Fishing Tournaments Archives - Page 8 of 14

May 25, 2026

Randall Tharp, fresh off the Forrest L. Wood Cup win, goes into Day 2 of the Bassmaster Central Open at Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Red-hot Tharp takes Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Central Open

October 18, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When a bass fisherman is on a hot streak, and in Randall Tharp’s case it’s more like torrid, not even a major breakdown in his big engine can cool him off. […]

Elite Series pro Stephan Browning, who won the Red River tournament but didn’t qualify for the Classic, is expected to be in Jackson.

Who’s fishing the 2013 Bassmaster Open on the Rez?

October 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

B.A.S.S. won’t release its official field for the Oct. 17-19 event until about a week before the tournament, so it is unclear exactly who will be launching on Barnett Reservoir. […]

Local anglers have never faired well in BASS events on Barnett. Pete Ponds led early in the 1996 event but finished third. His dad Bob Ponds finished second to Ricky Green, losing by one ounce in the 1972 Rebel Invitational.

Local tournament-fishing jinx

October 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Expectations for a local winner always run high at Barnett Reservoir, but it never works out in national tour events. Not once has a Mississippian won a major event on the 33,000-acre lake. […]

In 1969, nobody could match Pete Henson’s 124.3 pounds, back when daily limits usually took a stringer to tote to the scales.

The Rez and B.A.S.S.

October 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Barnett Reservoir has played a significant role in the history of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. You can even say the lake had a hand in birth in the organization. […]

B.A.S.S. Nation member James "Jimmy" Johnson was shot and killed at a Jackson motel Sunday night while investigating vandalism of his boat.

Bassmaster Open competitor shot, killed at Jackson motel

October 14, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

A Texas bass fisherman in Mississippi to fish a B.A.S.S. tournament was shot and killed Sunday night after confronting a man who was allegedly vandalizing his boat in a motel parking lot, Jackson police said. […]

Of the local tournament anglers entered, Shannon Denson is considered a good candidate to win the BASS Central Open Oct. 17-20 because of his mastery of the deep cover in Barnett Reservoir’s main lake.

Open Ticket — How the 2013 Bassmaster Open at the Rez will be won

October 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society announced a year ago that it would be returning to Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson for the 10th time, the biggest news was that the Bassmaster Central Open event would be in October. […]

Iowa fisherman Chuck Mathieson won the Magnolia Crappie Club's 2012 Big Mama Open with this 2.91-pounder at Grenada Lake.

Magnolia Crappie Club to start 23rd season at Grenada Lake

September 5, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Spiritually, there is no price that can be put on the feel of the thump, the tug on the line and the taste on the tongue of every crappie a fisherman catches in a lifetime. […]

STAR names red snapper division winner

July 11, 2013 From News Reports

With the closure of the federal season on June 29, the STAR Tournament recently announced the red snapper division’s winner, according to Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana. […]

Winners of MCC’s tournament stop No. 8 were Keith Simpson and Monty Blount, whose best seven fish weighed 16.44 pounds.

May shouldn’t be dismissed

May 6, 2013 Paul Johnson

Can you believe it? It’s May, and, in most places in Mississippi, the crappie spawn is over. Elvis has left the building!

Or, has he? […]

Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., took home the 2013 Bassmaster Classic title this past weekend from Grand Lake in Oklahoma.

Give the guy a break

February 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Winning the Bassmaster Classic and the $500,000 prize plus any future riches that come with it may forever change Cliff Pace’s life. […]

Cliff Pace earned the 2013 Bassmaster Classic title today, even though he could only boat four keepers.

Pace takes 2013 Bassmaster Classic title

February 25, 2013 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Petal’s Cliff Pace could only put four keeper bass in the boat during the final day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, but that proved to be enough to lift him to the championship title.

The three-day total of 54 pounds, 12 ounces earned him the trophy and a $500,000 paycheck. […]

Petal's Cliff Pace has a 6-pound lead in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic after two days of fishing.

Pace claims lead of 2013 Bassmater Classic after second day

February 24, 2013 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Pace of Petal remained consistent today and moved to the front of the pack in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic being held on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.

Pace shook off competition from New Jersey pro and 2009 Bassmaster Classic winner Michael Iaconelli, but Iaconelli remains in third going into the final day of the championship. […]