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Pro Angler Jason Christie Poses with Trophies

Yamaha/Xpress Boats® pro angler Jason Christie secured his second major win for 2022 during the Bassmaster® Elite tournament on Lake Chickamauga with a four-day total weight of 73 pounds, 7 ounces. The 48-year-old pro from Park Hill, Okla., also took home 2022 Bassmaster Classic® Championship title on Lake Hartwell in March. His victory marks the fourth major bass fishing win for the Yamaha Pro Team in 2022. Christie credits a portion of his win to the Xpress Boat and 250-horsepower…

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Christie Trophy Yamaha

Yamaha Pro Jason Christie weighed in 8 pounds, 4 ounces on the final day of the Bassmaster® Elite tournament on the Sabine River to capture his sixth Elite series win with a four-day total of 43 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory marks the Park Hill, Okla. angler’s first win as a Yamaha/Xpress Boats Pro. Christie started the tournament with a second-place limit of 15 pounds, 1 ounce on Day 1, then took over first on Friday by adding 13 pounds,…

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Jeff Gustafson Hoists Bassmaster Elite Trophy

Humminbird® and Minn Kota® pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson didn’t know what to expect when he arrived in Tennessee for the second stop of the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series. Changing conditions and unseasonably cold weather across the country had all contributed to what was shaping up to be a challenging week. “After my first few days of practice, if someone had offered me the chance to catch a few fish and escape the tournament with a paycheck and some AOY points, I might…

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Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson, Sweeps Bassmaster Elite

It was a spectacular showing by Northland Fishing Tackle and Bagley pro, Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson, who went wire-to-wire to win the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite on the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee with 63 pounds. Gustafson caught a limit of smallmouth all four days of the event, something no one else accomplished. Winning by just over seven pounds, it was the first career Bassmaster Elite Series victory for the Keewatin, Ontario native. Gustafson took home a big blue trophy…

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Angler Patrick Walters Holds Bassmaster Trophy

Yamaha Pro Patrick Walters weighed in 22 pounds, 10 ounces on the final day of Toyota® Bassmaster® Texas Fest on Lake Fork to capture a dominant win with a four-day total of 104 pounds, 12 ounces. The victory marks the first B.A.S.S.® Elite win for the angler from Summerville, S.C. Yamaha Pro Patrick Walters took first at the 2020 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Lake Fork. (Photo: Business Wire) Walters placed second on Day One with 25 pounds, 14 ounces…

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