Swindles’ Thinking About Classic Cut & Whitetail Deer

Gerald Swindle had plenty on his mind last night as he made a few final tweaks to his tackle in anticipation for the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite on Lake Chickamauga to begin. The Team Toyota fan favorite finds himself a few AOY points outside of the Bassmaster...


Lester: Eliminating Water is Important

Practice has begun for Bassmaster Elite Series pros on Lake Chickamauga for what will be their third straight week of tournament fishing. The fall transition has lakes across the country fishing tough right now and early reports sound as though it’ll be another...

Former Carhartt College Champ Previews Chick

Jacob Foutz is one of few 22-year olds on the planet who can say they’ve competed in the Bassmaster Classic. The 2017 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Champion represented college anglers on bass fishing’s biggest stage just a few short years ago and now serves as a...

Bernie Schultz Banks Toyota Bonus Bucks

Bassmaster tournament veteran Bernie Schultz methodically picked bass off of Santee Cooper’s famous cypress trees en route to his 5th place finish at the Bassmaster Elite on Santee Cooper Lakes presented by the United States Marine Core. His efforts hauled in the...

Jocumsen Earns $1,000 Yamaha Power Pay Bonus

KENNESAW, Ga. – Oct. 12, 2020 – Carl Jocumsen, the only Australian to win a Bassmaster® event, narrowly missed claiming another trophy when he finished second to good friend Brandon Palaniuk in the Bassmaster® Elite on Santee Cooper Lakes presented by the United...

Sumrall: 22 Rods for 13+ Pounds

After a grinder of a practice period, Caleb Sumrall came into the Bassmaster Elite Series at Santee Cooper Lakes hoping to catch enough to earn himself a $10,000 check and some valuable Angler of the Year points. At the conclusion of today’s weigh-in, Sumrall sits...

Three Reasons to Make Saturday’s Cut

Team Toyota’s Matt Arey was one of the last people to pull out of the boat ramp parking lot Tuesday night after concluding his second day of practice on Santee Cooper Lakes. The massive, predominately shallow fishery provides the playing field for the 7th stop of the...

Wes Logan Knows it Pays to Run a Yamaha Outboard

KENNESAW, Ga. – Oct. 6, 2020 – Few anglers show more promise of a long and prosperous career than 26-year-old Wes Logan of Alabama. His wherewithal to buy a Yamaha V MAX SHO® outboard and sign up for the Power Pay contingency program was a strategically mature choice...