New York hosts 2009 Northern Open
BASS returns to the smallmouth paradise of Lake Champlain out of Plattsburgh, N.Y., for the Aug. 20-22 Northern Open, the second of three 2009 tournaments for the division.
Chad Griffin’s Oneida Big Bass
Chad Griffin, an Alaska native who now lives in Cresson, Texas, caught the biggest bass of the tournament by carefully studying Oneida's past and meticulously fishing selected spots.
Think deep thoughts
If I had to pick just one thing that most casual smallmouth anglers struggle with, it would be that they aren't as good as they need to be at fishing deep water. That's the problem, and luckily there's a cure.
Virginia’s Occoquan
Battle Bass At Virginia's Occoquan River
Top of his class
Arkansas' Billy McCaghren claims 2009 Rookie of the Year.
Rules costly for DQ’d anglers
Bill Lowen and Bobby Lane learned valuable lessons in their painful, first-round disqualifications during the Ramada Champion's Choice on Oneida Lake.
2009 Rookie of the Year standings
Newcomers to the Bassmaster Elite Series have the opportunity to earn not only a check at each tournament, but also a cash bonus of $25,000 that goes with the 2008 Advance Auto Parts Bassmaster Rookie of the Year award, based on final season point standings.
2009 Rookie rolls on
Texas Rookie Chad Griffin beefs up lead on Oneida Lake.
