Welcher all-in
Few could argue with Brandon Cobb’s strategy this week when it comes to his AOY campaign, especially after putting together a massive limit of smallmouth for the St. Lawrence River....
BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
Day 1 of the Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River was record-setting. Rookie Bryant Smith brought in the heaviest limit of smallmouth in B.A.S.S. competition history, weighing 29...
Matty Wong searching for ‘spicy meatballs’
Matty Wong, the second year Elite from Hawaii, has termed big smallmouth, “spicy meatballs” recently. Currently he’s in 6th place in BassTrakk with a five fish limit of 18-12. He...
Big bass and big bags
Interesting notes from Ronnie Moore with the Bassmaster LIVE crew. Most of the time we see the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the event show up on Day 1 or...
Sands with a “keeper”
This 5-pound smallmouth caught by Cole Sands would be the fish of a lifetime for most anglers across the country, those of us not blessed to live on the banks...
It pays to make the Classic
There’s been a lot of chatter about the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic cutline. Forty-one Elite Series Pros will make it into the Classic via the Progressive Angler of...
Form follows function
Day 2 on the St Lawrence River today. Rick had a fun day yesterday and weighed in over 20 pounds of fish. If you have seen Rick’s recent YouTube video...
Starting to take shape
BassTrakk can be a little misleading early. There’s a shuffle each day at the top of the leaderboard, as some of the previous day’s leaders get off to a slow...
Day 2 begins on St. Lawrence
See the Elites head out on the rainy second morning of the 2023 Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River!
Smith sets new B.A.S.S. smallmouth record
CLAYTON, N.Y. —Elite Series rookie Bryant Smith set a new B.A.S.S. record when he put five smallmouth bass on the scale that weighed 29 pounds, 5 ounces, Thursday. That broke...