Categories: "Pro Anglers"
The Great Grigsby
By editor on Mar 14, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, JVD, KVD | Send feedback »
At 54, Shaw Grigsby closes on his 9th Bassmaster win
GreatLakesBass.com member Jonathon VanDam finishes 5th in first Elite Series event
TAVARES, Fla. — Shaw Grigsby, you still have it.
The veteran pro from Gainesville, Fla., outfished the 99-man Bassmaster Elite Series field in a nerve-jangling contest over four days that hinged on an on-again, off-again sight bite on the Harris Chain of Lakes.
Bassmaster Elite Series Sunshine Showdown Daily Notes & Quotes
By editor on Mar 12, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, KVD | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
Adaptation: Kevin VanDam had 17-9 on Day 1, then 18-3 on Day 2. Almost the same result, but accomplished on the Harris Chain in very different ways, according to the four-time Bassmaster Classic champ.
Shaw shines again
By editor on Mar 12, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, KVD | Send feedback »
Shaw Grigsby stretches his lead in the Bassmaster Elite Series Sunshine Showdown
TAVARES, Fla. — Shaw Grigsby sacked 18 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday for an even tighter hold on the lead in the Sunshine Showdown. But even his 11-10 cushion might not be enough on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes, given its current crop of heavyweight spawners.
Coming Home
By editor on Mar 10, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
Bassmaster Elite Series season opener is a return to roots for Chris Lane
TAVARES, Fla. — Chris Lane moved from Lakeland, Fla., to Guntersville, Ala., more than a year ago. Back in Florida this week for the Bassmaster Elite Series 2011 opener on the Harris Chain of Lakes, Lane couldn’t feel more at home.
Elite Series Rookies New Sponsors
By editor on Mar 9, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, Sponsorship, JVD | Send feedback »
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.
Hardship status granted to two Elite Series pros
By editor on Mar 9, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
Byron Haseotes and Jeremy Starks will sit out the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series season.
Both applied for hardship status, and it was granted by B.A.S.S. They will be allowed to return for the 2012 Elite Series season under their 2011 qualifications. If they elect to return, no other angler’s eligibility or qualification will be affected. For each reinstated angler, the field would be “plus one.”
Of Uncle Kevin and starting anew at 63
By editor on Mar 8, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, JVD | Send feedback »
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.
The bass-rich St. Johns River awaits Bassmaster Elite Series pros fresh off the Harris Chain season opener
By editor on Mar 8, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, JVD | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
Terry Scroggins can walk 500 yards from his San Mateo, Fla., home and take a look at the St. Johns River.
“Look” is the operative word; right now, it’s look but don’t touch. The fishery is off-limits not only to Scroggins, but to the entire 99-angler Bassmaster Elite Series field until the first practice day for the March 17-20 Power-Pole Citrus Slam out of Palatka, Fla.