Prepping for the 2025 Bassmaster Classic
The painful reality that I’m not competing in this year’s Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic at Grand Lake has made me more determined than ever to qualify for bass fishing’s...
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MTN DEW to sponsor Bassmaster Classic Go Outside experience
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If you were to ask five of the more than 100,000 fans who annually attend the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors what they love most...
Progressive Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops to kick off 2024 Bassmaster Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. and Progressive Insurance (PGR), a leader in auto and other insurance that’s been around since 1937, has announced the Bassmaster Classic Progressive Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament presented by Bass...
Patterning a prediction
Annually, in this column in this particular issue, I predict who will win the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing, not by typical analysis, but by how the universe seems to...
Bassmaster Classic viewing options include Bassmaster LIVE, FOX, FS1, FS2
TULSA, Okla. — After 4.5 million viewers enjoyed live coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors on FOX, FS1 and the FOX Sports platforms in 2023, fans eager...
Completely focused on the Classic
Now that I have the first two Elite tournaments of 2024 behind me, I’m completely focused on the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. That might seem...
Fantasy Fishing: How is this going to go?
In my few years of publicly making my Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing picks, one of the things I’ve learned is the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors...
Some guys are just due
I have recounted many times the feeling I had going into the 1998 Bassmaster Classic on North Carolina’s High Rock Lake. I was nearly a decade into covering professional bass...
Fantasy Fishing: Grinders or scopers?
This year’s return to Tulsa for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmasters Classic presented by Jockey is about two calendar weeks later than the 2016 Classic and only a handful of...
