Hello this is Captain Steve Niemoeller with the January 13th report straight from St. Johns River, Florida. I am here with Bob and Shawn from Pennsylvania, who I assisted one or two times before and we had a good time back then. We went “Spec Fishing” for the day, Bob and Shawn looked pretty surprised […]

The bass at Georgia’s Lake Seminole have a reputation for acting a lot like the largemouths in neighboring Florida. Well, a couple of veteran Floridians and a guy who’s already won a tour-level event in the Sunshine State this year put a hurting on them today. Shaw Grigsby grabbed the first-day lead in the initial […]

ESPN Inc., announced Tuesday that it has finalized the sale of BASS, LLC to a group of investors including Don Logan, Jerry McKinnis and Jim Copeland. An agreement in principle was announced in August by ESPN and the transaction was completed Monday. BASS is the largest membership organization of bass anglers in the U.S. with […]

My name is Ji Kim, Marketing Manager for The Bass University. The reason I am reaching out to let you know that the Bass University, the institution for advanced anglers created by professional anglers, Pete Gluszek (FLW) and Mike Iaconelli (BASS), is coming to Florida on November 6-7, 2010. Bass University was developed for advanced […]

June 16, 2010 BASS Announces 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule, including Three First-Time Venues BASS unveiled the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season schedule Wednesday. The most prestigious level of tournament fishing will kick off near BASS headquarters with consecutive events in Florida and will come full circle for the conclusion in Alabama, BASS’ birthplace. In […]

Florida, the bass usually begin spawning in January or February but this year they started at least a month late, said Mike Allen, a fisheries professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Largemouths are the state’s most popular freshwater game fish. To spawn, male bass make shallow nests in the sand, court females, […]

Five years ago, Lakeland’s Bobby Lane was just another small businessman. The 34-year-old Polk County man had landscaping business but always dreamed of cashing it all in and becoming a professional bass fisherman. Lane sold his business in 2003 to follow his dream. He eventually worked his way up to the BASS Tournament Trail, and […]

Spend quality time fishing with NASCAR’s top drivers and celebrities such as Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kyle Petty, Bobby Labonte and others while raising funds for the Darrell Gwynn Foundation and Speediatrics at the 2nd Annual Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Hot Rods and Reels Fishing Tournament at the 50th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International […]