When everything is in sync and his timing feels perfect, Chris Lane says he experiences a sensation like a clock ticking inside of him. He yells “Pow!” when he boats a big bass. Over the four-day Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St. Johns River system, Lane heard the tick-tock, and his word of triumph […]
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By Ken Duke DEC 5, 2013 Alabama’s Shaye Baker picked a good day to catch the biggest bass and biggest five-bass limit of his life. The young pro’s catch totaled 29 pounds, 8 ounces and his best largemouth weighed 9-1 to give him a 4 1/2-pound lead over fellow Alabaman and Elite pro Russ Lane at […]
The Florida Division 6 of the Toyota Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, wraps up its regular season May 18, 2013, on legendary lunker-filled waters of Lake Okeechobee. The competitors will launch at C. Scott Driver Park, located at 10100 West Highway 78 in the town of Okeechobee, Fla. Anglers may begin fishing […]
There aren’t many state championships where the winners can actually eat the prize. Then again, there isn’t any championship quite like high-school state fishing. For the fourth consecutive year, Florida is hosting the Student Angler Federation High School Fishing State Championship sponsored by the Bass Federation and FLW Outdoors on Sunday at Lake Toho in […]
SHREVEPORT, LA. – Chris Lane is originally from Lakeland, FL, now lives in of Guntersville, Ala. The only other Floridian to make the second-day cut to the final 25 was Chris’ brother, Bobby Lane. Shaw Grigsby and Terry Scroggins also made the roster for the classic. Lane battled rising temperatures at the 42nd annual Bassmaster […]
BASS announced its 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule on Tuesday and for the first time in the tournament trail’s seven-year history, an Elite event will be held on Lake Okeechobee. The 2012 season begins Feb. 24-26 with the 42nd Bassmaster Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La. Skeet Reese won the Classic […]
Long-time bass tournament pro anglers Guy Eaker and Ken Cook, along with respected journalist Dave Precht, will join 40 other members of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame this coming February when they are officially inducted. The annual BFHOF Induction Banquet takes place on Friday, February 18 in New Orleans during Bassmaster Classic weekend events. […]
The 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series season will open with two tournaments in Florida, but not on the Kissimmee Chain. B.A.S.S. announced Wednesday that the Elite Series opens March 10-13 on the Harris Chain at Tavares, then visits the St. John’s River at Palatka March 17-20. While the Elite pros won’t be on the Kissimmee Chain, […]