Hanselman now over 21 pounds
Elite Series rookie and Texas veteran angler Ray Hanselman of Del Rio rode his three big early fish catches – a 7-9, a 5-13 and a 3-7 – for the...
2018 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest Benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Palaniuk back in the Top 10
Brandon Palaniuk may have fallen out of the top 10 due to a technical error in his BASSTrakk total recently, but he’s back there for real this time. Palaniuk landed...
Palaniuk isn’t in 4th place
There’s a mistake in the BASSTrakk standings due to a technical error. It is being corrected, but Brandon Palaniuk isn’t in 4th place with 17-15. His biggest fish and Jacob...
Hanselman with No. 4
Ray Hanselman just landed his fourth keeper. His judge weighed it in at 1 pound, 10 ounces. That’s his smallest fish of the day, with the others being 5-13, 3-7...
Kriet with a crucial 6 1/2-pounder
Obviously, a big bass or two makes the difference for any angler competing in a tournament anywhere. But I’m not sure where else we’ve seen them be as significant as...
Feider update
We caught up with Seth Feider a few minutes ago. The Minnesota angler known for his smallmouth prowess caught a 2 pound 1 ounce largemouth shortly after we arrived. “It...
Guadalupe bass back story
AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas state record Guadalupe bass measured 17.25 inches, weighed only 3.71 pounds, and was caught on fly fishing tackle from the Colorado River downstream from Austin. What might...
You pray for wind here
Wind, to a certain extent, is always a fisherman’s friend. That’s especially true at Lake Travis. “You pray for wind here,” noted one local angler. Because of the serpentine nature...
Iaconelli and Texas Fest Hooking Kids on Fishing
Mike Iaconelli sat eating his traditional sausage, egg and cheese croissant in the dawn’s early light of Day 1 at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife...
Ehrler suffers a heartbreaker
Brent Ehrler started his day with a game-changer – a 7-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass. By 9:35 he had four keepers weighing 11-6, which has him in 10th place. But Ehrler...
