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Meet the Elites: Rick Clunn

Rick Clunn is 72 years old, yet he remains as exhilarated as a teenager about tournament bass fishing. That paradox of age and excitement begs the question made famous by...

Meet the Elites: Luke Palmer

It seems that the sport of tournament bass fishing has almost been ingrained into the fabric of Luke Palmer’s life. Ever since he was young, his father, Tammy, was a...

Meet the Elites: Stetson Blaylock

Stetson Blaylock from Benton, Ark., became a bit of legend as soon as he turned pro. At the tender age of 21, and fresh off an FLW Tour Co-Angler of...

Meet the Elites: Matt Herren

Winning a Bassmaster Classic is undeniably the ultimate goal of any professional bass angler. Believe it or not, winning the sport’s most coveted title never entered Matt Herren’s mind when...

Meet the Elites: Shane Lineberger

There was a stretch between 2014 and 2015 when Shane Lineberger felt like everything was coming together for him as a professional bass angler. He ended 2014 with a sixth-place...

Meet Stetson Blaylock

Dream big – Jake Whitaker

From College B.A.S.S. National Champion to Elite Series Rookie of the Year, Jake Whitaker never stopped striving to make his dream to be a Bassmaster Elite Series angler come true.

Meet Brandon Cobb

Dream big – John Crews

Bassmaster Elite Series pro and business owner John Crews has seen the impact being a Bassmaster pro. As a winner and 11-time Classic qualifier, he knows Dreaming Big is a...

Dream big – Drew Benton

Florida pro angler Drew Benton shares his path to the Bassmaster Elite Series.