Registration begins for Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Registration for the first three regional qualifiers for the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Lake Okeechobee, Fla. (March 13); Lake Ray Roberts, Texas (April 17); and Lake Mead, Nev. (April 24) opened today at basspro.com/usopen. Registration will be open for 24 hours only and allows amateur anglers to be entered in a drawing to compete as one of 250 two-person teams in regional qualifying events this spring. Bass Pro Shops last week announced the first-of its-kind amateur team tournament with a total guaranteed purse of $4.3 million.
With proceeds benefitting conservation and the future of fishing, the event is exclusively for amateurs who own a Tracker, Ranger, Nitro, Triton, Sun Tracker, Tahoe or MAKO boat. The Top 40 finishers from each regional qualifier will be eligible to fish the National Championship this fall at Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake in Missouri.
Chalk Talk: Punching grass mats with Gluszek
Friday, February 5, 2021 (
Editor s note: The following is the latest installment in a series of fishing tips presented by
The Bass University. Check back each Friday for a new tip.)
Bass University co-founder Pete Gluszek honed his craft on the grass-filled waters of the Upper Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, where thick grass often holds the largest populations of fish. There are several ways to extract them, but he believes that when the greenery is at its thickest, almost nothing can consistently compete with punching a creature bait.
Its such a great way to fish to catch big ones, to win a tournament if youre a tournament guy, or even catch the biggest fish of your life, he said. Thats largely due to one prevailing truth: Its where the entire food chain lives. Accordingly, hell suspect hes in a good mat if he sees crawfish scooting around, spies baitfish or hears the pop-pop-pop of feeding blue
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Schmitt Sets Record For Toyota Series Wins
Monday, February 8, 2021
Photo: MLF/Jody White
Bryan Schmitt broke a three-way tie with Randy Haynes and Koby Kreiger with his latest Toyota Series victory.
By MLF Communications Staff Maryland pro Bryan Schmitt brought four bass to the scale Saturday weighing 18-02 including a 9-02 kicker to win the Lake Toho Southern Toyota Series event in Flordia. Schmitt weighed in 14 bass over three days of competition totaling 66-10, besting 2nd-place angler Mikey Keyso of North Port, Florida, by more than 8 pounds. For his victory, Schmitt earned the top payout of $51,500.
The victory was the sixth career Toyota Series win for Schmitt and moved him to No. 1 on the all-time list. Schmitt had been in a three-way tie at five with Randy Haynes and Koby Kreiger.
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