WWBT NEWS
WWBT PRO-AM – LAKE SHASTA TOP-10 BAITS
By David A. Brown Tournament winner Alex Klein caught his fish on 3.3 and 3.8 Keitech Swing Impact Fat swimbaits in the gold flash minnow and smallmouth magic colors on ball heads. A dropshot rigged with a 4-inch Keitech Easy Shiner and a 1/4-ounce...
Klein Overcomes Windy Day for Shasta Lake Win
By David A. Brown REDDING, Calif. — Adjusting to a windy Day 3, APEX pro Alex Klein of Oroville, Calif. tallied a 3-day total of 38.89 pounds to win the Wild West Bass Trail Superclean Showdown on Shasta Lake presented by Bridge Bay at Shasta Lake and Phil’s...
Maes Moves Into Top Spot on Shasta Lake
Pro Angler John Maes at day 2 weigh in By David A. Brown REDDING, Calif. — Focusing on the food paid off for John Maes of Roseville, Calif. whose 2-day total of 26.15 pounds leads the Wild West Bass Trail Superclean Showdown on Shasta Lake presented by Bridge Bay at...
Hellesen’s Patience Pays off with Day 1 Lead on Shasta Lake
By David A. Brown REDDING, Calif. — Fishing’s not always exciting; in fact, some times it’s a real drag. But as long as you’re bending rods, it’s all good. Just ask APEX pro Scott Hellesen of Paso Robles, Calif. whose with Day-1 limit of 14.86 leads the Wild West Bass...
Western Bass Shootout
Sacramento, CA January 13, 2023 The inaugural Western Bass Shootout (WBS) has been finalized and is scheduled for April 14-16, 2023, on the Famed California/Sacramento River Delta. The unified championship event invites the top-performing anglers from the four major...
Jay Kelly Takes Over As New Team Tournament Director
December 2022 – With the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) set to enter its 8th year in 2023. The formidable trail attracts beginners to the highest-level anglers to compete in their Pro/Am, Teams, Kayak, and youth series events. It also operates the APEX Pro...
2022 Season APEX Pro Tour Championship
2022 Apex AOY Scott Hellesen 2022 Season APEX Pro Tour Championship Folsom CA, December 5th, 2022, the 2022 APEX Pro Tour Championship has been finalized and is scheduled for February 17-19, 2023, on Folsom Lake nestled in the highly metropolis cities of Sacramento...
Mick Karshner to become the exclusive emcee for APEX Pro Tour and WWBT Pro/Am’s
December 2022 – With the Wild West Bass Trail set to enter its 8th year in 2023. The formidable trail attracts the highest-level anglers to compete in their Pro/Am, Teams, Kayak, and youth series events. It also operates the APEX Pro Tour, which is the highest...
Pro-Am Championship on Lake Shasta – Top 10 Baits
By David A. Brown Securing his first wire-to-wire win, APEX pro Jeff Michels did most of his work on the main lake and in the Pit River Arm. He caught his fish on a 5-inch Yamamoto Senko and a Strike King 7XD. Difference Maker: For precision...
Michels Goes Wire-to-Wire at Pro-Am Championship on Shasta Lake
By David A. Brown REDDING, Calif. — Knowing when to go is just as important as knowing where to go and APEX pro Jeff Michels proved that point by making a key Day-3 decision that enabled him to sack up the limit he needed to close out a wire-to-wire win at the Wild...
Michels Holds Steady Atop Pro-Am Championship Field on Shasta Lake
By David A. Brown REDDING, Calif. — Jeff Michels had plenty of shots at good fish, but despite what he described as a day of lacking execution, the APEX pro from Lake Head, Calif. managed to retain his lead on Day 2 of the Wild West Bass Trail Pro-Am Championship on...
Persistence Pays Off for Michels with Pro-Am Championship Lead on Shasta
REDDING, Calif. — It was only one fish, but it was the kind of quality meriting a second chance. That mentality paid off in a big way for APEX pro Jeff Michels of Lake Head, Calif., whose 5-bass limit of 12.33 pounds leads Day 1 of the Wild West Bass Trail Pro-Am...
BRANCH BAGS 2022 AOY & WILSON GOES BACK-TO BACK
By Jody Only GLENDALE, Ariz. – Final results are tallied in the 2022 Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) Angler of the Year (AOY) race presented by Price Simms Family. Pro angler John Branch of Yelm, Wash. sits atop the standings. Branch, formerly of Lakeland, Fla. came into...
WWBT — DELTA TOP-10 BAITS
By David A. Brown 1. Tournament winner and APEX Pro Tour Angler Alex Klein began each morning throwing a 1/2-ounce Heavy Hitter bladed jig with a Yamamoto Zako trailer. Once that bite stopped, he punched mats with a Big Bite Baits College Craw through mats with a 1...
Klein’s Punch Game Conquers Delta for Narrow Win
Klein’s Punch Game Conquers Delta for Narrow Win By David A. Brown OAKLEY, Calif. — The fishery that had consistently befuddled Alex Klein rewarded his diligence with a 3-day winning total of 66.23 pounds at the Wild West Bass Trail Duel on the Delta presented by the...
Confident, Persistent Williams Leads Day 1 on the Delta
By David A. Brown OAKLEY, Calif. — Slow tides and summer heat can be the recipe for a grind, but confidence borne of past experience carried Obedie Williams of Discovery Bay, Calif. to a 5-bass limit of 27.71 pounds that leads Day 1 of the Wild West Bass Trail Duel...
WWBT COLUMBIA RIVER TOP-10 BAITS
By David A. Brown Breaking 20 pounds on the second and third days, Justin Campbell caught most of his fish on a wacky-rigged 5-inch Yamamoto Senko in green pumpkin. He also added key fish on a 3.3 Keitech Swing Impact Fat in flash minnow. ...
Campbell’s Consistency Delivers Columbia River Win
By David A. Brown RICHLAND, Wash. — Justin Campbell literally predicted it. He entered Championship Sunday of the Wild West Bass Trail Pro-Am on the Columbia River presented by Tri-Cities, Wash. knowing he’d need a dramatic reversal of fortune to overtake Ronald Mace,...
Mace Maintains Lead On Columbia River
By David A. Brown RICHLAND, Wash. — Despite a significant drop in productivity, Ronald Mace of Kennewick, Wash. tallied a two-day total of 42.91 pounds and held on to the top spot at the Wild West Bass Trail Pro-Am on the Columbia River presented by Tri-Cities,...
Mace Grabs Big Day-1 Lead On Columbia River
By David A. Brown RICHLAND, Wash. — Seasonal patterns may be running behind, but that didn’t stop Ronald Mace from sacking up a 5-bass limit of 24.25 pounds that leads Day 1 of the Wild West Bass Trail Pro-Am on the Columbia River presented by...
Kanemoto’s APEX CUP Victory Was No “Fluke”
By David A. Brown LEBECs, Calif. — Despite a lengthy distraction, Thomas Kanemoto of Elk Grove, Calif. reconnected with an early clue and completed a limit of 10.15 pounds to win the APEX Cup Pro Tour event on Pyramid Lake presented by Golden Entertainment....
APEX — EL CAPITAN/SAN VICENTE TOP-10 BAITS
By David A. Brown 1. Tournament winner Joe Uribe Jr. caught his fish on a dropshot with a 6-inch Roboworm in morning dawn on a 2/0 Robowom Rebarb hook and a 3/16-ounce Voss tungsten weight and a white double buzzbait with a Zoom Horny Toad and a trailer hook....
Pyramid Lake (Mohave Make Up) | Day 3 Live Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022
Pyramid Lake (Mohave Make Up) | Day 3 Live Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022 It's Championship Sunday of the Apex Pro Tour. This is the conclusion of the 1st stop of the Apex Pro Tour from Lake Mohave after the 3rd day was postponed due to high and dangerous winds. Day 3...
Uribe’s Balanced Strategy Yields First APEX CUP Win on El Capitan/San Vicente
By David A. Brown LAKESIDE, Calif. — Joe Uribe Jr. of Surprise, Ariz. played a smart game that complemented a conservative start with the right amount of aggression and sacked up a limit of 12.97 pounds to win the APEX Cup event on El Capitan...
Nadeau Uses Shallow and Deep Bites for Day-2 Lead at APEX CUP on El Capitan
LAKESIDE, Calif. — Matthew Nadeau saw the extremes of El Capitan’s bass range and sampling the best of both allowed the pro from Nevada City, Calif. to take over the Day-1 lead of the APEX Cup on El Capitan Reservoir presented by DISH and Accell...
San Vicente | Day 3 Live Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022
San Vicente | Day 3 Live Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022 It's Championship Sunday for the 4th stop of the Apex Pro Tour presented by Dish Network and Accell Marketing. For day 3, our top ten moved to the lake next door at San Vicente for the ultimate challenge. --- Find...
El Capitan | Day 2 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022
El Capitan | Day 2 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022 Live from El Capitan Reservoir--this is the 4th stop of the Apex Pro Tour. Day 2 weigh in will begin shortly after the first flight of anglers check in at 3:00 PM PDT --- Find all of your tackle and gear from Tackle...
Quick Start Gives Troughton Day-1 Lead at APEX CUP on El Capitan
LAKESIDE, Calif. — Greg Troughton used his entire day wisely, but the pro from Discovery Bay, Calif. needed less than an hour to sack up the 17.39-pound limit that leads Day 1 of the APEX Cup on El Capitan Reservoir presented by DISH and Accell Marketing...
El Capitan | Day 1 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022
El Capitan | Day 1 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022 Live from El Capitan Reservoir--this is the 4th stop of the Apex Pro Tour. Day 1 weigh in will begin shortly after the first flight of anglers check in at 3:00 PM PDT --- Find all of your tackle and gear from Tackle...
El Capitan | Day 1 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022
El Capitan | Day 1 Weigh In | Apex Pro Tour 2022 Live from El Capitan Reservoir--this is the 4th stop of the Apex Pro Tour. Day 1 weigh in will begin shortly after the first flight of anglers check in at 3:00 PM PDT --- Find all of your tackle and gear from Tackle...