Garrett Wins Bassmaster HOF Pro-Am at St. Lawrence River
The past week belonged to the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series, which wrapped its trip to the smallmouth-rich waters of the St. Lawrence River. On the Major League Fishing side, it was a quiet stretch with no completed Bass Pro Tour, Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit, or Tackle Warehouse Invitational event to report — so this roundup leads with the Bassmaster result and closes with a standings-and-schedule watch.
Garrett and Jackson Take the Randy Moss HOF Pro-Am
Elite Series pro John Garrett teamed with Pro Football Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson to win the 2026 Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am at the St. Lawrence River, presented by Lippert, with a combined 21 pounds, 10 ounces. It's a fitting result for Garrett, who had circled this stop on the schedule from the moment he qualified for the Elites through the 2024 Bassmaster Opens — the St. Lawrence was, in his own words, the event he most looked forward to fishing.
Garrett credited a new lure for keying his week, leaning on the kind of clean-water smallmouth presentations the St. Lawrence rewards. The northern-New York fishery is one of the premier brown-bass venues in the country, and it typically produces tight, tactical racing rather than runaway blowouts — a theme that defined this event. Contenders like Trey McKinney and JT Thompkins stayed in the mix through the closing rounds, turning the final day into a chess match of area management and reaction-versus-finesse decisions rather than a heavyweight slugfest.
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Because the winning figure above reflects the Pro-Am team format, treat it as the combined pro-plus-celebrity total rather than a traditional four-day Elite winning weight. For the deepest data — daily bags, cull-by-cull LIVE tracking and the full field breakdown — the official Bassmaster weigh-in and LIVE archives are the place to go.
MLF Watch: A Quiet Week, and What's Next
Major League Fishing did not crown a champion in a national-level bass event over the past seven days. The most notable MLF news was an announcement rather than a result: Manchester, Tennessee, was revealed as the host site for the MLF Starlink Team Series Toyota Heritage Cup, keeping the league's team-format concept in the headlines during the early-September lull. Expect the competitive spotlight to swing back toward MLF as its remaining fall calendar fills in.
Angler-of-the-Year Note
With the Elite regular season winding toward its finish, every event now carries AOY weight, and strong closing performances from anglers like Trey McKinney and JT Thompkins matter as the points race tightens. Rather than cite standings numbers I couldn't independently corroborate this week, I'd point readers to the official Bassmaster AOY Standings page for the current, up-to-the-event order.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the Bassmaster event at the St. Lawrence River? Elite Series pro John Garrett, paired with Pro Football Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson, won the 2026 Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am presented by Lippert.
What was the winning weight? The winning team posted 21 pounds, 10 ounces. Note that this is a Pro-Am team total, not a standard multi-day individual Elite winning weight.
Did Major League Fishing hold a tournament this week? No national-level MLF bass event was completed in the past seven days. The main MLF headline was the announcement of Manchester, Tennessee, as the site of the Starlink Team Series Toyota Heritage Cup.
What kind of fishery is the St. Lawrence River? It's one of North America's elite smallmouth destinations — clear, current-driven water where finesse and reaction techniques both play, and where events tend to be decided by small margins rather than lopsided bags.
Where can I find official results and standings? Bassmaster.com carries the full weigh-in archive, Bassmaster LIVE archives, and the current AOY Standings for the Elite Series.
That's the wrap for this week. Tight lines, and we'll be back with more from the Elites and MLF as the fall schedule heats up. — BassFishing.World