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Story courtesy of FLW Communications MINNEAPOLIS – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that they are seeking applicants to be featured in a new, original YouTube based reality series, presented by Rapala, called Varsity Bass. Applicants should be a current high school or college fishing angler or team and are

Story courtesy of B.A.S.S. Communications BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bass Pro Shops has signed a multiyear agreement to sponsor B.A.S.S. and Bassmaster events, B.A.S.S. announced today. Under the agreements, Triton and Nitro will continue as premier, official boat sponsors of B.A.S.S. tournaments, including the Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, the Bassmaster Elite Series, the

Story and photo courtesy of Alan McGuckin If Tulsa area native Ken Carter does well enough at the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake, he’ll earn the right to compete in the 2019 Bassmaster Classic at the age of 80, making him the oldest angler ever to compete in

Story and photo courtesy of Alan McGuckin As a tight end for the Dixie Hornets in rural South Carolina, 2015 Bassmaster Classic Champ Casey Ashley didn’t get to touch the ball much. “We ran the wishbone all the time, so my job was to block,” says Ashley. “Every team in the county knew what play