New Elite: Kyle Norsetter
At age 36, Wisconsin’s Kyle Norsetter decided it was time to take a shot at becoming a professional bass angler, his lifelong dream. He signed up to fish the Bassmaster...
My ace in the hole for the 2023 season
It’s the offseason, and I’ve been getting my prep work for the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series season done so I’m ready to roll. Part of that prep work has been...
Lester: Forward-facing sonar and fewer suppers from a sack
You might think after the phenomenal season Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester had in 2022, there’d be no need for him to make any New Year’s resolutions for ’23, but a...
Gamakatsu hooks title sponsorship for Bassmaster Elite at Lake Seminole
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gamakatsu, a leading manufacturer and innovator of fishing hooks and terminal tackle, has signed on as the tournament title sponsor for the Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Seminole....
Daily Limit: Card on the mend in hospital
The holidays have been more distressing than delightful for Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Card, who is hospitalized battling viral meningitis and Bell’s palsy. Card, the 2012 Bassmaster Rookie of...
New Elite: Cole Sands
Ole Davy Crockett didn’t have much on Tennessee’s Cole Sands who finished third in the overall 2022 Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings. The “Ballad of Davy Crockett” was...
Finally Soukup’s time
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie John Soukup has a story that’s almost too complicated to tell in one part. It’s better split into sections — even if the sections don’t always...
Bryan Schmitt’s humble beginnings
The toughest part about humble beginnings — the callous, unfair comparisons — can impede or inspire. Bryan Schmitt chose the latter. For clarity, that’s two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bryan Schmitt....
New Elite: Bryant Smith
With a second-place finish at Lake Hartwell for the final Bassmaster Southern Open of 2022, Californian Bryant Smith garnered enough points to claim second in that division’s Angler of the...
Welcome to the non-offseason
Many people assume that professional anglers are on the water nearly 365 days a year. Maybe that’s true for some of my peers, but increasingly that’s not the case for...
