Roy and Vinson cruise to the win in Bass Pro Shops Patriot Cup on the Potomac
Team Seaguar BRAWLR’s Bradley Roy of Lancaster, Kentucky, and Greg Vinson of Wetumpka, Alabama, saved their best performance of the week for when it mattered most Friday, dominating the Championship Round of the Bass Pro Shops Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches on the Potomac River with 46 scorable bass weighing 92 pounds, 5 ounces.
Bradley Roy and Greg Vinson caught 46 bass weighing 92-5 for the Patriot Cup win. Photo by Tyler Brinks.
The line is the only thing between you and the fish. Everything else is just details.
There are four main types of fishing line for an angler to consider spooling onto a reel. Each excels in certain situations, while others may not suit the conditions. Here are the details you need to know.
Fall is one of the most dynamic seasons in bass fishing. Water temps drop, baitfish migrate, and bass shift from summer lethargy to full‑blown feeding mode.
By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
When hunting and fishing licenses for the 2026-2027 seasons become available Monday, buyers will be able to purchase their licenses through a new, updated license system.
Darrell Guinn remembers listening to the morning fishing report on the radio as a child. The radio announcer gave the Chickamauga Reservoir’s elevation, water release schedule and information about water discharge overnight.
He called it love at first sight, and that instant attraction, deepened by its subsequent bond-building, delivered Bryan Schmitt’s third blue trophy with his four-day winning total of 81 pounds, 7 ounces in the SPRO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.
The heat is on. While the 90+ degree temps have kept a lot of bass anglers off the water, the young anglers of the Shoals Youth Bassmasters braved the heat and fished Pickwick on August 8, where the trophy winners bagged 80.46 lbs.
