Joel Shangle is the Editor-In-Chief at Major League Fishing. He covers a range of topics within the sports realm, including individual sports, team sports, and the business of sports, often blending his passions for fishing and basketball. Joel is featured in Major League Fishing, where he shares insights and stories from the world of competitive fishing and beyond.
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Joel Shangle focuses primarily on event coverage in the realm of fishing, particularly bass fishing. His work also includes a significant portion dedicated to product promotions within this space. This indicates that he is likely interested in content related to upcoming fishing events, insights from anglers on their techniques and catches, as well as new products or equipment relevant to the sport.
Given his focus on event coverage and product promotions, Joel may be most responsive to pitches offering exclusive access to angler interviews providing insights into their strategies during tournaments and information about new or innovative fishing gear.
While there is no specified geographic focus for Joel's articles, it can be assumed that he covers events across various locations. Therefore, if pitching an event or tournament-related content, it would be beneficial to highlight its broader appeal rather than focusing solely on a specific location.
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By: Joel Shangle
OCALA, Fla. – As he prepared to take to the water at Orange Lake, Florida, for Kubota Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops, Kansas pro Brent Chapman was already getting his mind right for the marathon ahead – not only for the long days of practice and the six-day tournament, but for a pair […]
By: Joel Shangle
PARIS, Tenn. – There are a handful of fisheries in the world that really need no introduction. One of those fisheries is a 180-mile stretch of the famed Tennessee River laying in the northwest corner of Tennessee, roughly two hours due west of Nashville, and three hours northeast of Memphis. If you follow tournament bass […]
Arkansas veteran Mark Rose knows a thing or two about catching fish on a jig. Flipping, pitching, swimming, hopping, what-have-you, the Mercury pro has accumulated a hearty portion of his $3.2 million in winnings, 57 Top 10s and eight tour-level wins fishing a jig of some variety. In the first part of a two-part “back […]
By: Joel Shangle
Tennessee pro Jake Lawrence showed off perhaps THE most dramatic buzzbait catch of all time in winning a Bass Pro Tour trophy in 2025, but that dramatic moment was just one of a slew of fish that Lawrence put in the boat that season courtesy of a buzzer. Matter of fact, the buzzing topwater approach […]
MARBURY, Md. – Kade Wesner has been knocking on the door of his first MLF win for the past two years. On the final day of the 2026 Toyota Series Northern Division kickoff, the Potomac River answered. Wesner brought 14 pounds, 10 ounces to the scale Saturday to claim his first MLF trophy, finishing with […]
By: Joel Shangle
MARBURY, Md. – Charles County, Maryland, and the Potomac River are a long ways from the shallow, off-the-grid hidey holes that Keith Poche grew up fishing in Natchitoches, Louisiana. But Poche once again proved that shallow backwaters are shallow backwaters, regardless of what state they’re located in – and there are very few anglers in […]
By: Joel Shangle
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – In the waning hour of the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by MillerTech regular season, as the gravity of his accomplishments started to hit him, Virginia pro Ryan Lachniet expressed his gratitude about a season that had lived up to some lofty preseason goals. “Something seemed to go right for me […]
By: Joel Shangle
MASSENA, N.Y. — New York pro Jesse Spellicy wasn’t surprised when the number came up on the scale Sunday at the Massena Dam Intake: 23 pounds, 6 ounces, the biggest bag of the week and the winning moment at the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Northern Division event on the St. Lawrence River. Delighted, relieved and […]
MASSENA, N.Y. – Texas co-angler Carson Stone saved his best day for last at the Toyota Series Northern Division event on the St. Lawrence River, weighing the heaviest co-angler bag of the tournament on Saturday (19-10) to jump from sixth to first and claim the winner’s trophy and Phoenix Boats 518 Pro with a 115-horsepower outboard. […]
By: Joel Shangle
No matter the sport, nobody wants to face the guy with momentum going into the playoffs. As Suzuki Marine Stage 7 Presented by B&W Hitches approaches, the man leading the Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year race is THAT guy. Oklahoma pro Zack Birge has put together a career year already in 2026, earning […]
