MFL Report
Thomas Bauer and Chris Gambee - First Place
Thomas Bauer and Chris Gambee won the Michiana Fishing League tournament Saturday on Pipestone Lake with 15.72 pounds.
MFL Pipestone Big Bass
All but two of the nine boats participating in the tournament weighed in bass weighing 3 pounds or more.
John Bryant and Keith Corbett - Third Place
Second place went to Cameron Meadeand Kasey Conklin with 14.20 pounds while John Bryant and Keith Corbett were third with 13.13 pounds. Nathan Minnes won the big bass pot with 4.87 pounds.
The bass were caught in 8 feet or less on Senkos, swim jig and swim baits.
The next tournament is at Worster Lake (Potato Creek State Park) Sunday. For more information, contact Jeremy Groves, 574-703-9745.
The Morrison team of Rick Jr. and Rick Sr. won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight season opener on Magician Lake last week with a five-fish limit weighing 10.49 pounds.
The winners used Ned rigs in 10 feet or less water.
Mike VanderReyden and Brett Gessinger were second with a 10.18 limit caught on tubes. They also had big bass, a 3.70 pounder.
Third place went to Matt Gordon and Trevor Paulus with 9.09 pounds caught on tubes while Dan Baerwald and Herman Berry were fourth with 8.39 pounds.
SMAC’s weekend opener is on Cory Lake June 14. Tournament hours are 6 a.m. to noon.
EUFAULA, Ala. - After the longest unplanned break in B.A.S.S. history due to COVID-19 precautions, the Bassmaster Elite Series will resume tournament action next week.
Perhaps fittingly, the schedule's restart point will be at one of the most storied lakes in professional bass fishing history.
The DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula will feature competition Wednesday through Saturday, with daily takeoffs at 5:25 a.m. CST from Lakepoint State Park and weigh-ins back at the park each day at 2 p.m.
BASS Report
Fort Worth, Lake Ray Roberts to Host 2021 Bassmaster Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For just the third time in the event's storied history, the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic will be coming to Texas.
The eyes of Texas ó and the world ó will be watching March 19-21, 2021 as the Super Bowl of Professional Bass Fishing heads to Fort Worth with fishing taking place at Lake Ray Roberts in nearby Denton.
It will mark the first time Fort Worth will host the Bassmaster Classic, as well as the first time a major B.A.S.S. tournament has been held on this fishery.
"There are very few firsts in the world of sports," said Chase Anderson, Chairman of B.A.S.S. "We can't wait to have a historic first when fishing's biggest stage comes to Fort Worth. Our fans, sponsors and anglers are sure to be in for an incredible experience."
BASS Report
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After announcing schedules for the Elite Series and Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Series last week, B.A.S.S. unveiled revised event dates for the remaining events on their 2020 tournament schedule.
Sixteen Bassmaster Tournament Series events originally scheduled between March and May had to be rescheduled, but officials highlighted that the new schedules allow for the full tournament circuit to be completed this year.
“We are excited to get back to the fun of tournament fishing in a safe and responsible way,” said Jon Stewart, B.A.S.S. Nation Tournament Director. “We appreciate our local hosts and staff, who worked diligently to find new dates so that every angler who has looked forward to this season can compete.”
B.A.S.S. has emphasized that it will heed each state’s mandates on crowd sizes and public spaces as well as monitor federal guidelines to ensure both competition and fan activities can resume safely. These sentiments were echoed by officials in the tournament host communities.
“We are confident in our ability to host a safe event in August. Everyone involved is committed to being prudent in our planning, making the changes that are necessary to adhere to the safety guidelines in place at that time,” said Mark Jeanneret, Executive Director of the Erie Sports Commission, local host for the B.A.S.S. Nation Northeast Regional Championship.
As schools around the country resume in late-summer, competition will also resume for college, high school and junior anglers.