Fishing

9/7/2023 |  Bassmaster Elite Series to Open 2024 Season in Louisiana (SportsTravel) For the first time since 2018, the Bassmaster Elite Series will not start its season in Florida, opting instead to open its 2024 slate at the Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana/Texas border from February 22­–25.
B.A.S.S. officials also announced its entire nine-tournament schedule that will span six states and visit fisheries that have ranked among the best in the United States.
“We just finished one of our best seasons ever only two weeks ago, and it is already time to start marking your calendar for another incredible year,” said B.A.S.S. Chief Executive Officer Chase Anderson. “Anyone who follows and celebrates the sport of bass fishing will recognize the lakes on this schedule as some of the best fisheries anywhere, and we could not be more excited to get it started with the top anglers in the world competing on bass fishing’s biggest stage.”

8/29/2023 |  Malibu Boats Swings to Fiscal Q4 Loss Despite Saltwater Fishing Sales Gain (SGB UPDATE) Malibu Boats, Inc., the designer, manufacturer and marketer of the Malibu, Axis, Cobalt, Pursuit, Cobia, Pathfinder, Maverick and Hewes boat brands, reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended June 30 increased 5.4 percent year-over-year (YoY) to $372.3 million.

8/28/2023 |  Pure Fishing’s Debt Rating Upgraded (SGB UPDATE) S&P Global revised its issuer credit rating on Pure Fishing from the SD (selective default) rating given earlier last week, after the company’s sponsor, Sycamore Partners Management, bought up some of its debt at a significant discount to face value.

8/28/2023 |  MLF Announces Dates, Locations for 2024 Bass Pro Tour (SportsTravel) “We are proud to roll out a schedule with seven new destinations that have never before hosted a Bass Pro Tour event,” said Kathy Fennel, MLF executive vice president and general manager. “Our MLF tournaments create exciting and compelling content for our fans and sponsors. This schedule shines a light on some locations that haven’t hosted a major bass-fishing tournament in some time. The stage is set for a very exciting 2024 season.”

8/25/2023 |  Bass Pro to Open In Loveland, CO (SGB UPDATE)

Bass Pro Shops announced plans today to open a retail store in Loveland, CO—a town that is equidistant between Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY. The opening of the 130,000-square-foot Outdoor World, expected to open in 2025, is the retailer’s sixth Bass Pro Shop in Colorado.