Bassmaster

Ben Milliken

Talk to us about the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. What does it feel like to be actually practicing and preparing to go out on the water at the world’s biggest bass tournament?

It’s truly unbelievable. I’m actually from Nebraska, and I attended my first-ever Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa in 2013. It was “only” seven hours from my house to Grand Lake. I had no money. I barely had a job. I was a full-time student, and it was a snowstorm. We really shouldn’t have been driving, but me and my buddies

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