Bryan Schmitt’s humble beginnings
The toughest part about humble beginnings — the callous, unfair comparisons — can impede or inspire. Bryan Schmitt chose the latter. For clarity, that’s two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bryan Schmitt....
New Elite: Bryant Smith
With a second-place finish at Lake Hartwell for the final Bassmaster Southern Open of 2022, Californian Bryant Smith garnered enough points to claim second in that division’s Angler of the...
Welcome to the non-offseason
Many people assume that professional anglers are on the water nearly 365 days a year. Maybe that’s true for some of my peers, but increasingly that’s not the case for...
New Elite: Cooper Gallant
After fishing all nine Bassmaster Opens in 2022, Canadian angler Cooper Gallant accomplished his goal of qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite Series. He won the Southern Open at Lake Cherokee...
Analyzing the 2023 Elite fisheries
Take a look at the list of fisheries on the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule and four locations stand out: Lake Okeechobee, Lake Seminole, Lake Murray and Lay Lake, all...
Daily Limit: Combs happy to get back to Classic
Though things weren’t exactly going his way in 2022, Keith Combs kept plugging away and, in his last chance, earned a spot in the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster...
Top 10 catches from Lake Chickamauga 2022
Count down the top catches from the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Lake Chickamauga.
A different level of competition
When I review my first Bassmaster Elite Season season, I can say that the biggest thing for me was just learning to mentally adapt to a new type of schedule...
New Elite: Kyoya Fujita
In March of 2022 Japanese angler Kyoya Fujita came to the U.S. for the first time and attended the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell. Six months later he earned an...
New Elite: John Soukup
After finishing third in the first Bassmaster Northern Open of 2022 at the James River, Oklahoma’s John Soukup stayed consistent all season to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series via...
