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Howdy Anglers, We’ve got a bit of a LEGENDARY update* for you on the eve of Bassmaster® Fishing 2022’s 1-year anniversary! Keep scrolling for all the details. You’ve been asking and today it’s happening. 135 new Legendary non-bass fish are waiting for you to go find and catch. Here is a list of what you’ll be hunting: Lake Hamilton * Maddox - White Bass * Ezra - White Bass * Aiden - Striped Bass * Genesis - Striped Bass * Brooks - Flathead Catfish * Silas - Rainbow Trout * Skylar - Freshwater Drum * Eli - Walleye * Braxton - Chain Pickerel * Ryder - Blue Catfish * Mateo - Blue Catfish * Rhett - Channel Catfish * William - Bluegill * Savannah - Black Crappie * Angel - White Crappie Chickamauga Lake * Mackenzie - Striped Bass * Ruby - Striped Bass * Tucker - White Bass * Abel - White Bass * Faith - Black Crappie * Everett - Bluegill * Sebastian - Blue Catfish * Cora - Channel Catfish * Greyson - Channel Catfish * Nolan - Flathead Catfish * Jaramiah - Longnose Gar * Trinity - Chain Pickerel * Cooper - Walleye * Caleb - Freshwater Drum * Easton -White Crappie Toledo Bend * Tyrone - Black Crappie * Ashton - Blue Catfish * Dwayne - Blue Catfish * Leroy - Bluegill * Derrick - Chain Pickerel * Earnest - Channel Catfish * Percy - Flathead Catfish * Patsy - Freshwater Drum * Roosevelt - Longnose Gar * Roland - Longnose Gar * Brandy - Striped Bass * Thelma - Striped Bass * Morris - White Bass * Malcolm - White Bass * Margie - White Crappie St. Lawrence River * Finn - Black Crappie * Ansonia - Bluegill * Queen - Brown Trout * Dakota - Chain Pickerel * Poe - Chinook Salmon * Bergen - Coho Salmon * Cole - Freshwater Drum * Althea - Longnose Gar * Bronx - Muskellunge * Rockwell - Northern Pike * Verdi - Pumpkin Seed * Ambrose - Rainbow Trout * Lafayette - Tiger Muskellung * York - Walleye * Duffy -Yellow Perch Lake Ray Roberts * Guadalupe - Black Crappie * King - Blue Catfish * Caddo - Bluegill * Joplin - Channel Catfish * Granger - Channel Catfish * Malerick - Flathead Catfish * West - Freshwater Drum * Miriam - Longnose Gar * Rose - Stripped Bass * Dallas - Stripped Bass * Brightstar - Stripped Bass * Bowie - White Bass * Antonio - White Bass * Topaz - White Crappie Ranger - White Crappie St. Johns River * Tyson - Black Crappie * Darcy - Bluegill * Sushi - Bluegill * Introvert - Chain Pickerel * Usain - Chain Pickerel * Patch - Chain Pickerel * Louie - Channel Catfish * Mammoth Mouth - Channel Catfish * Hank - Channel Catfish * Mrs. Purdy - Longnose Gar * Mr. Sly - Longnose Gar * Chunky But Funky - Striped Bass * Gumnut - Striped Bass * The Jäger - Striped Bass * Grober Ficker - Striped Bass Sabine River * Little John - Striped Bass * Tripp - Striped Bass * Gigantus - Striped Bass * Titch - White Bass * Razor - White Bass * Hoggie - White Bass * Rampage - Longnose Gar * Victor - Freshwater Drum * Big Mama - Freshwater Drum * Penny - Flathead Catfish * Mr. Whiskers - Blue Catfish * Stalker - Channel Catfish * Buster - Bluegill * Lionel - Black Crappie * Karen - White Crappie Lake Guntersville, Scottsboro * Roland - Striped Bass * Renegade - Striped Bass * The Escapologist - White Bass * Trickster - White Bass * Savage - Chain Pickerel * Gizmo - Freshwater Drum * Dr. P - Longnose Gar * Frankenstein - Walleye * Big Deano - Walleye * Arthur - Channel Catfish * The Line Breaker - Flathead Catfish * The 8th Wonder - Blue Catfish * Galaxy - Bluegill * Black Knight - Black Crappie * Fat Sally - White Crappie Lake Hartwell * Bazza - Black Crappie * Swagger - Blue Catfish * Indigo - Bluegill * Thrasher - Brown Trout * Marshall - Chain Pickerel * Clay - Channel Catfish * The General - Flathead Catfish * Pine - Longnose Gar * Gold - Pumpkinseed * Jasmine - Rainbow Trout * Outcast - Striped Bass * Shepherds Pie - Walleye * Big Spitter - White Bass * George - White Crappie * Finley - Yellow Perch That’s a lot of fish. There are no new Legendary fish on Lake Seminole or Lake Jordan and these new Legendary fish will not add any additional Challenges/Achievements or in game rewards. Spooky season is here and we have some all-new Mastery Challenges for you to scare into submission. The event will run from October 28 – November 30. The rewards are as follows: Skeleton long-sleeve T-shirt, snood, joggers, and shoes. Here are the challenges. **Tier One ** * St. Johns River - Catch 2 Bluegill or Crappie in the Evening * Toledo Bend - Catch 4 Bass in the Evening * Chickamauga Lake - Catch 2 Fish weighing over 6lbs in the Evening * Lake Guntersville - Get 5 Perfect Strikes in the Evening * Sabine River - Catch 2 Catfish in the Evening * St. Lawrence River - Catch 4 non-Bass Fish in the Evening * Lake Ray Roberts - Cast Out 10 Times at 15 meters or more in the Evening * Lake Hamilton - Catch 1 Fish weighing over 8lbs in the Evening Complete Tier one to unlock the Skeleton long sleeve t-shirt and Snood. Tier Two * Fish or Treat - Catch 20 Bass in the Evening * The Monsters Are Out Tonight - Catch 2 Fish weighing over 10lbs in the Evening Complete Tier two to unlock the Skeleton Joggers and Shoes. Bassmaster Fishing 2022 turns one year old on October 28! Woo. To celebrate we have a special jersey, joggers and backwards trucker cap made to celebrate the event but we wanted to do one better. We thought it would be a great opportunity to celebrate our Online Tournament winners so far with a 2022 Hall Of Fame featuring you, the community members who have won so far! There is a catch though, to unlock these items you’ll need to work together as a community to complete a community challenge. You need to catch 200,000 fish between October 28 – November 30th, to receive the items you have to of contributed to that amount between those dates. Oh, and the St. Johns River Online Open Series starts October 28 and it’s the first tournament that will have 4 rounds wrapping up on November 25. Alright folks, that’s a wrap. Thank you as ever to everyone who is and has been playing and enjoying the game over the last twelve months! Tight Lines! *(excluding Nintendo Switch)

Alabama's largest lake takes its name from 18th century settlers, but today forms one of the best bass fishing spots in the USA.

WHO’S READY FOR MORE? The Lake Guntersville Online Open Series is next up on the competitive calendar. Boats can hit the water on September 9 with the final round ending after a Championship Weekend on September 26. 3 rounds of competitive Bass fishing are just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see who comes out on top. You have just under 7 days to head out on Lake Guntersville, find your spots, and make sure you have the right gear to secure a MONSTER BAG. For those of you who are new to these tournaments, here’s a breakdown of how the event works. Tournament Rewards Every player who takes part in the event will be rewarded with a participation jersey and the winner will be the only player in the world to receive the winner’s jersey. Keep scrolling to check ‘em out! Lake Guntersville Lowdown Lake Guntersville was created by the Guntersville Dam in 1939 and is named after the town of Guntersville which is said to have received its name from an early settler of that region, John Gunter. In Bassmaster Fishing 2022, Lake Guntersville is a 42km2 stretch of water. To date over 4,000,000 fish have been caught with 1,130,918 of those being Largemouth Bass, 496,327 Spotted Bass, and 194,288 Smallmouth Bass. The saying goes “The early bird catches the worm” and that is certainly the case here with over half the total fish caught having been caught at sunrise! Once again the Jenko Fishing, Jenkolistic Swimbait seems to be the lure of choice but will it be in your load out throughout the competition? Good luck out there and tight lines

Hi there Anglers, We have just released a game update for all platforms*. As Summer begins to give way to Fall and the last real-world Elite of the season at Mississippi comes to an end, we’re here with another update for Bassmaster Fishing 2022! Let’s jump straight into it. Headlines * Gameplay – Players will now be able to see other players turn and move in Online Public Servers and Bassmaster Royale matches * Gameplay – Improvements made to the position of hands on the Max X Spinning Reel, Revo SX Low Profile Reel, and Zenon Spinning Reel * Gameplay – Increased the population of qualifying bass species on Jordan Lake and Lake Seminole * Fish Behaviour – Changes have been made to encourage fish to spread out between points of interest * Fish Behaviour - Improvements made to restrict fish from being able to appear to be swimming vertically in the water and behaviour will be less erratic * Fish Behaviour - The time of day activity curve has been adjusted for all qualifying bass species to make them more active during the quietest times of day * Customization – Improved Throwback Jacket models to prevent clipping * Online Tournaments – Water temperatures during online tournaments will now always be the same for everyone * Online Tournaments – Resolved an issue causing a pop-up informing players of their rewards to constantly pop-up * Audio – Improvements made to lures splashing when hitting the water and, have added fish fighting sounds when the fish are near the surface of the water, leaping or splashing whilst on the line * UI – Resolved an issue causing the Catch Summary screen to not show the locations of where fish were caught * PS4 – Resolved an issue where the use of the Trolling Motor in some cases caused a crash Gameplay * Online – Resolved an issue causing other players on the venue to appear with no clothing * AI Balancing - Elite & Classic events in the Career mode have been made slightly easier * Snagging – the snagging mini-game will now start either when the player Strikes or after 2 seconds of reeling after a snag has occurred * Lake Hartwell – Resolved an issue where when a player selects the time of day of 11:00 it changes to 08:00 * Character – Improvements made to anglers’ facial expressions * Customization – Fixed an issue causing the mesh material to not show when a character is wearing a trucker hat * Trolling Motor – PC – Resolved an issue causing the Trolling Motor from deploying on first use * Followers – Adjusted the number of followers gained when catching fish UI * Bassmaster Royale – Resolved an issue causing the UI to not appear during Bassmaster Royale games * Bassmaster Royale – Improvements made to the “Biggest Bass” pop-up during Bassmaster Royale games * Bassmaster Royale - At the end of a Bassmaster Royale game the stats screen will now only show the total weight of qualifying species * Career Mode – Resolved an issue preventing the reward item image to load when starting the Bassmaster Opens at St. Johns River * Character Customization – improvements have been made to speed up loading times when scrolling between cosmetic items * Character Customization – Body weight slider will no longer revert to default when accessing different customization screens * Mastery – Moved the text widget to prevent an overlap when a mastery item is unlocked * Online – Time Of Day has been removed from the options in online modes * HUD – Resolved an issue where a player changing the HUD from Advanced to Full caused UI to become stuck on screen * Career Mode – Resolved an issue preventing players from being able to scroll down the leaderboard Other * PS4/5 – Resolved an issue causing crashes when a player downloads DLC * PS4/5 – Resolved an issue causing crashes when booting the game Thank you as ever to everyone who is playing and enjoying the game, as well as providing us with continued feedback, we are listening. We hope that we can continue to improve Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and we’ll keep you updated on future updates. *(excluding Nintendo Switch – we will let you know about an update coming soon). Tight Lines!

All 3 Packs Out Now! All 3 Retro Cosmetic Packs are now available to all players today via the in-game store! Dive in and explore the unique items such as the radiating boat wrap in the Synthwave Pack or the original vintage designs of the Bassmaster Throwback jacket.Each pack comes stacked with unique Mastery Challenges for you to conquer and unlock extra gear.

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The New Hope Dam, a diverted railroad and a supply of healthy fish helped form North Carolina's Jordan Lake and in turn a great place to catch bass.

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Hi there Anglers, We have just released a game update for all platforms*. There are over 80 changes, fixes, and improvements in this update several of which focus on overall game performance, environmental changes across all venues to reduce the effect of “LOD popping” (this means you shouldn’t see buildings/foliage etc popping in and out as much and this makes the overall experience smoother). Plus based on your feedback we have made some gameplay balancing changes. Let's get into it! Headlines * Gameplay – An issue causing players to get stuck reeling without being able to reset the cast has been resolved * Gameplay – College Series events in Career mode have been shortened to 20 minutes (previously 30 minutes) * Gameplay – Increased the population of Largemouth and Smallmouth bass and reduced the population of Blue Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Longnose Gar, White Crappie, Black Crappie, and Bluegill on Lake Seminole * Gameplay – Increased the population of Largemouth and Smallmouth bass and reduced the population of Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill and Yellow Perch on Jordan Lake Gameplay * Career Mode – Jordan Lake & Lake Seminole’s final event will now start at sunrise * Career Mode – Further improvements made to the Classic Winners celebration * Gameplay – Fish Simulation Distance has been reduced on Lake Hamilton, Lake Ray Roberts, Toledo Bend, Lake Guntersville, Sabine River, Lake Hartwell, Lake Seminole, and Jordan Lake to improve performance on these venues. * Gameplay – Player spawn position on St. Johns River, Sabine River and St Lawrence River in Career and Online Public Serves has been changed * Gameplay – Improvements to dynamic shadows on boats * Gameplay – The scale of the Lake Seminole map has been adjusted to ensure player GPS Markers line up correctly * Gameplay – Players can no longer change casting methods while casting * Gameplay – Resolved an issue causing some players to experience crashes during the career mode introduction sequence * Tutorial – Removed the section of the tutorial where players are instructed to open the inventory * Tutorial – Change made to the Snagging objective to make breaking free from the snag easier to achieve * Environment – Improvements made to rain Online * Bassmaster Royale – Resolved an issue causing some players to experience crashes when joining Bassmaster Royale games * Bassmaster Royale – Improved the logic to ensure culling during Bassmaster Royale games works as intended * Online Public Servers – Resolved an issue causing TOD to freeze when a player opens the options menu * Online Public Servers – The TOD cycle will now begin when the first player loads into a venue, rather than when the server is initially created * Online Public Servers – Resolved an issue causing servers to shut down resulting in players being kicked out * Online Tournaments – Tournament rounds will start at 7am UI * UI – A label and icon have been added to the Sunglasses category that contains the Synthwave glasses * UI – Changed Catch Summary to show the TOD fish were caught * UI – Players will only be able to change the colour of hair, beard, and glasses lenses when in the correct menu * UI – Resolved an issue where if a player deletes the final rod in a load out the player would be unable to back out of the loadout menu * UI – If a player loses connection to online services they will be presented with a notification * UI – Fixed an issue causing the Lake Hamilton map texture to load on other venues * UI – Updated the Legendary fish length values to show 1 decimal point * UI – Resolved issue causing overlapping text in the Catch Summary Screen * UI – Resolved multiple issues causing the game to crash for some players when scrolling through venues Other * Character Customization – When a player changes their glasses the colour of the lenses will no longer change * Dovetail Live – Resolved an issue causing a crash when players attempt to register for Dovetail Live Thank you as ever to everyone who is playing and enjoying the game, as well as providing us with continued feedback, we are listening. We hope that we can continue to improve Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and we’ll keep you updated on future updates. *(excluding Nintendo Switch – we will let you know about an update coming soon). Tight Lines!

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It’s nearly time to get your hands on the Pixel Pro Pack! July 14 will see the release of a new selection of pixel art inspired Bassmaster® Elite Series™ Pro Anglers with clothing items & a rad new boat wrap design. The pixel art boat wrap also features a set of light strips to make the pixel designs pop when you’re driving to your next hotspot. Don’t forget to tackle the new set of Mastery challenges so you can unlock the Pixel Pro Sneakers! Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass Pick up the Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass today to get immediate access to the Synthwave Pack, early access to the Pixel Pro Pack on July 14 and early access to Throwback B.A.S.S.® Pack on August 18. Non season pass holders can wait until July 21 to grab the Pixel Pro Pack separately. The Pixel Pro Pack comes with: * Bassmaster® Elite Series™ angler Pixel Pro top designs * Fully original Pixel Pro Boat Wrap * Pixel Art Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Hat * Pixel Pro Sneakers to unlock with Mastery challenges * Unique Pants to finish off your anglers look Pixel Pro Pack Price – Out July 21 * £3.99/€4.99/$5.99 Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass Price - July 14 * £7.99/€9.99/$10.00 PlayStation * US Store [https://bit.ly/Retro-Cosmetic-Pack-Season-Pass-PSUS] * EU Store [https://bit.ly/BM22-Retro-Cosmetic-Pack-Season-Pass-PSEU] Xbox * US Store [https://bit.ly/BM22-Retro-Cosmetic-Pack-Season-Pass-XboxUS] * EU Store [https://bit.ly/BM22-Retro-Cosmetic-Pack-Season-Pass-XboxEU] Steam * Steam Store [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796156/Bassmaster_Fishing_2022_Retro_Cosmetic_Pack_Season_Pass/] Epic Games * Epic Games Store [https://www.epicgames.com/p/bassmaster-fishing-2022-retro-cosmetic-pack-season-pass-85466e] Stay Tuned To keep up to date with everything Bassmaster® Fishing 2022, sign up for our info-packed newsletter, or follow us over on our socials so you don’t miss a drop of info. * Follow us on our social channels [http://www.facebook.com/DovetailFishing] * Sign up to our Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Newsletter [http://live.dovetailgames.com/auth/register?returnPath=/live/bassmaster-fishing/about-bassmaster-fishing-video-game-2022] * Join our community Discord [http://discord.gg/z9zHX47vBv] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dovetailfishing?lang=en]

*Summer is well and truly here - which means BBQs in the sun, sand, ice cream, suntan lotion, beaches, and Hawaiian shirts. To celebrate the summer months between today (July 8) and August 31 join in the fun with the SUMMER OF BASS Mastery event in Bassmaster Fishing 2022. The Rewards By taking part in the Summer of Bass you will be able to unlock some brand-new cosmetic items, including the very first short sleeve shirts to be available in Bassmaster Fishing 2022, and some special aviator sunglasses! By completing Tier 1 of the Mastery, you’ll receive the Sunrise outfit. This includes a hat, short sleeve shirt, shorts, shoes, and boat wrap. Check them out! (You’ll need to complete Tier 2 to unlock the aviators though!) For the first time, we have a Community Challenge for players to work together on achieving. If you are successful, you’ll get the Sunset range of items and they look pretty cool too, perfect for hitting the pool bar for a Piña Colada before dinner! The Challenges During the event, we have 2 tiers of Mastery for you to complete to unlock some brand new items and, for the first time since the launch of Bassmaster Fishing 2022, we have a community challenge for everyone to contribute towards. Let’s take a look at the challenges. Tier 1 * St. Johns River – Catch 3 fish weighing over 5lbs * Toledo bend – Catch a fish * Chickamauga Lake – Achieve 4 Perfect Strikes * Lake Guntersville – Cast out 10 times * Sabine River – Catch 4 Largemouth or Spotted Bass * St. Lawrence River – Catch 3 Salmon or Trout * Lake Ray Roberts – Catch 3 Smallmouth or Largemouth Bass * Lake Hamilton – Catch 3 fish weighing less than 6lbs Tier 2 * Summer Striking – Achieve 15 Perfect Strikes (any venue) * Summer of Bass – Catch 20 Qualifying Bass (any venue) Community Challenge * Work together to catch 250,000 fish before August 31 The Summer of Bass is live right now and you have until August 31 to complete all the challenges. Good luck and have fun. Note: *The Summer of Bass is not available to players on Nintendo Switch Tight lines

Have you got what it takes to be an Elite Series Winner? **Get ready for the second ever Online Elite Event, the St. Lawrence Online Elite Series! The competition runs from July 1 and ends after the Championship Weekend on Monday, July 18. ** Three rounds of intense bass fishing will see anglers battling it out to secure the biggest limit possible. Securing a solid Round 1 limit can be critical when it comes to carrying that momentum through all 3 rounds. As the pros always say, you want to get out there and go big on Round 1 to give yourself a head start for Round 2 and 3! This event is a special one too as it also lines up with the real-world 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River taking place July 14-17. For those of you who are new to these tournaments, here’s a breakdown of how the event works. Rewards Every player who takes part in the event will be rewarded with a participation jersey and the winner will be the only player in the world to receive the winner’s jersey. Keep scrolling to check ‘em out! St. Lawrence Lowdown The St. Lawrence River in Bassmaster Fishing 2022 is around a 6km stretch of water on the border of the USA and Canada. Home to over 24,500 fish across 17 species this is the only venue to feature Muskie, Tiger Muskie, Pike, and Salmon. Plenty of other predators to contend with in your pursuit of Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass. The Largemouth bass range from the smallest being around 12oz with the biggest pushing 11lb 4oz (not including the legendary named fish). As for Smallmouth Bass, they range from between 8oz – 8lb 2oz. Did you know on St. Lawrence River in Bassmaster Fishing 2022, over 674,000 Largemouth Bass have been caught and just shy of 300,000 Smallmouth Bass (that’s a lot of Bass!) Good luck out there and tight lines

A river across two nations, where Smallmouth rule and anglers have to be creative. This, is St Lawrence River.

The Toledo Bend Online Open Series has come to a dramatic end! For the second month in a row we’ve had the biggest event ever with over 2,100 anglers taking part. Make sure you read to the end of this article for news on the next tournament! Let’s remind ourselves of what went down across the intense 3 rounds of competition in the Lake Toledo Bend Online Open Series! Round 1: A MASSIVE BAG! Round 1 saw one of our biggest limits to date, and as you’ll see later WestleynMonkey secured the coveted MONSTER BAG for this event with 81lbs. We also saw a community legend in second place who goes by the name of Bigtimer J. Round 2: From 10th to 1st! MrRichC has a blinding Round 2 taking him from 10th in Round 1 straight to the top in Round 2. Bigtimer J manages to maintain 2nd place while WestleynMonkey despite having a great Round 2 score slips down to 5th. In 6th we see a Sw1fty86TTV who has already won two of these events back to back! Round 3: Out of nowhere! Round 3, Championship Weekend, and it looked like there was potential for a 2-way battle for the number 1 spot between MrRichC and Bigtimer J. But there is always the possibility that someone has an absolute stormer in Round 3. Here are the Super Six (the top 6 anglers) from the Toledo Bend Online Open Series! A huge congratulations to Rustyfishpro who until Round 3 hadn’t even featured in the top 3 but came in with a MASSIVE 80lb 13oz which launched them to the number 1 spot and is the first Bassmaster Fishing 2022 online tournament win for Rustyfishpro. We spoke to Rustyfishpro after his win to ask a few questions! Benjamin – Congratulations on your Toledo Bend Online Open Series win, Rustyfishpro. What does the win mean to you? Rustyfishpro - Winning my first Online Open Series feels great! It feels amazing that all the time and practice I’ve put in has finally paid off and it feels good! Benjamin – How do you prepare for these events? Rustyfishpro – Practice. I spend about 2 hours before each attempt fishing the venue, trying new setups, lures, and spots to try and get the absolute most out of my attempts. Benjamin – What was your go-to load out during the Toledo Bend Online Open Series? Rustyfishpro – I really like the Fitzgerald rods and reels. I also use the Fitzgerald Fishing 40lb braided, black line (I am sponsored by Fitzgerald too which means I don’t need to pay for these items which is super useful). I got a lot of success using Diving Crank Baits like the 101 Baby Bass and the Wally Divers. Benjamin – Finally, What advice would you give to players who have their sights set on winning one of our online tournaments? Rustyfishpro – The advice I would give to a new player would be to be patient. Spend time at each venue learning where the fish are using a variety of lures to see what works for you. Think about where you’re fishing, in shallow areas top water baits work well. Try different reel speeds to get your lure in the zone. Most importantly though, have fun and don't get frustrated (we all do sometimes) walk away, and come back. The more time you put into in, the better you’ll get! Monster Bag MONSTER BAG! This is the angler who had the biggest bag from across all 3 rounds of the competition. Congratulations to WestleynMonkey on an INSANE 81lb limit in Round 1! Congratulations to all the anglers who took part in the Toledo Bend Online Open Series. Who’s ready for the next one? It’s Elite time! Between July 14-17 the REAL-WORLD 2022, Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River is taking place, what better to host our very own St. Lawrence River Online Elite Series tournament. Round 1 will begin on Friday, July 1 at 08:00 BST / 12:00 PST. Good luck, and tight lines

**Round 2 of the Toledo Bend Online Open Series is over and the Championship Weekend has begun! ** Here are the leaders of the pack heading into the final round – the top 10 anglers after Round 2. Despite a MASSIVE Round 1 score from WestleynMonkey they have dropped down to 5th place at the end of Round 2, while MrRichC has managed to jump from 10th in Round 1 to the top of the leader board in Round 2 with some very consistent bags! BigTimerJ manages to hold on to the number 2 spot and Sw1fty86TTV (2 x back-to-back tournament winner) has made it into the top 10, currently sitting in 6th. **It’s all to play for in Round 3! Who’s going to end up on top? Only time will tell. ** You have been sending in your Round 2 catches, check out the shots below from Satyatex & MrRichC! Round 3 has already started, and you have until 8:00 BST/12:00 PST on Monday, June 27 to secure your final limits. Good luck to you all and we can’t wait to find out who will be crowned the Toledo Bend Open Series Champion! Tight Lines

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Get ready for hands on fishing with the official video game! Experience the thrill of competitive big bass fishing on Nintendo Switch with the Super Deluxe Edition! Bassmaster Fishing 2022 comes to Nintendo Switch in the US and EU on June 23 and in Japan & Korea on July 7. Take on bass fishing with motion controls & dive into 5 pieces of extra bonus content. Get ready to climb the ranks to become the Bassmaster Classic® champion, tackle the Bassmaster® series & dive into intense multiplayer modes & global leaderboards. Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Super Deluxe Edition Includes: * Deluxe Edition Content * Predator Fishing Equipment Pack * Elite Fishing Equipment Pack * 2022 Bassmaster Classic® at Lake Hartwell * Bass Lake Bundle * All-new motion controls * All core game content Price * £34.99/€39.99/$44.99 Motion Controls Experience big bass fishing like never before. Using the power of the Joy-Con™ motion controls, you’ll feel like you’re really fighting in that lunker! Cast, reel, and strike as you strive to secure your 5-bag limit and take home the trophy. Stacked with Bonus content Cast out with confidence using the very best equipment from the bonus content included in the Super Deluxe Edition. Choose your fishing loadout and rig your boat with equipment from popular real-world manufacturers such as lures from Bagley, Favorite and Abu Garcia rods and reels, and much more. How you look on the water is almost as important as the gear you fish with so be sure to customise your angler and boat with exciting cosmetics from the extra content. With the best gear in the boat, you’re ready to compete on the 2022 Bassmaster Classic® at Lake Hartwell Venue and explore the Bass Lake Bundle waters on Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake. Become the champion in the palm of your hands! Stay Tuned To keep up to date with everything Bassmaster® Fishing 2022, sign up for our info-packed newsletter, or follow us over on our socials so you don’t miss a drop of info. * Follow us on our social channels [http://www.facebook.com/DovetailFishing] * Sign up to our Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Newsletter [http://live.dovetailgames.com/auth/register?returnPath=/live/bassmaster-fishing/about-bassmaster-fishing-video-game-2022] * Join our community Discord [http://discord.gg/z9zHX47vBv] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dovetailfishing?lang=en]

Light up the lake today!

Get early access to 3 exciting new Cosmetic Packs! Grab the Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass on June 16 to get day 1 access to 3 new exciting cosmetic packs over the next few months. Light up the lake with the radiating Synthwave Pack on June 16, pick your Pixel Pro with the pixel art Bassmaster® Elite Series™ anglers this July, and flashback to old school Bassmaster® with the Throwback B.A.S.S.® Pack’s vintage clothing & patches in August. Pick up the Season Pass on June 16 to get your hands on the Synthwave pack and 1-week early access to the the Pixel Pro and Throwback B.A.S.S.® packs coming out in the coming months. Non Season Pass holders can grab the Synthwave Pack on June 23rd. Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass Includes: * 1 Week early access to all three packs on release * Synthwave Pack – Available June 16 * The first ever emissive neon Synthwave Boat Wrap * New in-game Glowing Glasses through Mastery Challenges * Synthwave designed Cap * Special Synthwave T-shirt * Unique Synthwave Pants with light up strips * Brand new light up Sneakers * Pixel Pro Pack – Releasing in July * Bassmaster® Elite Series™ angler Pixel Pro top design * Fully original Pixel Pro Boat Wrap * Pixel Art Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Cap * Pixel Pro Sneakers to unlock with Mastery Challenges * Unique Pants to finish off your anglers look * Throwback B.A.S.S.® Pack – Releasing in August * Zip up jacket with traditional Bassmaster® Patches * Throwback B.A.S.S.® Pants * Mastery challenges with 25th anniversary styled B.A.S.S.® Cap reward * Boat wrap featuring a variety of classical B.A.S.S.® logos * New sneaker colours to finish the set Retro Cosmetic Pack Season Pass Price * £7.99/€9.99/$10.99 Synthwave Pack Price * £3.99/€4.99/$5.99 All-new neon Cosmetics Deck your boat and angler out with the Synthwave boat wrap, special neon strip clothing, and the first ever pair of in-game glowing shoes to match. The cosmetic pack also comes with a set of unique Mastery Challenges so you can unlock an exclusive pair of fluorescent glasses through a variety of fishing challenges. Night-time’s not for sleeping anymore, head out to the water, find those midnight lunkers and let the neon spill across the water. Stay Tuned To keep up to date with everything Bassmaster® Fishing 2022, sign up for our info-packed newsletter, or follow us over on our socials so you don’t miss a drop of info. * Follow us on our social channels [http://www.facebook.com/DovetailFishing] * Sign up to our Bassmaster® Fishing 2022 Newsletter [http://live.dovetailgames.com/auth/register?returnPath=/live/bassmaster-fishing/about-bassmaster-fishing-video-game-2022] * Join our community Discord [http://discord.gg/z9zHX47vBv] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dovetailfishing?lang=en]

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