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Bassmaster Classic

Bassmaster Classic Returns to Fort Worth in 2025

The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic will return to Fort Worth in 2025, returning four years after setting an attendance record for any Classic previously held in the state. The Fort Worth Sports Commission will host the tournament and festivities at the Fort Worth Convention Center and Dickies Arena from March 21­–23, 2025. Competition will […]

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Bassmaster

Bass Pro Shops Named Title Sponsor of the 2024 Bassmaster Classic

The Bassmaster Classic has announced that outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops will be the title sponsor of the 2024 event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from March 22–24, with competition taking place on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. The tournament will feature 56 of the nation’s most talented anglers vying for more than $1 million in […]

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Fish Hard Events

Jimmy Johnson’s Fish Hard Events Announces Three Major 2024 Competitions

Fish Hard Events, led by Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Jimmy Johnson, has announced three events for its 2024 calendar. “The best wasn’t the Super Bowl, the best was not University of Miami, the best is right now,” Johnson said. “These teams are part of the best. We continue to grow each year and […]

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B.A.S.S. Kayak

B.A.S.S. Reveals Schedule for Fifth Season of Bassmaster Kayak Series

The fifth season of the Bassmaster Kayak Series will include five stops in five states and for the second year in a row will feature all two-day events, B.A.S.S. officials have announced. The top five anglers from each event, plus several dozen from the Bassmaster Kayak Series Angler of the Year standings, will be invited […]

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Bassmaster 2024

Bassmaster Elite Series to Open 2024 Season in Louisiana

For the first time since 2018, the Bassmaster Elite Series will not start its season in Florida, opting instead to open its 2024 slate at the Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana/Texas border from February 22­–25. B.A.S.S. officials also announced its entire nine-tournament schedule that will span six states and visit fisheries that have ranked […]

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MLF 2024 Schedule

MLF Announces Dates, Locations for 2024 Bass Pro Tour

Major League Fishing has announced the schedule for its sixth season of the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Tour, professional bass fishing’s most competitive circuit. “We are proud to roll out a schedule with seven new destinations that have never before hosted a Bass Pro Tour event,” said Kathy Fennel, MLF executive vice president […]

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Kissimmee Fishing

Kissimmee to Again Host College Fishing Championship

Major League Fishing and the Kissimmee Sports Commission have announced that the 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship will take place on Lake Toho in Kissimmee from January 9–11, 2024. “We are excited to host the Major League Fishing College National Championship for a second year,” said Tyler Weyant, director of […]

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2023 Bassmaster Classic

2023 Bassmaster Classic Creates $35.5M Economic Impact for Knoxville

According to numbers released by Visit Knoxville, the 2023 Bassmaster Classic generated an estimated economic impact of more than $35.5 million for the Tennessee community. The 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota saw a crowd of 163,914 fans descend on Knoxville for Classic Week activities. The March 24–26 event also broke […]

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Bassmaster Tulsa

Tulsa to Host the 2024 Bassmaster Classic

Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be the host site for the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota. The 46,500-acre fishery, located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, also hosted the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing” in 2013 and 2016. The 54th Bassmaster Classic will take place […]

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Demopolis City Landing
Government officials from Alabama were on hand to cut the ribbon and officially open the new Demopolis City Landing fishing facility. Photo by Chase Sansom/B.A.S.S.

New $3 Million Alabama Project Hopes to Lure Fishing Tournaments

Demopolis, Alabama, has unveiled a $3 million project it hopes will lead to the area hosting larger fishing tournaments and creating greater economic impact for the area. The newly opened Demopolis City Landing features boat launches, parking and docks as well as a weigh-in pavilion built in partnership with Alabama Power and B.A.S.S., the company […]

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