Open: Hartley couldn’t tolerate not being at Chesapeake Open
NORTH EAST, Md. – As the field prepared to launch for the first morning of competition at the 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Upper Chesapeake Bay presented by SEVIIN,...
Upper Chesapeake Bay primed for big-bag potential at Bassmaster Open
NORTH EAST, Md. — The summer feed will likely be in full swing for the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Upper Chesapeake Bay presented by SEVIIN, which means there will be...
My Finest Hour: Combs conquers unfamiliar home water
Drawing on his decades of experience on the fishery, learn how Keith Combs was led to a huge win by his inner voice.
Opens profile: Anaya the wonder kid
How does it feel to be 19 and the points leader in Div. 2 of the Bassmaster Opens after the first three events? Ask Alabama’s Fisher Anaya. “If you told...
Opens profile: Schroeder’s dedication is paying off
Former Bassmaster High School All-American Trey Schroeder earned a berth to the 2026 Bassmaster Classic by winning a Div. 1 Bassmaster Open in April on the Tombigbee River. He is...
Opens profile: Aoki’s blazing season
Japan’s Yui Aoki defines the word upstart. He finished 10th at his first-ever Bassmaster Open on Sam Rayburn, won the second Open on Kentucky/Barkley lakes and nabbed 26th at Norfork Lake. He...
Baseball and fishing are games of failure
I went to a see a couple of St. Louis Cardinals games at Busch Stadium over the weekend, and it got me to thinking about how baseball and bass fishing...
Tips for maximizing postspawn fisheries
We’re into one of my favorite times of the year – the postspawn. It’s a time when you can really load the boat with bass. When the bass move off...
Opens profile: Scanlon penciled in for second Classic
In April of 2012 Missouri’s Casey Scanlon won a Bassmaster Open tournament on Table Rock Lake. The victory earned his first birth to a Bassmaster Classic, the 2013 edition at...
Still can’t believe I won
As a McKendree University angler, my partner — Tyler Christy — and I qualified for two Bassmaster College Classic Brackets. Each time, I fell short of winning and punching a...
