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Despite his 30-plus years of tournament fishing, Jason Christie was delighted to admit he was wrong about the Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Nevertheless, the decorated ...

The first time I wrote about Banks Shaw was in 2022, when he was named to the Bassmaster High School All-American Team. At ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A 22-year-old Nashville native won the Bassmaster Classic fishing competition, catching 66 pounds, 13 ounces of bass from the Tennessee River during the three-day competition.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dylan Nutt from Nashville has won the 2026 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville. Nutt, 22, caught five fish on the final day weighing 20 pounds and 13 ounces. This brought his ...

Two ride-alongs with Bassmaster stars Justin Hamner and Tucker Smith showed just how unforgiving bass fishing’s biggest event can be. When the sun finally peeked over the trees, the temps were in the ...

The 2026 Bassmaster Classic once again brings together the best anglers in professional bass fishing for the sport’s most prestigious championship. Known as the “Super Bowl of bass fishing,” the ...

The Bassmaster Classic is back in Knoxville for the third time, and the competition is ramping up. Professional anglers are focused on reeling in the biggest bass and taking home the $300,000 ...