Jim Sexton

Jim

Sexton

Biography

Jim Sexton manages Bassmaster.com and social media for B.A.S.S. He grew up in Knoxville, Tenn., and now lives in Birmingham, Ala.

Personal Info

Hometown

Birmingham,

Alabama

Family

Gretchen (wife), Mack, Maggie (children)

Content

In uncertain times Bassmaster says Live Smart, Fish Smart

By Jim Sexton

Bassmaster has launched a new initiative called Live Smart, Fish Smart, along with the social media hashtags, #livesmart #fishsmart, designed specifically for life in these unsettling times.

For the greater good

By Jim Sexton

Yesterday B.A.S.S. announced the postponement of another fishing tournament. This time it’s the Elite at Alabama’s Lake Eufaula, originally planned for early April. This comes shortly after...

To the crew who gets it done

By Jim Sexton

Hank Cherry won the 50th Bassmaster Classic on Sunday, and rightfully that's the big story this week. But I wanted to shine a little light on a tireless crew working behind the scenes to bring you...

Classic prize money breakdown

By Jim Sexton

The 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk has more than $1,000,000 in prize money. As is befitting of the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing, this is the most prize money of...

Bruce goes under stage

By Jim Sexton

B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin took his grandkids under the stage today to show them how fish care works at the Bassmaster Classic. In case you don’t know, tournament officials weigh the fish on...

Herren: Will fish move up for Sunday

By Jim Sexton

Buy a beanie to conserve fisheries

By Jim Sexton

One of the cool programs at the Classic Expo is Carhartt’s initiative to conserve and protect fisheries in Alabama. All you have to do is donate $10 to get a special edition Carhartt beanie....

BASSTrakk training

By Jim Sexton

Bassmaster’s Dalton Tumblin schools the Classic Marshals on how to use BASSTrakk during the tournament. The Marshals will input every fish caught into BASSTrakk so you can keep up with all the...

Pick your Classic Fantasy team before it’s too late

By Jim Sexton

If you haven’t done it already, be sure to pick your Fantasy Fishing team for the Bassmaster Classic by end-of-day March 5. Classic competition runs March 6 through March 8. You’ll...

Super Fans: Dick and Dawn Ottman

By Jim Sexton

Dawn and Dick Ottman have attended more than 365 days of fishing tournaments.

St. Johns River Uber?

By Jim Sexton

We spent some time today around Drayton Island situated at the north end of Lake George. It’s unique in that people live on the island, but the only way to get there is by boat. So it made...

Wendlandt likely in 3rd place

By Jim Sexton

Clark Wendlandt continues to focus on canals. He has three keepers in his livewell for about 6 pounds and some change. If his BASSTrakk were up to date (it shows only two fish currently) Wendlandt...

Clark Wendlant fishing the canals of the St. Johns River on a beautiful, peaceful Sunday morning. Several residents have come out on their docks, coffee cups in hand, to chat with us. They all want...

Wendlant fishing skinny

By Jim Sexton

We’re on Clark Wendlant this morning and have followed him into a skinny canal. There was competition on this section of the St. John’s River for the prime canals, with anglers racing to reach...

Auten is up a creek

By Jim Sexton

North Carolina pro Todd Auten is leading the tournament with 16-10, but he hasn’t added to his livewell since 10:32.Earlier today the tide dropped the water three feet in the creeks where Auten is...

Prince with a limit

By Jim Sexton

Cliff Prince spent the past 15 minutes in a skinny, shallow canal. He got his lure hung up on a boat dock, then shortly afterwards caught his fifth keeper bass of the day. We’re estimating he has 9...

It’s not going to be easy today

By Jim Sexton

We’re following the Prince of Palatka, Cliff Prince, this morning. Of course he lives right here in Palatka and knows this fishery better than anyone on the Elites Series. In the first hour Prince...

Fantasy Fishing open one more day

By Jim Sexton

With the cancelation of Day 1 of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River Fantasy Fishing players have one more day to fill out their brackets. The close time for Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy...

Videos: Day 2 from the anglers

By Jim Sexton

Walters' with fourth keeper

By Jim Sexton

Patrick Walters just put his fourth keeper bass in the livewell. It was another small one, in the 1 pound range. He told us yesterday he felt he needed 15 pounds today to make the top 12...

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