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Spring 2024 Spring 2024 Hi all, Spring is always a great time of year! New season, fresh start of AOY points, and the big bass of the spawn! At WesternBass we are excited to welcome new site advertisers and express our appreciation for those that return. They are, after all, the reason why we are able to bring you the magazine and the site. It was great to see the BAM Trail start their new start their new trail and a big CONGRATULATIONS to Greg and his Frenzy Baits Nail! Our WesternBass title sponsor, Fisherman’s Warehouse and FishermansWarehouse.com is the BAM Tournament Trail’s Conservation Sponsor and, speaking of Fisherman’s Warehouse, we want to thank everyone that aided in the law enforcement effort to catch the person(s) responsible for the thefts. The community support was amazing, and we would also like to thank all of you that checked out the new Rocklin location of Fisherman’s Warehouse! I am anxiously waiting to see all those big bass that will be ready to eat any day now. Be sure and share photos with us here on WesternBass. Tight Lines,Tight Lines! Wayne
Winter 2024
Winter 2024 Hi All, Who is excited for the start of the new fishing season? I am and I am hoping our fisheries, our industry and our anglers have smooth sailing ahead. There have been a lot of upheavals in our sport this past year and it would be great if we could all just get back to fishing! WesternBass and Fisherman’s Warehouse will be at the ISE show coming up in January and we hope to see you there! Speaking of that, Fisherman’s Warehouse has expanded their retail location lineup and recently opened a store in Rocklin CA – 4200 Rocklin Rd. Grand Opening is planned for December 15th and 16th! Plan to attend two full days of seminars, great prices, and alot of Prizes! In closing, I would like to once again, thank all of the readers and site users of WesternBass and WesternBass.com for your continued support. And, all of the sponsors that make the site possible. Merry Christmas Happy New Year and good fishing! WayneTight Lines! Wayne
Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Hi All, We bring you the last issue of 2023 on the heels of the Hawaii fire, Hurricane Hillary and the demise of one of the west’s biggest tournament organizations. We hope that the season’s end and new year brings much calmer waters to us all. We do have many things to look forward to, including the year-end championships, Angler of the Year announcements, the renowned U.S. Open, the big fall feed fish catches, the 2024 schedule, a look at what retirement brings to the GOAT, KVD as he walks away from tournament fishing, and other new ventures within our sport. On the horizon... · Fisherman’s Warehouse Megastore is amidst another expansion. adding a location in Rocklin Ca. · Roseville welcomes the only fall time sport expo as the NorCal Sportsmen’s Show comes to town the weekend of October 14 and 15. You can find a Fisherman’s Warehouse booth on site with a boatload of show specials. · Bass Angler Magazine’s own Mark Lassagne readies to launch the BAM Tournament Trail with Pro/ Am’s, Kayaks and a Pro Tour. As always, we thank you for your support of the site, the magazine and the WesternBass sponsors that make it all possible. Please consider supporting those that support us. Tight Lines! Wayne

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Not all Flukes ARe the Same by Matt Fed Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:39 am
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Not all Flukes ARe the Same by Matt Fed Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:39 am
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2024 Lunker List From BBT Update ApriL by WB Staff Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:09 pm
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Hook 7 cover by regor Tue Apr 9, 2024 7:54 pm
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Had a good day on the River by WB Staff Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:42 am

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2015 Ranger Z520C by Bob Simard Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am
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2015 Ranger Z520C by Bob Simard Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am
Not all Flukes ARe the Same by Matt Fed Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:39 am
Won bass by kb Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:23 am
Humminbird Mega Live - $800 by FiLnLucky Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:44 am
Powell 755CB by jerrysfishing Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:09 am

Industry Press Releases

Easton Fothergill Fishing Signed Jersey
Easton Fothergill Fishing Signed Jersey Fresh off his top-twenty finish at the Bassmaster Class
A signed Omnia hat
A signed Omnia hat All funds benefit our St. Jude fundraising campaign
Austin Bonjour Wins 2024 WON Bass Clear Lake Open
Austin Bonjour Wins 2024 WON Bass Clear Lake Open Opportunity knocked – Austin Bonjour answered. After taking a little more than a two-pound lead on the second day of the tournament, Bonjour, the 30-year-old pro from Templeton, Calif. knew that he had to perform on the final day.
Austin Bonjour Takes over Command at WON Bass Clear Lake Open, Nick Klein holds in Second Place
Austin Bonjour Takes over Command at WON Bass Clear Lake Open, Nick Klein holds in Second Place Damon Motley leads AAA division as Clear Lake fish are on the Move
Nick Klein Leads Day One of 2024 WON Bass Clear Lake Open, Joe Mariani in Second
Nick Klein Leads Day One of 2024 WON Bass Clear Lake Open, Joe Mariani in Second Top Six places Eclipse 30 pounds, 55 limits over 20 pounds on California’s Famed Bass Factory.

Lake Reports

California Delta
California Delta By Tough but fun day. On the water at 6:30am... already dropping high outgo.... Started out just south of Frank's. Not a lot of bites but decent fish when we did get em to chew. Nothing on topwater (popper, plopper) Went to red craw squarebill and inline spinners (just wanted to try alternative to chatterbait) .... white w/shad Keitech trailer.... managed a few keepers to 2lbs plus a nice 20" striper...kept that one! Paralleled outside weedline, nothing inside the trough so paralleled outside the weedline since the tide was dropping. Also managed a few on red craw and shad squarebills; buddy also managed a few in fairly deep ledge (12-16 sec countdown) on his shad pattern LV500. Brother hooked up a few 1-2 lbers on junebug Yamatanuki. Lost a nice one on dropshot...was taking line fast and broke off at the leader after a couple mins of playing it....never tied on another one and just put the dropshot rod down. Nothing on my 5" General..... had to really work for the bites but they were fun once they hit.
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake By Good afternoon Shasta Lake!!! We are officially above the 10 foot mark! ???? The permitted businesses on the lake had our annual spring meeting with the Forest Service this week. As promised, I wanted to share some of the information we learned, and it was a LOT! LAKE LEVELS - First and foremost was an update from Don Bader, Area Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation regarding what to expect for this year's lake levels. Due to amount of rain and rebound of the snow pack this year, the BOR expects it to another full lake level year! As Don stated, "It is going to come to the top!" It looks as if it will remain relatively full throughout the summer and by Labor Day weekend we should only be at 1020' (47' down). By November 1st, only 1000' (67' down)!!! We will get more detailed projections within the next month or so. This also indicates that our CA agriculture should get 100% of their allocations. LAKE DEBRIS - Over the next several weeks as we fill up the last 10 feet of the lake, we do expect the usual seasonal debris flows. However, it should be less than what we experienced last year because we had a high lake level last year, which helps to move the debris down to the dam through natural flow. The 3 years of low lake levels before that had allowed more debris to dry out in a much larger area which caused the massive flows and "rafts" that we saw last year. The Forest Service is doing all that they can to mitigate the issue. Keep in mind it is extremely expensive and requires a number of man hours to coral the debris floats.

From the Blogs

RB Bass Outdoors Angler Ron Howe On Life Jacket Safety
RB Bass Outdoors Angler Ron Howe On Life Jacket Safety By

Here is RB Bass Outdoors Angler Ron Howe to talk about life jacket safety. Making sure you have a proper life jacket for what you are doing is first and foremost. Second, accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, so whenever your big motor is running it is always best to have your […]

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