My Finest Hour: Welcher’s Champlain turnaround spurs AOY win
While Bassmaster Elite pros strive for excellence throughout each event, the right combination of variables occasionally align to create the opportunity for superlative performance.
Kyle Welcher
Daily Limit: Elites sit down to give thanks
Turkey. Football. Pie. Repeat. It’s the typical American Thanksgiving. As in the name, the day is also about giving thanks. Most Bassmaster Elite pros celebrate with family, and several are...
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Mistakes anglers make with swim jigs
In the mind of Kyle Welcher, you won’t find more misconceptions about a lure presentation than you do for the swim jig. “Everyone thinks it’s a lure you use in...
Swindle predicted Welcher’s AOY in February
It’s doubtful you’ll see Team Toyota’s Gerald Swindle working as a fortune teller at your local county fair this fall, but after choosing fellow Alabamian Kyle Welcher to win the...
Welcher is the real deal
There has never been a “fluke” Bassmaster Angler of Year winner, and Kyle Welcher – the 2023 champ – is no exception. In fact, he very well may become one...
Unlock the Lake: Managing on the St. Lawrence River
Learn how the Elite pros managed the massive water when the Bassmaster Elite Series returned to the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
Best of Welcher’s AOY season
Look back at the photos that were captured along the way during Kyle Welcher's Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year winning season, a season where he picked himself as the future AOY champion.
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How to fish current
Kyle Welcher‘s ability to decode puzzling shallow-water currents has helped him qualify for his second consecutive Bassmaster Classic via the Elite Series. Since the Alabamian began fishing the Elites as...
Toyota Talks with AOY Kyle Welcher
Dave Mercer and Kyle Welcher recap the long road to Welcher earning the 2023 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Angler of the Year.
