SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Bassmaster Outdoors Notebook  Nov 7, 2009 My strategy for this event would be simple: Be aggressive, and throw big baits for big bass, said Ish Monroe, a six-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier. This is the Classic with a new 35,000 Ranger boat on the line. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA) Angier woman a winner  Oct 22, 2009 Just over a month ago, Monica A 00003E6D ltman didn't even know if she would qualify for the Bassmaster Women's Tour Championship, which was held last weekend. But by Saturday, with a day of fishing left on Louisiana's Cypress Black Bayou Lake, she already had boated enough keepers to win her second-straight Bassmaster event in the Co-Angler Division ... The boat is the second she has won in a month; in September, she won her last Bassmaster event on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee. (News & Observer -- Sports) Fishing America: Touchdown bass  Oct 10, 2009 I watch all of the tournaments and read Bassmaster (Magazine). However, Calley's His love for fishing goes beyond the television shows and fishing magazines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) BASS Reporter's Notebook (10/06/09)  Oct 8, 2009 ""Spatial planning" is a fairly broad, ambiguous term and opens the door for various interpretations and restrictive measures, said Horton. In the interim report, the meaning appears to relate to no-take marine protected areas, or MPAs, which usually ban recreational use including sportfishing along with commercial use.The topic is covered extensively online at www.Bassmaster and ESPNOutdoors.com. More information can be found and . Another extensive piece is slated to appear in the November... (ESPN -- Outdoors) Low-key CEO makes Bass Pro Shops a big fish in retail world  Sep 30, 2009 " 100 million tourists The Bass Pro concept stands out among retailers in at least one capacity: It draws tourists. The store here is about tied with the St. Louis Gateway Arch for tourists at about 4 million a year. Visitors to all stores are expected to top 100 million this year thanks to store openings in Altoona, Iowa, and Calgary. That compares with an estimated 60 million annual visitors for in Orlando. The stores, themed to represent each location's geography, draw customers for the... (USA Today -- Money) Skeet leads » Photos »  Sep 20, 2009 KVD rallied past Skeet Reese to win his fifth Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title ... Byron Velvick patterns late summer and early fall bass in his second installment of Bassmaster ... Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. (ESPN -- Outdoors) More Columns »  Sep 19, 2009 A rookie reflects: Mark Burgess journals his first year on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour. BLOG. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Suspense ends, and Angier woman wins title  Sep 17, 2009 Competitive bass angler Monica Altman of Angier always tries to stay positive, but her chances of qualifying for the Bassmaster Women's Tour championship were fading this past Friday. After a good first day in the three-day tournament on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee, she was in trouble with a day to go. (News & Observer -- Sports) So. Open: Santee scouting report  Sep 16, 2009 By Wayne HauserBassmaster ... Brett Mitchell at the 2007 Bassmaster Southern Open on Santee Cooper Reservoir ... The final event in the 2009 Bassmaster Southern Opens should provide a real challenge for the anglers vying for the two Bassmaster Classic slots and seven Elite Series slots for 2010. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Angler of Year chase begins today  Sep 12, 2009 The Toyota Trucks Championship Week begins the race for Bassmaster Angler of the Year at dawn Saturday ... Kevin VanDam knows that if he turns in two solid weekends of fishing that he will be named theBassmaster Angler of the Year ... VanDam leads a field of Bassmasters top 12 anglers onto Lake Jordan for the first of two events set to determine the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. (Wetumpka Herald, AL) KVD's love of fishing led to much more  Sep 10, 2009 "Mainly, I think I just ran around and threw ice in the hole. It was a good fishing trip because I wasn't stuck in a boat," said Kevin VanDam, the reigning Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year who goes for his fifth title this week ... The two-time Bassmaster Classic champion from Kalamazoo, Mich ... Virgil Ward's fishing show was among those he digested, and he'd catch the Sunday evening broadcast of the Bassmasters, still not imaging what would become of his life and fishing. (ESPN -- Outdoors) McCoy and Shipley battle it out »  Sep 2, 2009 McCoy caught the third bass of the day -- easily the largest -- and put it in the livewell so it could be used in a Bassmaster magazine photo shoot ... "James OverstreetMcCoy holds up the two best bass of the day for the cover of Bassmaster magazine.The next bass went to Shipley -- it was as nice as or nicer than McCoy's best -- and Shipley was careful in his positioning as he went to the livewell."How you liking my spot up there. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Story »  Sep 2, 2009 Behind the wheel of the Skeeter bass boat with a 250-horsepower Yamaha engine was 2008 Bassmaster Classic champion Alton Jones ... Former Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville once told Bassmaster magazine that recruits who are devoted outdoorsmen have a leg up with him because he knows they can be counted on to get up early and work hard ... On Sept. 12, Jones will be one of 12 anglers in the Elite Series playoffs vying for the top honor in bass fishing, the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the... (ESPN -- Outdoors) Ex-Alaskan earns Bassmaster title  Aug 22, 2009 Chad Griffin holds up two of the bass he caught to win the Bassmasters Elite Series Tournament ... The 1995 East High graduate, now living in Texas, caught 20 bass weighing 65 pounds, 10 ounces on the final stop of the Bassmaster Elite Tournament Circuit to win the event and take home $101,000 ... Along the way, he fulfilled a dream he had cherished since he first watched the "Bassmasters" television program as an 8-year-old. (Anchorage Daily News) Survey reveals that lack of lodging at lake hurts  Aug 16, 2009 During 2010, for example, ESPN's Bassmaster Elite Series is coming back to Wildwood Park, as it has several times already. The event is scheduled for May 20-23. (The Augusta Chronicle) Missouri fisherman invents bass reel that has lured national attention  Aug 13, 2009 "So Gray brought his ideas to engineers, who worked to make that dream a reality.The result? An unlikely success story that is drawing national attention.Today, Ardent Reels are manufactured in little Macon, Mo., and are making big waves on the pro bass circuit.Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, used one of the reels to win the 2008 Bassmaster Classic. And he got up on the national stage and lavished praise on the Missouri-made product.Since then, many other national pros have come on board, including... (Fresno Bee -- Business) Texas lakes pump millions of dollars into economy  Aug 13, 2009 Rayburn did not host a professional level bass tournament from either of the two major tournament organizers, FLW or Bassmaster, in 2008. An economic impact study done at Syracuse, NY, indicated that a 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament held there resulted in $3. (Fresno Bee -- Business) The Only Bigmouths Were the Fish  Aug 6, 2009 Such cowardice rankles , a four-time winner of the Bassmaster Classic ... Twenty years ago, in the days when reporters routinely rode with anglers on competition days, an angler named Jim Bitter caught what should have been the clinching fish in the Bassmaster Classic. (Slate) Hackney closes fast to win Forrest Wood Cup  Aug 6, 2009 Hackney fished in the 2005 Bassmaster Classic in Pittsburgh but scored poorly. Before this Forrest Wood Cup series, Hackney had amassed $539,957 in career winnings. (News & Observer -- Sports) Caroline grad is youngest competitor in Bassmaster Open pro tour  Jul 25, 2009 Now the 2009 Caroline High School grad is the youngest competitor on the Bassmaster Open professional tour ... In 2008, he entered six Bassmaster Open events as a co-angler ... He can earn as much as $50,000 with a first-place finish in an event on the Bassmaster Open tour, and top-50 finishers are eligible for cash prizes. (Fredericksburg.com, VA) BASS Announces Revised 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series Regular Season Schedule New!  Jul 17, 2009 ESPN - BASS Announces Revised 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series Regular Season Schedule New ... BASS Announces Revised 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series Regular Season Schedule New ... BASS Announces Revised 2010 BassmasterElite Series Regular Season Schedule. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Forrest Wood Cup: All rivers (and fish) lead to Pittsburgh  Jul 5, 2009 In 2005, Pittsburgh hosted the CITGO Bassmaster Classic, a nationally televised event marked by low water, small fish, an exciting conclusion and the spectacle of winner Kevin Van Dam of Kalamazoo, Mich ... Before the TV trucks had pulled out of town, Bassmaster and its high-spending rival FLW Outdoors were talking about doing it again ... Organizers at both companies said they hope their contests will help to increase participation in fishing, but Bassmaster and FLW approach tournament angling... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports) Bassmaster »  Jul 3, 2009 Skeet's Run Skeet's Run Reigning Classic champ Skeet Reese is looking to make history by claiming the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title in the same calendar year ... Mississippi River Winning Gear Bassmaster Elite Series Winning Gear presented by Bass Pro Shops takes a look at the gear Kevin Short used to claim victory on the Mississippi River ... Missed a Hooked Up episode on Bassmaster. (ESPN -- Outdoors) BASS Today eNewsletter - Sign up today  Jun 30, 2009 BASS Today is your inside guide to everything bass fishing, from tournament news to the latest tips and techniques from Bassmaster Magazine to special membership benefits ... Sign up today to get your complimentary gift: Bassmaster's 40 Best Tips, Tactics iques ... More Bassmaster Headlines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Mighty Mississippi River  Jun 16, 2009 By Don BaroneBassmaster ... The Mississippi River from the site of the Bassmaster Elite launch ... Some came here for the Bassmaster Tournament. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Big catches possible in May 28-29 fishing tournament  May 16, 2009 81-pounder on the first day of the Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament ... In addition the Elite 50 tournament in 2005, Lewisville Lake has been the site of three Womens Bassmaster Tour events during the past four years along with one FLW Tour event and the Big Bass Tour North Texas Classic last fall. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX) Lights, camera, action  May 9, 2009 By Colin MooreBassmaster ... When the 80s rolled around, it was all about claiming some walking-around cash, collecting a few sponsors to pay for boat fuel and to supply tackle, qualifying for the Classic and getting your name and face in Bassmaster Magazine ... "As I understand it, they're going to make a two-hour television show (Sept. 27 from 2-4 p.m. ET on ESPN2's The Bassmasters) associated with those postseason tournaments," notes Duckett. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Behind the Bets: Use the Zig Zag theory  Apr 28, 2009 Kevin VanDam won the Bassmaster Elite Series event, which put him atop the points. Jerry Kelly's third taste of victory proved the ex-hockey player knows how to win. (ESPN -- Basketball) Lake Dardanelle  Apr 17, 2009 By Mark BurgessBassmaster ... I've noticed that a lot of the journals here on Bassmaster ... More Bassmaster Headlines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Marshal Journals  Apr 6, 2009 By Colin MooreBassmaster ... More Bassmaster Headlines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Building blocks  Apr 5, 2009 By Colin MooreBassmaster ... "In that first tournament at Beaver Lake, Ark., in June 1967, most of the contestants were guys who were good on their home waters and that was about it. They didn't even know what a trolling motor was. A big learning curve started there, and it grew and was built upon by the B.A.S.S. tournament fishermen who came later. Bassmaster Magazine became the big funnel that everybody poured fishing knowledge into, and what came out the other end was instrumental in making... (ESPN -- Outdoors) Marshals: Eaker & Murray  Apr 5, 2009 More Bassmaster Headlines. Inside Bassmaster. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Smith's Picks  Apr 2, 2009 By Jennifer SmithAssistant Editor, Bassmaster Magazine () ... (Editor's Note: Jennifer Smith is the Assistant Editor of Bassmaster Magazine. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Federation Home  Apr 1, 2009 He became the first Federation Nation angler to win the Bassmaster Classic. Fed Nation Quick Links. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Anglers looking for the big one  Mar 26, 2009 Also set for Lake Gaston is the Junior Bassmaster Divisional. Youth competitors from two age groups, 11-14 and 15-18, will compete to earn a berth in the Junior Bassmaster World Championship, to be held in conjunction with the Federation Nation Championship ... At the Federation Nation Championship, the top six finishers in their respective divisions will qualify for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC) ESPN2 Outdoors: Saltwater Series debuts  Mar 26, 2009 The new season of The Bassmasters on ESPN2 starts Saturday, March 28, at 9 a.m. ET with Jason Williamson's impressive victory at the OPTIMA Batteries Battle on the Border, which opened the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series campaign ... Fans will be able to catch the remaining seven regular-season stops and the two postseason events of the Bassmaster Elite Series on The Bassmasters ... The coverage will chronicle each Elite event and the race for the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Angler reels in a super Sunday  Mar 22, 2009 It was late morning on the third and final day of the first Bassmaster Elite series tournament of 2009 and the 28-year-old Aiken angler was having a good day that was about to turn great ... When Williamson returned to the final weigh-in, the 11-pound, 3-ounce fish gave him his first Bassmaster victory since joining the pro tour a little more than two years ago ... to get ready for the next Bassmaster Elite Series event Thursday through Sunday. (The Augusta Chronicle) A passion for sheds  Mar 19, 2009 South Carolina angler takes Bassmaster Elite opener. Marinade fit for a king (mackerel). (News & Observer -- Sports) Mosser takes over Jets football program  Mar 16, 2009 Jason Williamson won for the first time in three seasons in the Bassmaster Elite Series, easily beating Texas angler Alton Jones to take the $100,000 top prize in the season-opening event at Lake Amistad in Del Rio, Texas. The 28-year-old Williamson, from Aiken, S.C., had a four-day total of 96 pounds, 6 ounces. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) BASS Reporters: Day 2  Mar 14, 2009 The BASS reporters this episode are Ken Duke, senior editor of BASS publications; and Steve Price, Bassmaster Magazine senior writer. BASS Reporters Podcast: Elite PreviewBattle on the Border - Lake AmistadThe BASS Reporters are coming to you this week from the Battle on the Border in Del Rio, Texas, offering you rare insight and expert analysis on how this first Bassmaster Elite Series event of the '09 season may go down ... The BASS reporters this episode are Ken Duke, senior editor of BASS... (ESPN -- Outdoors) Elite Series Home  Mar 13, 2009 ESPN - Bassmaster Elite Series News, Information, Stats, Standings, Photos, Videos, Blogs ... Bassmaster Elite Series News, Information, Stats, Standings, Photos, Videos, Blogs ... 2009/2010 Bassmaster Elites Info The 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series have been announced. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Bassmaster Opens Central  Mar 5, 2009 ESPN - Bassmaster Opens News, Information, Stats, Standings, Photos, Videos, Blogs ... Bassmaster Opens News, Information, Stats, Standings, Photos, Videos, Blogs ... SOUTHERN OPEN 3 Randall Tharp took a second consecutive Bassmaster Southern Open win. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Classic title earns Reese respect  Mar 3, 2009 By Kyle CarterBassmaster ... Skeet Reese, 2009 Bassmaster Classic champion, was watching himself react to his 10-ounce victory on a television inside the Bassmaster studio ... Skeet Reese and Bassmaster TV producer Mike McKinnis pose while Bassmaster TV host Mark Zona raises eyebrows to the proceedings. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Fralick settles for eighth  Feb 23, 2009 Jami Fralick, a professional fisherman from Martin, struggled on the final day of the Bassmaster Classic in Louisiana after taking a lead following day two of the three-day event ... Skeet Reese outslugged 2003 Classic champion Mike Iaconelli by 11 ounces to fill the only glaring hole in his bass fishing resume and win the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. (Rapid City Journal, SD) Live Blog: Day Two  Feb 23, 2009 Bassmaster Classic Quick Bites: Day Two. The Official Day Two Bassmaster Classic Blog reports from the editors of Bassmaster ... By The Editors ofBassmaster. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Skeet Reese edges former champ, wins Bassmaster Classic  Feb 23, 2009 held off a rally from former champion Michael Iaconelli to win his first Bassmaster Classic on Sunday ... Reese, 39, qualified for bass fishing's biggest event by finishing fourth on 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series. (USA Today -- Sports) Sports lineup  Feb 22, 2009 (T) Bassmaster Classic, final day weigh-in, ESPN2, 10 p.m.. GOLF. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) Saturday's TV Sports Schedule  Feb 21, 2009 FISHING -- Bassmaster Classic, day two weigh-in, at Shreveport, La. (same-day tape). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) Venus beats Serena in Dubai semis  Feb 21, 2009 Former champion leads Bassmaster Classic ... had a five-fish limit of 20 pounds, 3 ounces yesterday to take the lead in the Bassmaster Classic, the three-day Super Bowl of bass fishing at Shreveport, La ... Duckett, using a LaserLure crankbait and pitching bait, edged fellow Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jami Fralick of Martin, S.D., by a pound. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) Sports Buzz: Leipheimer wins Tour of California time trial  Feb 21, 2009 Chapman trails in Bassmaster. Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira caught his limit of five fish at the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, La. (Kansas City Star) A towering record, painstakingly built  Feb 20, 2009 Bush quickly assigned nicknames to Washington players most of them undignified, such as dubbing former New Hampshire Representative Charlie Bass "Bassmaster," a reference to a stomach-churning "Saturday Night Live" sketch. But Kennedy was given a far more respectful moniker: "The Senator.". (Boston Globe) ESPN to show anglers from every angle  Feb 20, 2009 Just watch this weekend's ESPN-owned Bassmaster Classic, which includes 13 hours on ESPN2, live weigh-ins (of the caught and soon-to-be-released fish) on ESPN360. com and a mini-marathon of past Classic moments on ESPN Classic. (USA Today -- Sports) Classic ambitions  Feb 19, 2009 Two area anglers vie for $500,000 at Bassmaster's biggest event in Louisiana ... Dustin Wilks, 31, of Rocky Mount and Dave Wolak, 32, of Wake Forest, will be competing against 49 other anglers at the 39th annual Bassmaster Classic on the Red River near Shreveport/Bossier City, La ... FRIDAY: ESPN Radio's "Mike in the Morning" show will broadcast live from the Bassmaster Classic at Red River South Marina, 6-10 a.m.. (News & Observer -- Sports) Kim Bain handling attention well  Feb 19, 2009 By Kyle RimkusBassmaster ... Of the numerous media appearances the 28-year-old angler has enjoyed on the way to becoming the first woman to fish a Bassmaster Classic, the appearance on "The CBS Evening News" was a watershed, even for her ... But the spotlight on the Aussie has intensified since she won the 2008 Toyota Tundra Women's Bassmaster Tour Angler of the Year, becoming the first woman to clinch a spot in the coveted Bassmaster Classic. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Kim Bain-Moore  Feb 19, 2009 As far as being in the public eye at this week's Bassmaster Classic, it is the biggest event of my life so far ... I just saw on TV that the Bassmaster Classic is predicted to inject $24 million into the Shreveport-Bossier City economy ... Let me tell you about the other girl having the experience of a lifetime at the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Hackney, VanDam, Martens  Feb 17, 2009 KVD blog KVD blog Go behind the scenes with former Classic champ Kevin VanDam as he prepares for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic ... Bassmaster Magazine is now available in a new, interactive format ... First Cast and Parting Shot straight from the pages of Bassmaster Magazine. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Charlie Hartley  Feb 17, 2009 A lot of anglers don't realize what a big role it plays in something like a Bassmaster Classic ... More Bassmaster Headlines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) On the Air: TV and Radio  Feb 13, 2009 10 p.m. Bassmaster Classic, day two weigh-in (same-day tape), ESPN2 ... 10 p.m. Bassmaster Classic, final day weigh-in (same-day tape), ESPN2. (News & Observer -- Sports) Spring Bass Fishing  Feb 13, 2009 Bassmaster Classic Tournament in February ... The 2009 Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament is scheduled for February 20 22 on the Red River in Louisiana. (Suite101.com) QB of the future? Buccaneers re-sign McCown  Feb 10, 2009 This is Joe Sports Fan's guide to the Bassmaster Classic. . (ESPN -- Football News) Christmas for Javier  Feb 7, 2009 When I told his social worker it would be no problem for me to get him his own subscription to Bassmaster Magazine, she said that would be nice, "but where would you send it? As he bounces around from place to place all the time, there's no one place he calls home." ... "Rest assured Javi will be in my boat, and will, will be in a Junior Bassmaster tournament this year. Count on it." ... More Bassmaster Headlines. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Day On The Lake  Feb 7, 2009 1/10/2009 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler, Chris Lane, has one day to catch fish on a lake he's never seen before ... 1/31/2009 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler, Bobby Lane, has one day to catch fish on a lake he's never seen before ... 2/28/2009 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler, Chris Lane, has one day to catch fish on a lake he's never seen before. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Mediocre 13th place  Feb 7, 2009 I really enjoyed the coverage provided by ESPN Outdoors on the 2008 Bassmaster Classic ... Our events are the young sibling to the Bassmaster events ... I enjoy watching BASS events on television and I read Bassmaster magazine regularly. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Kevin Short's blog  Feb 7, 2009 I'm not sure how I ranked high enough on the food chain, but by some stroke of luck, I was fortunate enough this past fall/winter to be the subject of "A Day On The Lake" not only the TV version, as seen on ESPN2 on Saturday a.m., but also the Bassmaster Magazine version ... It's sort of like a how-to, reality piece for Bassmaster's ... Guess the shad don't read Bassmaster magazine. (ESPN -- Outdoors) Back to Magazines News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009