Lane’s downsizing lure tactics
The thing about extremes is that their self-imposed limitations can impede consistency. That’s particularly true for anglers that let their specialty turn a race horse into a one-trick pony. Not...
Opens profile: Cannon’s winding road
After the first four Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier events of 2023, Texan Brett Cannon holds sixth place in the point standings. So far, he’s stumbled a bit at Buggs Island...
2023 Open #2 – Div. 2 angler roster
Pro Anglers | Co-anglers As a service to the St. Croix Bassmaster Open anglers, fans and media, B.A.S.S. publishes on Bassmaster.com a roster of the anglers and co-anglers participating in each Bassmaster...
Monster playing field awaits Opens anglers at Oklahoma’s Lake Eufaula
EUFAULA, Okla. — A giant playing field awaits anglers competing in the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula, Okla., and Elite Series pro and local stick Luke Palmer believes every inch of...
Hot Spots: Buggs Island
Also known as Kerr Lake if you live in North Carolina, Buggs Island Reservoir has flown under the radar in the national bass tournament scene over the last two decades....
Tremaglio fished Opens while still in high school
As Reece Tremaglio left the Day 2 weigh-in stage at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open on Wheeler Lake, the Opens pro said he had to immediately depart for the 12-hour...
Going on a run
First and foremost, I’d like to congratulate Easton Fothergill and Nick Dumke on their Bassmaster College Series Team of the Year title for 2023. It’s an amazing accomplishment and those...
Winning on Wheeler Lake
Before the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens season started, my travel partner, Jamie Bruce, had me on his podcast called “Get the Net.” He asked me at the end of...