PA vs S . T
P B ro y P B e a te ss Ro F b is b ® h in i s ng in 2025:
The Kids are Alright
Summer 2025
PRESENT
1990 Rick Clunn Bassmaster Classic champion. Photo: B.A.S.S.
Rick Clunn
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hen Easton Fothergill was
Bassmaster Classic cham
Texas, the fishing world ga of plaudits and criticism. There has been a
battle in pro bass fishing since its existen
to tackle their heroes, and veterans resen
haven’t paid their dues – but with the rise
youth fishing, and the increased level of c
board, things have only intensified. This is
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It didn’t help in bass fishing that so m found success so fast. Seven of the top 1 AOY race were rookies. When the not-yet (himself a 2025 Elite rookie) won the Clas was Trey McKinney, last year’s Rookie of t finisher in AOY, youngest angler to win an escaped his teens a few weeks before Ra
HOW DID WE GET HERE
I don’t give a damn ‘bout my reputati
Living in the past, it’s a new generatio
Individually, the rookies haven’t alway driven snow. Amid unproven allegations o