Bagley Pro Drew Benton Wins Lake Murray

Bagley Pro Drew Benton Wins Lake Murray

Bagley Pro Drew Benton Wins Lake Murray Bassmaster Elite: Florida-based bass brain, Drew Benton, shares his winning tactics for bedding fish and the concurrent shad spawn buffet BEMIDJI, Minn. (April 26, 2023) – This past weekend, Panama City, Florida-based Bagley Baits pro, Drew Benton, added another Bassmaster Elite win to his growing resume of firsts…

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Early Season Classic Crankin’

Early Season Classic Crankin'

Early Season Classic Crankin’: River & Reservoir Bass Tactics Bagley Baits Pro and Classic Contender, Drew Benton, will be practicing what he preaches. BEMIDJI, Minn. (March 21, 2023) – Anglers who’ve spent time bass fishing on river systems late-winter through early-spring know that pre-spawn river bass can be a tough nut to crack.   But…

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Gussy Readies for Tennessee River

Gussy Readies For Tennessee River

Gussy Readies for the Bassmaster Classic on Tennessee River Bagley/Northland Fishing Tackle Pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson gives us the scoop on fishing his former winning waters. BEMIDJI, Minn. (March 15, 2023) – Bassmaster Classic qualifiers will soon hit the water on the famed Tennessee River out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Among them will be Bagley/Northland Fishing…

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Bass Angler Gift Guide

Bass Angler Gift Guide

  Bass Angler Gift Guide — Bagley Baits has put together its bass angler gift guide because as we all know, the angler who has everything can be hard to shop for. Wait a minute… There’s no such thing. “No thank you, I don’t need any more fishing gear,” said no one, ever. So, in…

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Bagley Baits Pro Takes Tops Again

Bagley Baits Pro Takes Tops Again

Bagley Pro Wins Championship: Noah Schultz claims first place at Classic Bass Championship For the Third Time in Four Years BEMIDJI, Minn. (September 15, 2022) – The Classic Bass Champions Tour recently wrapped up its 2022 season at its Championship on Lake Serpent in Crosby, Minnesota. Known as a great largemouth and smallmouth bass fishery,…

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Better Results with Balsa

Better Results With Balsa

  Bagley Baits Lands Four in the Top 20 at Classic Bass Champions Tour Event on the Mississippi River Better balsa helps keep Mehr, Hatten, Vocelka, and Schultz in the hunt despite rapidly dropping water levels BEMIDJI, Minn. (June 17, 2022) – The first stop on the 2022 Classic Bass Champions Tour is in the…

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Spring Bass Takeaways from the Bassmaster Classic

  Bagley Pros Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson and Drew Benton share their crankin’ tactics from the Bassmaster Classic, along with tips for more springtime bass BEMIDJI, Minn. (March 9, 2022) – Keewatin, Ontario-based Bagley Bass Elite Series pro Jeff Gustafson and Panama City, Florida-based Drew Benton Bagley Baits pro are well versed when it comes to…

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Early Season Bass Fishing Tips from the Pros

Early Season Tips From The Pros

  Bagley Baits Pros Talk Early-Season Tournament Bait Picks BEMIDJI, Minn. (February 28, 2022) – Recent bass tournaments in Florida have had the Bagley Baits pro staff busy dissecting changing weather conditions with fish moving up shallow in pre-spawn and spawning behavior. Known as legendary largemouth bass fisheries, both the St. Johns River and Harris…

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Bagley Pro Noah Schultz Takes Tops at Mille Lacs

Noah Schultz claims Angler of the Year and first place at Classic Bass Championship BEMIDJI, Minn. (September 14, 2021) – The Classic Bass Champions Tour recently wrapped up its 2021 season at its Championship on Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. Known as a legendary smallmouth bass fishery, the lake produced for competitors in both fish…

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Legacy of Fishing, Family and Fantastic Finishes at the International Falls Bass Championship

Northland Founder, John Peterson, and great-nephew, Jace Peterson take first; brothers Travis and Craig Peterson take third at the International Falls Bass Championship Bemidji, MN (September 3, 2020) – The International Falls Bass Championship (IFBC) is a fabled bass fishing event on Rainy Lake and Rainy River, Minnesota. With great smallmouth bass fishing on the…

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Bagley Introduces 10 Captivating Colors to Crankbait Lines

Ten new colors round out selections in the most popular Bagley crankbait families  BEMIDJI, Minn. (July 15, 2021) – Bagley Baits is proud to introduce 10 new colors into their premium lines of balsa crankbaits. These new colors were designed by touring pros through the hands of artisan painters to create baits that not only…

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Bagley Pro Matt Becker Wins Big on Lake Murray

matt becker shows off large catch

MLF angler Matt Becker wins first place at South Carolina MLF event BEMIDJI, Minn. (April 28, 2021) – It was a long time coming for the 2018 Rookie of the Year and Bagley pro, Matt Becker, who capitalized on the lake’s herring spawn to fill his livewell each day. Winning by just over two pounds,…

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Bagley Pro, Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson wins the BASS Elite Series

Jeff Gustafson Receives Trophy

Elite bass angler Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson wins the BASS Elite Series event, in wire-to-wire fashion on the Tennessee River BEMIDJI, Minn. (March 2, 2021) – 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…

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Gussy joins Bagley Baits

Man holding two fishing lures

You would think January would be a quiet time of year for me but it is surprisingly one of the busiest. As I get ready to hit the road for Florida at the end of the month to begin the new 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season I’m burning up my time getting my boat rigged…

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The Newest Bagley Boy

Gussy poses on stage with trophy

Elite bass angler Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson to represent Bagley on tour  BEMIDJI, Minn. (January 5, 2020) – Bagley is proud to announce that Kenora, Ontario-based bass pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson is officially a member of its pro staff for the upcoming 2021 season. “I’m very excited to be part of the Bagley Bait Company pro staff. They…

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A Breakdown of the Bagley Baits Flat Balsa B2

Bagley Baits has always been known for its variety. But with countless models and color options created over the years, it was almost too much of a good thing. Focus has been one of the key elements for Bagley Baits with new ownership. “Back in the day down in Florida, Jim Bagley could go in…

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Fishing Crankbaits for Late Autumn and Winter Bass

  Fishing Crankbaits for Late Autumn and Winter Bass Bagley’s Pro Sunny B provides the perfect squarebill crankbait option BEMIDJI, Minn. (October 29, 2020) – The Bagley Pro Sunny B was designed to put a larger “pro-sized” fast-action balsa wood crankbait in the hands of anglers. Introduced in 2018, the three-inch, half-ounce squarebill Bagley Pro Sunny B…

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Top 5 Bagley Baits for Post Spawn Bass Fishing

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With the warmer days of summer arriving, the bass across the country will be making their way out of the shallows as they transition to their summer haunts. This time of year is widely referred to as the post-spawn by bass anglers. Post spawn bass fishing can be hit or miss some days, but there…

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