Tags: rookies
Elite Series Rookies New Sponsors
By djkimmel on Mar 9, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, Sponsorship, JVD
B.A.S.S. News
Manson’s new sponsors and JVD's new wrap
Travis Manson, the first Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Wisconsin, has landed The Reel Shot and the J.J. Keller Fishing Team as backers for his rookie season.
Jonathon VanDam of Michigan has secured a wrap sponsor, RadicalOutdoors.com, for his rookie season.
Of Uncle Kevin and starting anew at 63
By djkimmel on Mar 8, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, JVD
B.A.S.S. News
For the 2011 crop of 15 Bassmaster Elite Series rookies, Monday was the first day on the job. For some, arriving at that benchmark happened sooner rather than later in their lives.
Raw to well-seasoned, 15 Bassmaster Classic rookies get set for the Feb. 18-20 world-class challenge
By djkimmel on Jan 20, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS Opens, BASS, BASS Federation Nation, Bassmaster Classic, Pro Anglers, Ryan Said
Fifteen anglers will go into the Feb. 18-20 Bassmaster Classic on the Louisiana Delta as first-time qualifiers — Classic rookies, they’re called. Some of those anglers, however, have a lot more rookie in them than do others with the same label.

