The Bassmaster Elite Series field was on Toledo Bend on Monday morning for the first of three days of practice for the TroKar Battle on the Bayou. The April 14-17 event will mark the halfway point in the eight-event regular season, and the halfway point in the 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.

Kelly Baggett, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Aron Baggett, of Portland, Texas, weighed in a two-redfish limit that totaled 17.18 pounds to win the IFA Redfish Tour event in Port Aransas, Texas, on April 2.

Ninety-nine of the most talented anglers in bass fishing-representing 27 states and one foreign country-are headed to Toledo Bend Lake on the Louisiana-Texas border for one of America's premier fishing competitions, April 14-17.

Kicker Fish pro Cody Bird of Granbury, Texas, took the lead with 16.46 pounds on Lake Lanier after the first day of the season-opening PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix.

Keying on bedding bass, Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, led with 26 pounds, 9 ounces after the first day of the Power-Pole Citrus Slam on the St. Johns River.

Collegiate anglers throughout the country may begin registering online for the 2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. Registration will close on May 1 and the final field will be announced on May 5.

Kris Wilson of Montgomery, Texas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win the FLW EverStart Series Texas Division event presented by Evinrude on Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 34 pounds, 9 ounces.

Fifty of the best professional bass fishermen in the country will attack Lake Ray Hubbard in April in the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament.

The 5th annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge on Lake Fork hosted by BassChamps set another record with 782 anglers showing up to win cash prizes along with the chance to win one of two Skeeter Boats with a combined value of more than $113,000.

The 5th Annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge on Lake Fork, Texas is set for October 23rd - 24th, 2010. The big money event will take place out of Lake Fork Marina. The event continues to grow in popularity as over 800 anglers last year vied for over $90,000 in cash and prizes including 2 Skeeter bass boats.