A hurricane threatening the Louisiana Gulf coast wasn’t enough to prevent Kevin VanDam from claiming the world championship of professional angling in the 31st Bassmaster Classic Aug. 2-4, 2001, in New Orleans.
VanDam won the event in his 11th try with a three-day total weight of 32-5 and edged second-place Scott Rook by 1 pound, 1 ounce.[…]
The 50 anglers competing for the 2011 Bassmaster Classic title will face challenges unlike most other waters in the country because of the very nature of the Louisiana Delta.[…]
If you look at Louisiana’s state records, you’ll find that anglers catch most of the big shellcrackers (chinquapin) in Caney Lake near Chatham.[…]
Quite often, when anglers hear the phrase, “The bite is on,” it’s over by the time they get there. Not so when popular radio personality, Don Dubuc, went to the airwaves late last week to announce a redfish phenomena happening at Shell Beach.[…]
Greg Hackney has spent a lot of time poking around the marshes that will host the 50 Bassmaster Classic competitors next week, and he’s pumped about the potential for the world championship.[…]
Nashville recording artist Randy Montana and Casey Ashley will perform live during the 2011 Bassmaster Classic set for New Orleans on Feb. 18-20, B.A.S.S. announced today (Feb. 8).
“We live to fish, and we love listening to country music — especially good country music by the likes of Casey, who is on Costa’s pro staff, and Randy Montana,” said Al Perkinson, vice president of marketing of Costa. “The Costa stage will definitely be rocking this year at the Classic. The concerts are a great way to cap off a weekend of intense bass fishing and action-packed weigh-ins.”[…]
Some anglers just seem to manufacture fish during tournaments, winning time after time. Others never quite take the top spot but are always in contention.[…]
Well, we are just two weeks away from the Bassmaster Classic that is going to showcase a great fishery in Southeast Louisiana. There are a couple of ways to put this into perspective for those not familiar with the Classic.[…]
If you’re in the market for a new boat — and who’s not always at least looking — this may be the best time of the year to make your best deal. Why? Because it’s boat show season, that’s why! […]
There are plenty voices rising above North Louisiana suggesting that Lake Claiborne, a 6,400-acre impoundment 25 miles northwest of Ruston, has become an enigma — a mystery wrapped in a riddle.[…]
The Bassmaster Classic is arguably the biggest bass-fishing championship in the world, and it’s coming to New Orleans Feb. 18-20. To provide continuous updates about all the festivities, LouisianaSportsman.com has launched a section dedicated to the tournament.[…]
Scores of big-name makers of fishing tackle, boats, motors and other outdoor products for freshwater and saltwater anglers have signed up to exhibit at the 2011 edition of the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo.[…]
The Bassmaster Classic scheduled for Feb. 18-20 in the Louisiana Delta has all makings for a real slugfest, with the overall health of the fishery pointing to hefty weight. Record weights, perhaps.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development completed the rebuilding and repairs to the Ostrica Locks, and it is back in operation and open to marine traffic.[…]
The 2011 Bassmaster Classic features 15 anglers who have never fished the world-championship event, but some of those so-called Classic rookies are a lot more seasoned than their status implies.[…]
Grand Point bass angler Matthew Hymel and I were anticipating a sunny sky and warming temperatures as we launched at Bayou Segnette, but by the time we got to the Tank Ponds on the west side of Lake Cataouatche it was obvious the clouds weren’t going anywhere. We both silently wondered if we would even get a bite.[…]