bassmaster classic
Toyota pros pick their “go-to” lures to win the Classic
Imagine you had to pick one lure — just one — to be your “go-to” bait for a shot at winning $300,000 at the Bassmaster Classic. That’s exactly the question...
Card deftly plays the hand he was dealt
Hospital stays are temporary, Classic wins stay with you forever.
KVD’s pick to win Classic
I called Kevin VanDam Tuesday afternoon to congratulate him for advancing in a nearby tournament on Douglas and Cherokee Lakes. KVD employed his namesake Strike King Jerkbait to catch over...
A little bit of everything
The Bassmaster Classic is always an exciting event and a major accomplishment when you qualify to compete. I am extremely grateful to qualify for the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors...
The quirks of Classic ‘practice’
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— There is an obscure twist to bass fishing’s world championship that rarely attention in the outcome of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota. In...
Daily Limit: Pirch still trying to make sense of grisly event
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – August 25, 2022 is a day Clifford Pirch will never forget – a man died on his boat. Pirch, 47, of Payson, Ariz., was hoping to make...
Night of Champions showcases women who complete the Classic teams
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Bass fishing is the ultimate individual sport, with competitors’ fortunes resting primarily on their solo decisions on the water. Throughout the history of the sport, however, most...
2023 Bassmaster Classic Night of Champions Interviews
Take a peek behind the curtain to the Bassmaster Classic Night of Champions where every competitor gathers to be honored and enjoy a fun night before the tournament begins later...
Palaniuk makes it personal at Night of Champions
At nearly every Championship Sunday on which Brandon Palaniuk does not fish, you’ll find him crouching next to the official media section, where he’s busily snapping his own weigh-in photos....