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Toyota Pros Cast for Kyle Busch's Cause
By djkimmel on Nov 11, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers
LEWISVILLE, Texas — Sunday afternoon, November 6, Kyle Busch will travel around Texas Motor Speedway in his No. 18 Toyota Camry at roughly 140 mph.
But on Wednesday, Busch slowed to half that speed, boating at 70 mph in Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mike Iaconelli’s Bass Cat for the sake of fishing for a good cause on Lewisville Lake near Dallas.
Ashley, Evers, DeFoe and Swindle survive first round of Bassmaster Elite Series postseason finals
By djkimmel on Jul 30, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers
B.A.S.S. News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Eight came, four remain and in one case, the decision went down to 1 ounce.
By besting their Friday opponents, Casey Ashley, Edwin Evers, Ott DeFoe and Gerald Swindle earned their way into the second round of the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship on the Alabama River.
Bassmaster Elite Series All-Stars visit heroes at VA hospital in Montgomery
By djkimmel on Jul 30, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers
B.A.S.S. News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — “Visiting the vets is a very humbling experience; it always is,” Bassmaster Elite Series pro Edwin Evers said outside of a Central Alabama Veterans Health System hospital. “They’ve given up so much so we can do what we do.”
29 new Bassmaster Classic qualifiers determined Sunday
By djkimmel on Jun 21, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, Bassmaster Classic, Pro Anglers, KVD
B.A.S.S. News
A week of crunching numbers and Hail Mary casting comes to a close.
DECATUR, Ala. — Twenty-nine Bassmaster Elite Series pros nailed down qualifications on Sunday for the Feb. 24-26 Bassmaster Classic. With the nine Elite anglers who qualified earlier in the season, there are 38 who can get ready for the Red River world championship out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La.
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Eight of 12 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week qualifiers determined
By djkimmel on Jun 21, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers
B.A.S.S. News
DECATUR, Ala. — Eight pros earned their way Sunday into the Bassmaster Elite Series postseason, the July 23-31 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week in Alabama.
The list of eight initial qualifiers was topped by Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., newly crowned 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The other seven set for the postseason were Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.; Gerald Swindle, Warrior, Ala.; Ott DeFoe, Knoxville, Tenn.; Steve Kennedy, Auburn, Ala.; Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.; Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.; and Davy Hite, Ninety Six, S.C.
B.A.S.S. Reporter's Notebook: Movers and shakers
By djkimmel on Apr 20, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, Sponsorship
B.A.S.S. News
Mercury to give away an engine; Vinson’s surprise; Ike to Rapala/VMC; A love sandwich for Swindle; Rojas on The Bend
Movers and shakers: Gerald Swindle may have missed the win by 1 ounce Sunday in the TroKar Battle on the Bayou, but he was one of the biggest winners of Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year points.
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Dean Rojas closes on fourth Bassmaster win by 1 ounce
By djkimmel on Apr 17, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS
MANY, La. — As they met backstage, Dean Rojas and Gerald Swindle shook hands, then gave each other a man hug. Both smiled graciously, both teared up a little.
It was hard to tell who had just beat who, but it was Rojas who had bested Swindle by 1 ounce in the TroKar Battle on the Bayou. Rojas secured a wire-to-wire win, his second Bassmaster Elite Series victory. It was his fourth Bassmaster career win, one of which, like Sunday’s win, was on Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Rojas Rules on The Bend — Again
By djkimmel on Apr 16, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS
B.A.S.S. News
MANY, La. — He has led for three days running, amassing 57 pounds and 7 ounces of Toledo Bend bass, so there’s no reason Dean Rojas shouldn’t believe he can close the deal Sunday in the TroKar Battle on the Bayou.
And believe, he does.
