Justin Lucas openly admits he’s been a nervous wreck.

After 50 years of setting the world standard for professional bass tournament competition, B.A.S.S. made historic changes to the Bassmaster Elite Series on Monday, which will elevate the sport to levels never seen before. Elite Series pros will begin the 2019 season with a smaller field of competition, vastly increased payouts, dramatically reduced entry fees and the promise of more exposure through the company’s industry-leading media platforms.

Ott DeFoe and Douglas Lake are becoming synonymous with victory after the Tennessean won his second consecutive Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open on his home lake.

Packing a one-two punch of a bass fishing strategy has South Carolina angler Patrick Walters in the lead going into the final day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open on Douglas Lake.

Josh Bertrand and Justin Lucas are the best of friends.

Jeff Lugar enjoyed the kind of day dreamed of by any tournament angler after taking the lead at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open underway on Douglas Lake.

Justin Atkins has never been happier to admit he was wrong than he was on the final day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Pell City Lakeside Park. The bass fishing pro from Florence, Ala., caught heavier bass than he thought he could and surged from eighth place to win the event with a three-day total of 38 pounds, 3 ounces.

Mark Rose doesn’t care for repetition, and that disposition served him well on Day 2 of the final Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Pell City Lakeside Park as the Wynne, Ark., pro took the lead with 27 pounds, 6 ounces.

When it comes to the lakes operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, timing is usually vital to the quality of fishing.

Dustin Connell, of Clanton, Ala., leveraged a double dose of early opportunity on Logan Martin Lake to take the Day 1 lead at the final Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Pell City Lakeside Park with a limit catch of 15 pounds, 3 ounces.

B.A.S.S. and Alabama Power are partnering to award two $5,000 scholarships this year for students currently attending, or planning to attend, a technical school or community college in the state of Alabama.