Mitchell Forde

Drew Gill's rookie success and a hard bait resurgence were among the top storylines from the 2024 Bass Pro Tour season. Photo by Garrick Dixon. Angler: Drew Gill.

One of the few feelings better than boating a big bass on tournament day is celebrating such a catch with a teammate. That camaraderie has made two-person team tournaments one of the most popular forms of competitive fishing across the country, from high school and college circuits to bass clubs everywhere. However, rarely have the […]

MASSENA, N.Y. — Lenny Baird found himself in a familiar spot Saturday morning. After totaling 40 pounds, 6 ounces through the first two days of competition of the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Northern Division finale on the St. Lawrence River, Baird held a slim lead in the Strike King co-angler competition entering the […]

Casey Smith of Victor, New York, was the victor at the Toyota Series event on the St. Lawrence River with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 72-1. Photo by Jody White. Angler: Casey Smith.

ERIE, Pa. — Even before Andy Morgan and Cole Floyd took to the waters of Presque Isle Bay Sunday for the first Elimination Match of the 2024 General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops, the red-jerseyed REDCON1 team was called out as a favorite (and by a guy who would know). “This is […]

ERIE, Pa. – Arkansas pro Stephen Browning hailed his team’s chances during pregame interviews the night before he and teammate Anthony Gagliardi took to the water for the second day of Elimination Round competition at the General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops. “Anthony is a great finesse fisherman, I’m a power fisherman, […]

ERIE, Pa. — In the unique format posed by the new-look General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops, during which anglers don’t know what body of water they’ll be fishing until the morning of competition, adjusting on the fly becomes imperative. Tuesday, it didn’t take long for Luke Clausen and John Hunter to […]

ERIE, Pa. — For just about all the teams that advanced to the Knockout Round at the B&W Trailer Hitches Challenge Cup Presented by Toyota, the shift from Presque Isle Bay to Chautauqua Lake proved challenging. Five of the six tandems started slow across the past two days. Matt Becker and Spencer Shuffield of Team […]

ERIE, Pa. — Prior to the start of the B&W Trailer Hitches Challenge Cup Presented by Toyota, it wasn’t hard to tell that Matt Becker and Spencer Shuffield liked their chances. The duo, which represented Team B&W Trailer Hitches in the first event of the fall 2024 General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops, […]

Ott DeFoe and Andy Montgomery of Team REDCON1 had to work for it, but they're on to the Championship Round after winning the first Knockout Round match with 18 bass weighing 27-14. Photo by Phoenix Moore. Anglers: Ott DeFoe, Andy Montgomery.