X Zone Lures Signs Two Young Guns X Zone Lures is pleased to announce that they will be joining forces with two bright young stars for the 2022 Season. Freshly minted Elite Series Pro, Jonathan Kelley and Bassmaster Opens contender, Cooper Gallant. Jonathan qualified for 2022 Elite Series by winning the Northern Opens Angler of […]
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2019 California B.A.S.S. Nation State Team set
2019 California B.A.S.S. Nation State Team set The 2019 California B.A.S.S. Nation State Team has been set with the final event of the 2018 season. Pictured are 13 of the team’s 22 members. From left are Kenneth Cleveland, Andrew Sayles, Josh Needleman, Jeff Jones, Kong Moua, Luke Johns, Chris Gilkison, Kevin Melford, Mark […]
Path to the Bassmaster Classic with Nick Wood
Path to the Bassmaster Classic with Nick Wood Covered by Ron Howe RB Bass Tournament Angler Nick Wood is in South Carolina right now preparing for the Bass Federation National Championship. I gave Nick a call to share more about Bass Nation and his travels and path to the Bassmaster Classic. The end goal for […]
Jim Graddy wins Bass Nation Event on New Melones with 35 pounds
Jim Graddy won the California B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier with the help of this 8.93-pounder. The 74-year-old also caught the biggest bass, almost a 9-pounder ANGELS CAMP, Calif. — Jim Graddy of Shafter, Calif., won the 2017 California B.A.S.S. Nation State Team Qualifier 1 on New Melones Reservoir, March 18-19, and no one was more surprised […]
The path to the Classic begins on New Melones
The path to the Classic begins on New Melones Darrell Ocamica of Idaho, Tim Klinger of Nevada and Ryan Lavigne of Louisiana all started by competing in B.A.S.S. Nation events in their respective state, and now they’re heading to the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic later this month. Anglers in California have the opportunity to climb […]
Lee a Darkhorse (Blackfish?) for AOY
Lee a Darkhorse (Blackfish?) for AOY With the 2016 Bassmaster Elite season in the books, it’s time to look ahead to 2017. The race for Angler of the Year (AOY) will, as always, be hotly contested right out of the gate. Aaron Mertens, Greg Hackney, and Gerald Swindle (the reigning champ) are the early favorites, […]
Bassmasters B.A.S.S. Nation schedule for 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Some familiar bass fishing waters and some never visited by B.A.S.S. tournaments will play host to competitors in the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation divisionals. California’s Clear Lake and Mississippi’s Ross Barnett Reservoir are often top choices on the Bassmaster Tournament Trail. But the Pee Dee River Basin in South Carolina and […]