How-To

Trip’s Tips

Trip Weldon gives his tips for fishing the 2002 BASS Master Classic on Lay Lake.

Jay Yelas

Jay Yelas steps out of the shadows and captured the 2002 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake.

Top Classic patterns

Five top Classic finishers tell us how they managed to fight the midday current.

New faces, going places

There are a lot of new names fishing the CITGO Bassmaster Classic this year. A few you may recognize, or not.

New Jersey pro

Michael Iaconelli is starting the final day of the 2003 Bassmaster Classic in the lead.

2004 Bassmaster Classic: FLW conflict

In response to a scheduling change to the FLW Championship that conflicts with traditional CITGO Bassmaster Classic dates, BASS officials have responded by calling the move damaging to the sport of professional bass fishing.

2004 Bassmaster Classic: Site announcement

Officials from North and South Carolina and BASS, made the announcement today on Lake Wylie, which will be the official tournament waters for the catch-and-release event.

2004 Bassmaster Classic: Field filling fast

But Snowden still has hope. If an angler who already qualified for the Classic through the Tour were to finish in the top 10 of the upcoming Bassmaster Elite 50 series, they would double qualify for the Classic and the next angler down on the list of Tour points could pack their bags for Charlotte, N.C.

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