Bass Fishing News

We are just two days away from the start of the 52nd annual Bassmaster Classic. For the bass fishing community, this is the biggest event of the year and is considered the super bowl of bass fishing. This year, the classic will be held at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. Warming trends throughout the state of South Carolina are setting up for a very interesting and unique event. Lake Hartwell has a very large population of largemouth bass but it’s also a blueback herring lake so many spotted bass will school up to feed on large amounts of bluebacks making a big bag of fish very realistic for any angler. Throughout the event, fish should be pushing shallower and shallower due to the warm weather which will only make the fishing better.

This year, the angler watch is on high alert. Many fishermen who follow the sport are very interested in who is going to win the event. One of the biggest anglers to watch out for is Hank Cherry. Hank has won two classics back to back in 2020 and 2021. If he wins this classic he will be the first angler in history to win back to back to back classics. Another angler that is on high alert is Scott Martin. Scott has had a hall of fame type career but has never fished a Bassmaster Classic. This will be his first one and if he is able to get the win he will do something that his father was never able to do. Roland Martin was a very impressive fisherman back in the day and won almost every event imaginable besides the Bassmaster Classic. Also, Brandon Cobb is the hometown favorite and knows Lake Hartwell like the back of his hand but will he be able to put all the pieces together to get the job done? Another very popular storyline this week is the presence of past MLF anglers. This week Jason Christie, Greg Hackney, Brandon Palaniuk, Jacob Powroznik, and Gerald Swindle will be back on the Classic stage after having a few years’ absence from fishing MLF instead. These anglers came back to B.A.S.S. so that they had a chance to compete in the highest tournament which is why it will be interesting if one of them will be able to seal up the win.

With all of this going on, the world’s biggest fishing expo is also held during the event. This will be held at the Greenville convention center throughout the whole event. Companies will be there to showcase products. Each day, thousands and thousands of people will attend this very highly anticipated event. Here, people will have a chance to see new products for the first time, grab a bite to eat, watch fishing, and even meet some professional anglers. Also, The Bassmaster Classic will be live on FOX Sports 1 on Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 12pm so make sure to tune in to watch all of the action go down! Tune in next week to see who will take home the 52nd Bassmaster Classic Trophy!