Jeff Samsel Fishing

A few days ago BASS announced that the 2027 Bassmaster Classic will be return to Lake Hartwell, marking the fifth time the Classic will be h...

Jason Christie brought 20 pounds, 14 ounces of Lake Hartwell bass to the scales to take the lead on Day 1 of the Bassmaster Classic. Bassm...

Alton Jones at Falcon Lake in Texas, a couple of months prior to winning the 2008 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell. Ten years. Could ...

I read with interest Bassmaster.com's article that put odds on each Bassmaster Classic competitor's chances of winning this yea...

The Anderson, S.C. forecast calls for a high of 70 degrees on Friday, the first morning of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell. Tha...

Given yesterday's low of 9, a current temperature of 18 and more of the same forecast for the rest of this week, I can't help thin...

Photo courtesy of B.A.S.S. Hardly a newsflash that the Bassmaster Classic begins this morning, I know. If you're a bass fishing fan...

Casey Ashley, 2015Bassmaster Classic Champion Yesterday seemed familiar. As local favorite Casey Ashley hoisted the 2015 Bassmaster Clas...

I'm no more a fan of sitting in a traffic line waiting to park than is anyone else. That said, I like what it tells me about bass fish...

It ought to be fun tomorrow. With one day remaining in the 2015 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, the top five anglers in the...

Tournament weigh-ins have changed dramatically in character over the past several years. Between fans and media Tweeting and posting on-wate...

Casey Ashley had a crowd around him almost constantly during Media Day for the Bassmaster Classic. "My sponsors love it," Cas...

B.A.S.S. photo by Seigo Saito. Nothing brings on wacky weather quite like Bassmaster Classic week. After a winter with minimal cold weat...

2014 Bassmaster Classic champion Randy Howell. B.A.S.S. photo by James Overstreet. Fishing plans pulled me from the Bassmaster Classic ...

Right after Paul Mueller weighed his tremendous second day limit of 32 pounds, 3 ounces, Ken Duke announced to press in the Media Room that ...

Apparently, Guntersville schools took an in-service day yesterday. Administrators knew that everyone (including themselves) would want to ...

Nathaniel and I visited with Ckassic contenders yesterday, watched them launch this morning and have been peeking at estimated weights on Ba...

Bassmaster Classic competition begins Friday morning. Final practice day for the pros begins about now. If you're even sort of semi-clos...

How will Guntersville bass adjust to major changes in the weather? That question certainly weighs heavily on the minds of Georgia's ...

You can trust that 2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion Alton  Jones is prepared for whatever the weather delivers for this year's Class...