Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, and Polaris Industries Inc., the leading global powersports manufacturer, announced today a strategic partnership that will extend and expand the outdoor brands’ complementary relationship. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The partnership leverages both companies’ consumer base, market presence, and industry expertise, and will include collaboration across the organizations Continue Reading
Tournaments
2019 11th Annual YakAttack Benefit Tournament
Burkeville, Virginia – The 2019 11th Annual YakAttack Benefit Tournament will take place May 17-18 and will be headquartered at the Cedar Crest Conference Center at Twin Lakes State Park in Green Bay, Virginia; the same location as previous years. Registration for the tournament will open on January 13th, 2019 at 7:00 pm EST and will be capped at 200 Continue Reading
7 Things to Know From a Bass Boat to a Kayak
As people continue to discover kayak fishing as an alternative to power boats ( bass boat ), the questions often come up about the differences. Some of the first answers are the quiet, serenity, oneness with nature etc. Beyond that are some differences fishing in kayaks that every powerboat guy should know first. Gear You know that 300 pounds of Continue Reading
VanDam Dominates Grand Lake To Win 25th Bassmaster Championship
GROVE, Okla. — Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., relied upon large female prespawn bass to claim a record-breaking 25th title on the Bassmaster Elite Series, and a $100,000 payday at the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake in Grove, Okla. During Championship Sunday, VanDam put up 18 pounds, 7 ounces to push his four-day total to Continue Reading
Review: Ketch Products Bass Board with Ketch Kradle
During last week’s Board Battle, looking for the potential best board for use during bass fishing CPR tournaments, we evaluated the Ketch Products Bass Board against some other boards and some criteria that really weren’t the intent of the Ketch board. Now the Ketch board gets its turn under the lights as we review it independently. About the Ketch Products Continue Reading
Taff Wins $100K in Kayak Bass Fishing Championship
Paris, TN – March 25, 2018 – Dwayne Taff won the Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship held on Kentucky Lake, taking home $100,000. Torqeedo renewed its longtime commitment to the sport and returned to the 2018 tournament as Title sponsor. Dwayne’s 10 fish total measured 173.50 inches, besting his closest competitor by less than two inches. Last year’s champion, Kurt Smits, won Continue Reading
Board Battle: Measuring Board Comparison for Bass Fishing
The requested kayak fishing measuring board battle is here. To keep it decently succinct, I have limited the criteria to a few areas that I think are relatable. First, the comparison is for fish measuring boards utilized and approved in most freshwater fishing kayak tournaments. Some of these boards have different versions and lengths available so I’ll be specific when Continue Reading
Z-Man ChatterBait Dominates FLW Tour Event
LADSON, SC (March 2, 2018) – Pretty compelling when someone wins a bigtime bass tourney with a super cool bait off the mainstream radar. But when five of the top ten anglers single out this same exceptional lure, including the top 3 finishers, it could be fairly classified as a big deal. The big deal is the Z-Man ChatterBait. The Continue Reading
2018 10th Annual YakAttack Benefit Tournament
The 2018 10th Annual YakAttack Benefit Tournament will take place on May 18 – 19 and will be headquartered at the Cedar Crest Conference Center at Twin Lakes State Park in Green Bay, Virginia; same location as previous years. The registration cap is 200 anglers and anyone attending the captain’s meeting, dinner, awards ceremony, or raffle will need to be Continue Reading
7 Tips for First Time Kayak Tournament Anglers
I fished my first kayak tournament a little over five years ago. While I learned a lot, I made so many mistakes. I’ve also run many tournaments over the years and seen a lot of stuff that could have been avoided. Hopefully these seven things I think every kayak tournament angler should know will help you in avoiding many of Continue Reading
