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Some exciting news for BassFan readers! BassFan.com is now part of the In-Fisherman digital platform. It’s been a months...
01/08/2026

Some exciting news for BassFan readers!

BassFan.com is now part of the In-Fisherman digital platform. It’s been a months-long project and there’s plenty of work still left to do, but most of the heavy lifting is done and we’re proud to introduce you to the new home of BassFan within the In-Fisherman universe.

Visitors to the original BassFan.com URL will be redirected to a new BassFan landing page on the In-Fisherman site, where the most recent news related to the professional bass fishing tournament scene has been published and will be published moving forward.

12/24/2025
12/22/2025

As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2026, give us one thing you wish would vanish from the tournament world and one thing you wish would become more commonplace?

The recent Major League Fishing Team Series showed us, Joe Balog writes, that a tournament format can skew the measure o...
12/18/2025

The recent Major League Fishing Team Series showed us, Joe Balog writes, that a tournament format can skew the measure of who was the best angler(s) at a given event. That's how the cookie crumbles, though. Link in the comments below. (📷: MLF)

2026 Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers schedule is out.
12/12/2025

2026 Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers schedule is out.

12/12/2025

Sounds like the Ultimate Anglers Championship is returning to Lake Guntersville in the fall of 2026.

With both the Elite Series and Bass Pro Tour making stops there early in the year in addition to a Toyota Series event and countless other derbies, wouldn’t it make sense to choose a different venue in year 2? Guntersville is an awesome lake but isn’t there a risk of watering down the event if it’s at the same venue each year?

In this week’s edition of Joe Balog’s Bass Wars, he discusses the findings of a recent study about “easier to catch” bas...
12/11/2025

In this week’s edition of Joe Balog’s Bass Wars, he discusses the findings of a recent study about “easier to catch” bass and their propensity for being (wait for it) better fathers. Link in comments below.

Who’s in and who’s out? Check out the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series roster. Link in comments below.
12/11/2025

Who’s in and who’s out? Check out the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series roster. Link in comments below.

Wanna keep track of which tournaments are when in 2026? We got you covered. Link in top of comments.
12/11/2025

Wanna keep track of which tournaments are when in 2026? We got you covered. Link in top of comments.

11/07/2025

Todd Ceisner is in Japan with Elite Series angler and the team from .usa. Today, they are checking out world-famous Lake Biwa. Stay tuned for more updates.

Travis Fox bagged 17 pounds, 10 ounces on the final day of the Lake of the Ozarks Plains Toyota Series to move up from f...
09/30/2025

Travis Fox bagged 17 pounds, 10 ounces on the final day of the Lake of the Ozarks Plains Toyota Series to move up from fourth place and claim the victory on the busy mountain reservoir.

Travis Fox rallies to win LOTO Toyota Series event

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BassFan, a publication of KSE Sportsman Media, Inc. went live in July 2001. BassFan.com provides the world's premier daily coverage of professional bass tournaments as well select "amateur" tournaments and bass-specific news and features. It's the home of the popular BassFan World Rankings and is widely regarded as the publication of record for the sport of bass fishing and the bass-fishing industry.

John Johnson is BassFan's senior editor. He came to the company in 2005 with 18 years of sports journalism experience, including stints as sports editor at three California daily newspapers, and has won awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and other organizations. He's covered conventional sports at every level, from high school to the World Series, NFL playoffs and golf's U.S. Open. He's a lifelong bass fisherman and also is a big-time bird-hunter and competitive shotgunner.

Todd Ceisner is BassFan's editor. He joined the company with more than 9 years of sports journalism experience in newspapers and previously served as editor of WalleyeFan.com. A resident of western New York, he has easy access to some of the best freshwater fishing in North America.