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News Stories & Fishing Articles
Strategy shift in store for Bass Pro Tour anglers in 2025
MLF’s new forward-facing sonar restrictions will alter the complexion of the Bass Pro Tour in several ways
Mitchell Forde – Bass Pro Tour
Drew Gill, Jesse Wiggins and Alton Jones Jr. will have to adapt to the new forward-facing sonar regulations on the Bass Pro Tour in 2025.
Pickwick Trophy Winner Weight Was 81.48 Pounds of Bass
The Shoals Youth Bassmasters fished Pickwick for their final tournament of the 2024 season. Forty-eight young bass anglers and their adult boat captains departed from McFarland ramp in their quest to land the first-place spot in one of the three age divisions.
Pickeick trophy winners. SYBM photos
Three Anglers Named to All-Academic Team
First Event of the ACA’s Historic 20th Season
This past weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers, before the start of the Kentucky Lake event, named the first three anglers to its 2024-25 All-Academic Team.
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Alabama’s Choquette claims Overall title
2024 Skeeter Bassmaster High School Combine
by Kyle Jessie, BASS
Opportunities are endless when you gather 97 talented high school anglers from across the country along with 26 of the top collegiate fishing programs in the U.S.
B.A.S.S. announces technology standardization for Elite Series, Classic
“The use of live sonar at the Elite level has sparked tremendous debate,” said Chase Anderson (B.A.S.S. CEO)
“Forward Facing Sonar”. SFN graphic
Emmanuel University Tops First School of the Year Rankings
Lander University is ranked 2nd, University of North Alabama sits in 3rd.
The Association of Collegiate Anglers National Rankings system is a 12-month race where teams from all across the country compete in dozens of events nationwide to earn valuable points.
The Top 5 Ranked College Teams in the 2024-25 Season
The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is college fishing’s only all-encompassing national rankings system.
Wheeler Lake the silent sleeper
Call Wheeler Lake the silent sleeper of the chain of lakes flowing through the Tennessee River valley in northern Alabama. Wheeler’s next-door neighbor to the east is Guntersville, and at the far end of the state is Pickwick, both lakes known for some of the best largemouth (Guntersville) and smallmouth (Pickwick) fishing in the nation.
