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09/18/2026

This bass had good lookin’ WHAT?? 🤨🤣

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🚨Adam Eisele has been disqualified from the 2026 WISCO BASS Crown Championship and banned from all future WISCO BASS san...
09/18/2026

🚨Adam Eisele has been disqualified from the 2026 WISCO BASS Crown Championship and banned from all future WISCO BASS sanctioned events after tournament officials found 14 live bass in his boat the night before the championship.

WISCO BASS announced the decision to its anglers after completing an internal investigation into the incident. The organization also told Wired2fish the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a separate investigation.

The WISCO BASS Crown is the organization’s championship event for the top 50 anglers in Angler of the Year points. In 2026, the Crown was held September 12 and 13 on the Minocqua Chain.The 2026 WISCO BASS Crown was held September 12 and 13 on Wisconsin’s Minocqua Chain and featured the top 50 anglers in WISCO BASS Angler of the Year points.

In 2025, Eisele won the WISCO BASS Crown Championship and was named WISCO Angler of the Year for the fifth consecutive year. He has been tournament fishing for 22 years and had helped start the UW-Whitewater fishing team in the early 2000s.

But now he was caught cheating at a WISCO BASS tourney, calling that history into question. According to the statement WISCO BASS sent to its anglers, the incident began Friday night, before competition started.

WISCO BASS said tournament official Kyle Carpenter received a text message from angler Dave Van Ert reporting a rule violation. Tournament officials then went to the house where Van Ert and Eisele were staying and asked Eisele for permission to search his boat.

According to WISCO BASS, Eisele agreed to the search. Officials found 14 live bass in the boat’s livewell.

The organization said Eisele acknowledged that he did not have a good plan for the fish but admitted that he intended to use them in the tournament.

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✍️: Joe Albanese

09/17/2026

That is some SERIOUS roll 👀🤯

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Signatures from 700-plus concerned muskie anglers convinced state fisheries folks to keep catch-and-release muskie fishi...
09/17/2026

Signatures from 700-plus concerned muskie anglers convinced state fisheries folks to keep catch-and-release muskie fishing on-going.

A September 10 public meeting with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks commission members reversed a state-supported proposed muskie fishing rule. The proposed rule would have allowed fishermen to keep one 45-inch or larger muskie per day.

But rank-and-file muskie fishing fanatics in South Dakota got wind of it and started an on-line petition that submarined the proposal. After listening to muskie fishermen attending the meeting in the town of Winner, plus viewing the 700-signature petition against the rule, the commission voted unanimously to tank it.

This keeps all South Dakota muskie fishing catch-and-release – which it has been since 2018.

“In 2018 three anglers met with state fisheries folks and convinced them that all muskies should be released in the state,” wild-eyed muskie angler Jake Cheeseman tells Wired2fish. “Concerned anglers won then, and we just won again now.

“We’re 2 and O – at keeping our state the only one where muskies are an all catch-and-release fish.”

Cheeseman spearheaded the petition about a month prior to the meeting. He got wind of the rule change, and began contacting every hard-core muskie angler, and group he could.

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✍️: Bob McNally

The humidity hit me like a wet towel from an indoor swimming pool, but at least it smelled like citrus. Then my sunglass...
09/17/2026

The humidity hit me like a wet towel from an indoor swimming pool, but at least it smelled like citrus. Then my sunglasses fogged up faster than a dog panting in my face. Water temps were expected to stay at 88 degrees most of the morning — just another day in paradise in Central Florida’s endless summer.

But the heatwaves never returned after August, and I was thankful for that as I headed toward one of the deepest holes in the lake. Honestly, not much structure ever shows on the finder here, but its depth must feel like a nirvana to bass. My priority was to fish the new Okuma Tournament Concept Bass Rod B Series casting rod. The baitcasting rod hits a rare sweet spot in the $160 to $190 price range, and we ran a popular giveaway on Wired2fish that received a bunch of attention. I’ve wanted to try one out ever since.

I had the 7-foot, medium-power, moderate-fast-action stick meant to cast ⅜- to ¾-ounce lures. The Tournament Concept bass rods offer technique-specific options in both spin and casting options. Built on a 30-ton carbon blank, these rods have obvious tactile sensitivity that I fell in love with right away. And I needed that responsiveness to detect subtle bites in deep water because I fish a worm deep and slow pretty often. I also fished the rod plenty of other ways too, including some manners in which it probably wasn’t meant to be fished.

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✍️: Sam Hudson

09/16/2026

Can I pet those dogs? 😁🐶

🚨Fishing and boating are suspended on Clove Lake after decades of reported human-waste contamination. Here's what angler...
09/16/2026

🚨Fishing and boating are suspended on Clove Lake after decades of reported human-waste contamination. Here's what anglers need to know.

Anglers, boaters and anyone planning to get on the water at Clove Lake need to stay away. New York City officials have suspended fishing and boating at the Staten Island lake following revelations that human waste may have contaminated the water for decades.

The closure comes after The New York Post reported on what it described as an “open secret” involving sewage contamination at Clove Lakes Park. According to the report, the problem may have gone on for 20 years or more.

Authorities are testing the water to determine just how serious the problem is, and what must be done before recreational activities can resume.

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation announced the closure Friday evening, saying: “out of an abundance of caution, fishing and boating will be suspended in Clove Lakes Park while we await water testing results.”

Anglers should not fish Clove Lake until officials lift the suspension. The closure also affects boating, though boat rentals through Clove Lake Boats were reportedly still operating earlier in the week.

The Post spoke with boat-rental employees who said boats had continued going out on the lake even after the sewage revelations became public. According to those workers, rental sales had fallen after the contamination story broke. Now the boats are off the water.

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✍️: Joe Albanese

After any bass tournament, all you ever want to see is your fish swim away safely and healthy enough to be caught anothe...
09/16/2026

After any bass tournament, all you ever want to see is your fish swim away safely and healthy enough to be caught another day. Sadly, whether it’s a local club derby or big-name event, that’s not always the case.

Since you’re always going to get some fish mortality, the main question is: How can you prevent it? And how can you keep fish healthy and alive all day in a small livewell? There are many different answers — as well as right and wrong ways to go about it — along with everyone having a different opinion. Countless articles provide bits and pieces of information, but there’s not just one definitive place for fish-care information.

I recently had a long talk with Gene Gilliland, renowned fish biologist and current Bassmaster Conservation Director. He’s the man behind the scenes when it comes to keeping fish alive at the Bassmaster tournaments across the nation each year. Gilliland is in charge of making sure every bass that makes its way across the big stage safely returns to the water. In short, if there’s someone who knows how to keep fish alive during an eight-hour tournament day in high water temperatures, it’s Gilliland.

Here’s a few tips and considerations for the next time you have to put some bass in your livewell.

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✍️: Nick Petrou

09/15/2026

The sights and sounds of an Ark Fishing TB115 Topwater Blower 👀🔊

The University of West Alabama fishing program has been placed on probation and head coach William Crawford has been sus...
09/15/2026

The University of West Alabama fishing program has been placed on probation and head coach William Crawford has been suspended from B.A.S.S.-sanctioned events following an investigation into conduct at the 2026 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship on Leech Lake in Minnesota.

B.A.S.S. announced the penalties September 10 after completing an investigation into Crawford’s conduct during the championship. According to the organization, the investigation “confirmed there was a violation of the Bassmaster College Series rules, as well as violations against the Code of Conduct.” The specific conduct or rules involved were not disclosed by B.A.S.S.

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✍️: Joe Albanese

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