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Archive for the ‘Opens’ Category

May 11th, 2008

JVD Slips In 2nd Southern Open

     In the 2nd BASS Southern Open of the year, Jonathon VanDam finished a lowly 126th place this weekend on Santee Cooper Lakes in South Carolina. The young VanDam only caught 3 bass for 9-5 lbs. in an event that was shortened to two days after being cancelled on day 2 due to a storm which produced very […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2008

BASS Lands Battery Sponsor

Recently announced was that Optima Batteries has joined in sponsorship with BASS. The sponsorship will entail the Elite Series, Opens, Federation Nation, and the Women’s Bassmaster Tour. They will also participate with youth events such as the Junior Bassmaster World Championship. The always popular with the fans, “Angler’s Alley”, in which fan can enjoy some […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Skeeter/Yamaha Are Official For BASS

     In the wake of Triton/Mercury backing down their commitment levels with BASS, the door was left wide open for another to become the official Boat/Motor Sponsors for BASS. After much revolving speculation that Skeeter/Yamaha would fill the vacancy, it was announced that they would indeed become the new official Boat/Motor Sponsors for BASS. The […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

January 19th, 2008

Results -Southern Open, St.Johns River

     The first event of the 2008 BASS season kicked off this past weekend ending with a familiar face leading the way to victory. BASS Veteran Pro, Peter Thliveros edged outh the rest of the field this weekend for the 1st of 3 Southern Open Division tournaments on the St. John’s River. His 3 day […]

By Don Zaegel -- 2 comments

January 19th, 2008

Is There Something In A Name?

     I’m not sure that BASS is ready to handle two VanDam’s. For those of you who are wondering if I said that right, yes I did. We are now going to be witness to Kevin VanDam (KVD), today’s greatest angler, and Johnathan Vandam (JVD), nephew of KVD. In 2008, JVD will be participating as a […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

January 16th, 2008

2008 Classic Expo… The Best!

     What’s the best part of the Bassmaters Classic? Well that depends on who you ask. I’m sure that if you ask any angler participating in the event, they would probably give you an answer involving the tournament itself combined with an electrifying arena environment unlike what you would find at any other tournament. If […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

January 15th, 2008

Top Pros Set To Fish Southern Open On St. Johns River This Weekend

     After 2008 kicked off it’s tournament season last weekend with a record setting tournament in the Texas Stren Series at Falcon Lake, BASS will now begin their 2008 season with the Southern Open on the St. Johns River in Florida from Jan 17-19th. While I don’t expect the tidal fishery to pump out any record setting catches, […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

December 13th, 2007

Is Hartwell Ready For The Classic?

     In February, South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell will play host to the 2008 Bassmaster Classic. If a lake had a memory, hosting the Classic would definitely be on its all-time top whatever list.  Always thrilled the same is the  local community.
     This year may be somewhat different. Even though the Classic never fails to deliver anything […]

By Don Zaegel -- 2 comments

December 6th, 2007

Skeeter + Fishburne = Different BASS!

     While I cannot confirm any of these details, this information was released by BassFan.com:
Two rumors hit the boiling point this morning. The first is that Skeeter has agreed to become a sponsor of BASS for the 2008 season and perhaps beyond. This has been rumored for quite some time, but the increase in chatter […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

December 2nd, 2007

Is BASS Re-surging past FLW?

     If you ask any particular crowd of tournament anglers which circuit is better between BASS and FLW, you will almost always get a one sided answer. Of course the answer will depend on what group of anglers you ask. Regardless, their reply will always be one or the other with no space in between. The […]

By Don Zaegel -- 4 comments

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