10.23.2008 — BERKLEY BIG BASS CHALLENEGE TESTS CALIFORNIA ANGLERS BIG FISH STRATEGIES : BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. – It took two days and nearly twelve competitive hours to name California’s first Berkley® BIG BASS Challenge champion, but as the competition was about to conclude, when Pete Moore used a Berkley® Hollow Belly swimbait to best the field with an 8.30-po…

10.13.2008 — Ronnie Echols Jr uses Berkley “Jays Flippin Jig” to top over 700 Anglers at 3rd Annual Berkley Big Bass on Lake Fork. : The 3rd annual Berkley Big Bass Tournament hosted by Bass Champs on Lake Fork is now complete. More than 700 anglers from all over the United States converged on Lake Fork this past weekend to try their luck in getting one of 168 hourly checks given away at Lake Fork Marina. This is an “amateu…

08.05.2008 — BERKLEY BIG BASS TOURNAMENT ON TRUMAN LAKE : The first of three "Berkley Bait" only tournaments for 2008 was held on July 26th and 27th.  The Berkley Big Bass Tournament on Truman Lake, Missouri went off with a huge bang.  For the heat of the summer, fishing was very good for a majority of the anglers with numbers of fish c…

07.14.2008 — SEARCHER PENN FISHING UNIVERSITY 4-DAY LONG RANGE TRIP By Steve Carson : Late June saw 20 Penn Fishing University anglers journey south aboard veteran captain Kevin Ward’s 95-foot Searcher from Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego in search of albacore, knowing full well that the speedy white meat tuna are easily the most unpredictable fish in the sea.  The …

07.07.2008 — POWERBAIT 20th ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT JUNE LAKE : Berkley's PowerBait celebrated 20 years of changing how the world fishes for trout with a party at June Lake on June 28th and 29th. Hundreds of anglers came and joined in the fun and festivities. Ronnie Kovach was the emcee and Berkley's Chief Chemist, John Prochnow was the honorary guest. John was …