet Chris Zaldain
Meet Chris Zaldain
Chris Zaldain is not only a Bassmaster Elite Series pro, but is the husband of Opens pro Trait Zaldain. Everything in the Zaldain household revolves around fishing and they love every minute they...
Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Mullins at Lanier
Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Mullins at Lanier
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Despite difficult weather conditions, Lake Lanier showed out in style for Bassmaster fans with numbers of fat spotted bass. Knowing this event was to be exciting, the...
Zaldain moves in for the kill
Zaldain moves in for the kill
Chris Zaldain caught some fat spotted bass to stay on top of the leaderboard on Champion Sunday at the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier.
Zaldangerous on Day 3 at Lanier
Zaldangerous on Day 3 at Lanier
Chris Zaldain went deep for Day 3 of the Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier. Look at the large spots he pulled from 30 feet deep Saturday morning.
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