Qualified kayak anglers from around the country will gather in eastern Oklahoma to compete in the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship scored by TourneyX, and Oklahoma’s own Jim Baird believes there will be plenty of opportunities to catch both smallmouth and largemouth.
Read more...B.A.S.S. has announced the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship will be held on the Ouachita River in Monroe, La., Dec. 4-7, with the winner filling the last spot in the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. The Team Championship marks the first time a Bassmaster event has been held on the Ouachita River since the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Lowrance was held there in November 2021.
Read more...After 4.5 million viewers enjoyed live coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors on FOX, FS1 and the FOX Sports platforms in 2023, fans eager for up-to-the-minute coverage of this year’s Classic action will have ample opportunity to follow the year’s premier bass fishing event.
Before anglers take off on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees for competition March 22-24, the Classic LIVE Preview show on Tuesday, March 19, will feature an in-depth look at the anglers and conditions from the lake as well as predictions on who could take home the coveted Bassmaster Classic Ray Scott trophy.
Bassmaster LIVE kicks off tournament coverage Friday morning at 8 a.m. ET on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. FS1 will broadcast live with the tournament leaders on Saturday and Sunday mornings before afternoon action from Championship Sunday picks up on FOX.
“Championship Sunday at the Bassmaster Classic is the pinnacle of a professional angler’s career, and watching the drama unfold live is the next best thing to being there for fans of the sport,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Chase Anderson. “Our FOX Sports partnership has allowed us to reach a whole new fan base over the past three seasons. We’re also able to bring Bassmaster LIVE to the largest possible audience by broadcasting on FOX to show the action leading up to the crowning of a Classic champion. The story of the Classic unfolding is a must-see for casual viewers and devoted fans alike.”
Later Sunday night, a special Super Six highlight show will recap the Classic’s iconic winning moments.
While the Bassmaster LIVE team covers the leaders on FOX and FS1, viewers can also join Bass Fishing Hall of Fame journalist Steve Bowman and a stable of Elite Series anglers and fishing legends — including Rick Clunn, Bill Dance and Hank Parker — for LIVE Mix streaming on Bassmaster.com.
Daily weigh-in festivities can be streamed on Bassmaster.com beginning at approximately 6 p.m ET.
For a full schedule, including program re-airs, visit Bassmaster.com/how-to-watch.
The 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors is being hosted by the Tulsa Sports Commission.
On Wednesday, B.A.S.S. officials announced that Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Grove, Okla., will be the site of this year’s Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Lowrance.
Read more...Jason Christie does not yet have a clear picture of how the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors will be won, but the Bassmaster Elite Series veteran from Dry Creek, Okla., is certain that Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees’ water clarity will be a major factor.
Read more...A profound lack of clarity gave James Sumrell and Brody Harp the clear advantage, as the Hixson Bass Team duo caught a five-bass limit of 18 pounds, 11 ounces and won the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Douglas Lake.
Read more...Amid the rainy, windy conditions, a late-morning kicker lifted Kyle Austin to a final-day catch of 27 pounds, 8 ounces. That gave him a three-day total of 83-7 and a victory at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN.
Read more...Time efficiency played a key role for Tennessee Tech University’s Harrison Heins and Hunter Slone, who tallied a two-day total of 32 pounds, 5 ounces to win the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Douglas Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Read more...Kyle Austin of Ridgeville, S.C., knew what he needed was the “dirty 30” and he wasted no time positioning himself to hit that mark en route to leading Day 2 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN.
Read more...The need for speed delivered the lead for Riley Aebi and Ben Burns of Stephen F. Austin University, who caught a limit of 17 pounds, 12 ounces to top the Day 1 standings for the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Douglas Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Read more...It took him most of the day, but when Mark Hutson sacked up half of his weight on consecutive casts, the Moncks Corner, S.C., angler pulled the plug and headed to the scales with a limit of 30 pounds, 6 ounces. That was good enough to lead Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN.
Read more...B.A.S.S. officials announced today that the 2024 national championship for the wildly popular Bassmaster College Series will be played out on the waters of Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. The 2024 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops will showcase the nation’s best college anglers Aug. 22-24.
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