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Co-angler dies at Rayburn Toyota Series event Thursday, April 29, 2021    Major League Fishing confirmed Thursday afternoon that a co-angler competing in this weeks Toyota Series event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas died after falling from a boat. The MLF press release stated that the boat was not running at the time of the fall. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recovered the body of the deceased co-angler Thursday afternoon. The incident is currently under investigati...

Pickwick guide Crow leads day 1 of Central Open Thursday, April 29, 2021    Focusing on two distinctly different spawns rewarded Brent Crow with a five-bass limit of 22-11 that led day 1 of the Bassmaster Central Open on Pickwick Lake in his home state of Alabama. Crow started his day targeting an early-morning shad spawn on grass and pea gravel bars. His early plan yielded three good largemouth, including a 7-02. “There are just a couple places I’ve found with a shad spawn,” Crow s...

Clear-Water Tactics Likely To Prevail At Travis Friday, April 30, 2021 Photo: MLF Bryan Thrift is excited to return to a fishery where he had success during his FLW Tour days. By MLF Communications Staff The second event in the MLF Bass Pro Tours 2021 regular season takes place beginning today at Lake Travis near Austin, Texas. The 6-day event will feature 80 anglers competing for a top payout of $100,000. For the first time since March 2020, fans are encouraged to attend all of the happeni...

Beckers Triumph Erased Some Self-Doubt Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Photo: MLF/Charles Waldorf Matt Waldorf held of a final-day charge by Lake Murray ace Anthony Gagliardi to win last weeks MLF Pro Circuit event. By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Despite posting a Top-10 finish in each of his first three seasons on the MLF Pro Circuit, Matt Becker questioned his ability to win at that level. The 2018 Rookie of the Year had established himself as a check-casher and points-compiler, but conclu...

Card stacks the deck with big day-2 bag Friday, April 23, 2021    Brandon Card took over the lead on day 2 of the Lake Fork Bassmaster Elite Series with a 28-01 bag that gave him a 55-07 total as the tournament reached its midway point. To read more, Latest News By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Brandon Card committed to a spot he called the “Hammer Hole” and nailed down a limit of 28-01 to lead after day 2 of By MLF Communications Staff Matt Becker caught a 19-09 stringer on Frid...

Tie for top slot at Murray Thursday, April 22, 2021    Clabion Johns and Tommy Dickerson both weighed 21-12 stringers to tie for the lead after day 1 of the Lake Murray FLW Pro Circuit in South Carolina. Three other anglers also reached the 21-pound mark. For more, Latest News By MLF Communications Staff Clabion Johns and Tommy Dickerson each weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21-12 to sit tied atop the leaderboard after day By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Patrick Walters took adv...

There Are No Secrets On Lunker-Laden Lake Fork Thursday, April 22, 2021 Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito Elite Series competitor Frank Talley, whos fished Lake Fork for a quarter of a century, expects to see the 100-pound mark broken this week. By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff It’s been six months since Lake Fork hosted a B.A.S.S. event, but while the seasonal complexion will be significantly different the week, the east Texas powerhouse stands ready to produce another impressive showing. Compe...

Mosley Not Irked By Another Near-Miss Thursday, April 22, 2021 By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Following are some notes on the 2nd- through 5th-place finishers at the Sabine River Bassmaster Elite Series in Texas. 2nd: Brock Mosley > Total = 20, 42-09 Brock Mosley, whos still in pursuit of his first tour-level victory, turned in his second straight runner-up finish (he also occupied that position at Pickwick Lake last month). Its the second time hes had a pair of 2nds in a two-month s...

Lots Of Stuff Likely To Be Thrown At Murray Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Photo: MLF/Rob Matsuura Longtime Lake Murray ace Anthony Gagliardi says he wont have any real advantage this week with fish in all three phases of the spawn. By MLF Communications Staff The third event on the 2021 MLF Pro Circuit schedule will play out this week at Lake Murray in South Carolina. Itll mark the eighth time that the tour has visited the Palmetto State fishery. Most of the MLF history on Lake Murray has taken...

Teen has great birthday at Douglas Lake Open Thursday, April 15, 2021    Douglas Lake gave Jackson Swisher a generous birthday gift with a five-fish limit of 16-15 that lead day 1 of the Bassmaster Southern Open on the French Broad River impoundment. Turning 19 Thursday, the Lake City, Fla. resident devoted his day to fishing bluffs close to the Douglas Dam. The pattern delivered a productive day and included a 5-10 fish that’s in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors. Swisher ta...