Craig
Lamb
Biography
Forty years ago, Craig Lamb went to his first B.A.S.S. tournament as a starstruck teenager. As a grownup, he reports about the people, places and news of the tournament trail.
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Lure trends of the 2018 Elite Season
Lure trends of the 2018 Elite Season
The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series tested the sport’s best anglers on every conceivable type of water.
Pierson wins Nation Championship
Pierson wins Nation Championship
Californian Randy Pierson wins the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors with 55 pounds, 11 ounces.
Nation: Pierson takes the lead on Day 2
Nation: Pierson takes the lead on Day 2
Californian Randy Pierson has found much to like about his first trip to Alabama’s Pickwick Lake.
Pierce leads Nation Championship
Pierce leads Nation Championship
Mark Pierce of Kentucky takes the lead Day 1 of the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors.
Sumrall sets up tournament
Sumrall sets up tournament
Watch defending B.A.S.S. Nation champion Caleb Sumrall describe his practice and game plan for defending his title.
Nation: Sumrall's whirlwind year
Nation: Sumrall's whirlwind year
FLORENCE, Ala. — Wedding anniversaries and birthdates of children are dates never forgotten by adults. Add Oct. 21, 2017, to the list for Caleb Sumrall. That date on Lake Harwell in South Carolina...
Swindle's Smith Lake trick
Swindle's Smith Lake trick
The home turf of Gerald Swindle, Smith Lake, has something in common with Carters Lake the Alabamian is using with success today.Swindle is fishing around the launch site, with a purpose.“On Smith...
Avena's difference maker
Avena's difference maker
Adrian Avena just scored a bass weighing 1-12 that gave him a confidence boost to stay out deep. For a while, anyway.“Under these conditions the bite is probably hot on the windy shorelines but...
Swindle and Lane in close quarters
Swindle and Lane in close quarters
Gerald Swindle and Chris Lane aren’t matched up but they are in close quarters, fishing shared water around a marina. That is the interesting spin on this bracket format. You aren’t going head to...
Avena's trip to Walmart
Avena's trip to Walmart
Adrian Avena spent a restless night, then gave it up at 11 p.m. and did what any insomniac would do. He went to Walmart. The Jersey Boy had a short shopping list. He bought paint to apply on...
Lane: "Must be a pile of them"
Lane: "Must be a pile of them"
Chris Lane has now struck twice in nearly successive casts. First, a bass jackhammered his jerkbait and came off. Then on the same retrieve another fish attacked the lure and came aboard as a 2-9...
Avena: Empty tacklebox
Avena: Empty tacklebox
Yesterday afternoon at the boat ramp Adrian Avena was eager to get back to his hotel room.“I’m going to tie on every lure that I’ve ever caught a bass on and use those tomorrow,” he said. “I’m...
Biscuits and gravy
Biscuits and gravy
Yesterday Scott Rook put the trolling motor on high to cover as much shoreline as possible. Obviously it worked, with a hitch. By mid-afternoon he was moving slower than when he started. His...
McClelland vs. Swindle update
McClelland vs. Swindle update
Mike McClelland just scored a bass weighing 2 pounds, 12 ounces, to take the lead over Gerald Swindle by 9 ounces.McClelland-Swindle is the top seed in the bracket, setting this one up to come down...
When an 11-ounce fish matters
When an 11-ounce fish matters
Gerald Swindle just joked about catching—and weighing—an 11-ounce bass. Normally that would be reason to laugh. On a weigh-in stage the tiny catch would be the target of laughs and a photo op. In...
Topwater vs. drop shot
Topwater vs. drop shot
The Pipkens vs. Lane matchup will be a fun one to watch. Pipkens, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Michigan, is doing what he does best. That is dialing into spotted bass holding on specific...
Catch or go home
Catch or go home
That sums up the day. Catch or go home. Depending on match time for the three-hour morning and afternoon sessions ahead. Yesterday’s match ups flipped, with Gerald Swindle and Mike McClelland going...
McClelland's weapon
McClelland's weapon
We just caught up with Mike McClelland, who is just 2 ounces ahead of Gerald Swindle in their respective match. McClelland is using his namesake Spro Mike McClelland RkCrawler 55 Crankbait, which...
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