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California's Ish Monroe kept a tight grip on the Lake Okeechobee Bassmaster Elite Series after two days of competition.

Monroe extends lead during second day of Elite Series stop at Lake Okeechobee

March 24, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Smashing a six-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series record and threatening others, Ish Monroe increased his lead Friday to 13 pounds, 11 ounces, in the Power-Pole Slam over his nearest challenger, 2012 Bassmaster Classic champion Chris Lane.

Monroe weighed in 24-15 Friday to add to his gigantic first-day sack of 34-5 for a two-day total of 59-4 on Lake Okeechobee. Lane, who won Bassmaster events on Okeechobee in 2006 and 2010, had 45-9 for second place, moving up from fourth. […]

California's Ish Monroe took a commanding first-day lead in the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Okeechobee.

Ish Monroe takes first-day lead in Elite Series stop on Okeechobee

March 23, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Ish Monroe of Hughson, Calif., had one of those magical days all pros dream about: hauling aboard lunker after lunker after lunker. The five best added up to 34 pounds, 5 ounces, giving Monroe the first-day lead in the Power-Pole Slam on Lake Okeechobee by 8 pounds, 12 ounces, over Davy Hite.

So good was his day, Monroe was able to cull a 6-plus-pounder, trading it in for what turned out to be his largest, a 7-11. […]

Texas' Alton Jones won his first Bassmaster Elite Series tournament today during the 2012 inaugural event on the St. Johns River.

Jones clinches Elite Series win on Florida’s St. Johns River

March 19, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Alton Jones’ Sunday victory on the St. Johns River was all the sweeter for the redemption sprinkled on top. […]

Bassmaster pro Alton Jones leads the Elite Series tournament on the St. Johns River by more than 9 pounds, but the river is turning out huge sacks that could erase that margin on the final day.

Jones extends lead in St. Johns River Elite Series tournament

March 18, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Texas pro Alton Jones extended his lead in the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series opener on Florida’s St. Johns River to just more than 9 pounds yesterday (March 17). […]

Big redear bream like this one have made Trace State Park Lake one of the premier panfishing destinations in all of Mississippi. Read all about it in the April issue of Mississippi Sportsman.

April issue will soon be in mailboxes

March 18, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

The staff of Mississippi Sportsman sent the April issue to the printer Tuesday (March 13), which means it’ll be hitting mailboxes the week of March 19. […]

Texas pro Alton Jones jumped 17 places to take the second-day lead of the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at the St. Johns River.

Jones takes second-day lead of St. Johns River Elite Series stop

March 17, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Alton Jones jumped from 17th to the top position after the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Florida’s St. Johns River on the strength of a two-day total of 44 pounds, 14 ounces.

His nearly 28 1/2-pound second-day sack gave him a margin of more than 7 pounds over his nearest competition, Virginia’s Rick Morris and Tennessee’s David Walker. […]

Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Kyle Fox launches for the first day of competition on the St. Johns River.

Elite Series rookies kick off 2012 season

March 15, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Fletcher Shryock competed last month in the Bassmaster Classic, so his first official week on the job as a Bassmaster Elite Series pro wasn’t the awakening it might have been. […]

Register for the Louisiana Sportsman Open bass tournament and fish for a piece of the huge payout!

South Louisiana’s richest bass tournament set for next week

March 3, 2012 Andy Crawford

The Louisiana Sportsman Open bass tournament – South Louisiana’s richest tournament – is just more than a week away, with the first-place team walking away with $10,000 and the total payout based on 100 boats reaching nearly $28,000.

If 100 teams sign up for the Louisiana Sportsman Open, the tournament will pay out a total of $27,375 – which is $7,375 more than total entry fees. […]

These students received the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Excellence in Marine Sciences Award at the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair. From left to right: Morgan Hertz, Class V; Elizabeth Moore, Class IV; Taylor Farr, Class III. Each student received $200 to enable them to enhance their exhibits for the next level of competition.

MDMR awards Excellence in Marine Sciences Awards to area students

March 2, 2012 From News Reports

Five students received Excellence in Marine Sciences Awards during the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair held Wednesday (Feb. 29) at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced.

The MDMR-sponsored award was established to encourage local students to develop research projects involving Mississippi’s coastal resources. […]

The 2012 Bassmaster Classic was won by Elite Series pro Chris Lane. The Red River championship tournament was Lane's the second Classic appearance.

Chris Lane takes 2012 Bassmaster Classic title

February 27, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Chris Lane went through a rough patch a couple of years ago, struggling to string together much of anything resembling success and watching older brother Bobby qualify for Bassmaster Classics while he watched from the sidelines.

Younger Brother Lane handled business during only his second Classic appearance, and Sunday won the biggest prize in tournament bass fishing – the 2012 Bassmaster Classic title. […]

Florida's Chris Lane goes into the final day of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic with a 1-pound lead over the field.

Lane claims second-day lead during 2012 Classic

February 26, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Florida’s Chris Lane abandoned the area he fished on the first day of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, locked down one pool and proceeded to put together a 19-pound, 4-ounce stringer that boosted him into the top spot going into the final day of championship competition.

“Today was plan B, and tomorrow is plan C,” Lane said. “I’m going to try to take plan A and Plan B, and come up with plan C.” […]

Louisiana native Keith Poche made the most of his first day on the water of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic to take the early lead.

Poche leads 2012 Bassmaster Classic after one day

February 25, 2012 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Louisiana native Keith Poche had a great homecoming today (Feb. 24) when he took the early lead in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic being held on the Red River. […]