Joel Shangle is the Editor-In-Chief at Major League Fishing. He covers a range of topics including sports, sports business, and the dynamics of family and relationships, often intertwining his passions for basketball and fishing. Joel has been featured in Major League Fishing, where he shares insights from both the sporting world and personal experiences.
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Joel Shangle focuses primarily on event coverage in the realm of fishing, particularly bass fishing. His work also includes a significant portion dedicated to product promotions within this space. This indicates that he is likely interested in content related to upcoming fishing events, insights from anglers on their techniques and catches, as well as new products or equipment relevant to the sport.
Given his focus on event coverage and product promotions, Joel may be most responsive to pitches offering exclusive access to angler interviews providing insights into their strategies during tournaments and information about new or innovative fishing gear.
While there is no specified geographic focus for Joel's articles, it can be assumed that he covers events across various locations. Therefore, if pitching an event or tournament-related content, it would be beneficial to highlight its broader appeal rather than focusing solely on a specific location.
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By: Joel Shangle
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — If you fish around Lake Champlain, you know that it's pretty hard to beat anybody with the last name “LaBelle” in a bass tournament. Saturday at the final weigh-in of the 2026 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Northern Division season, beating a LaBelle was downright impossible.
Suzanne Martin remembers vividly the moment when she realized that fishing was much more than just a fun hobby for her daughter Hilary. The towheaded sixth-grader at Clewiston Christian School in Clewiston, Florida, had called her mom with a plea: “Mom! Please, please, please, check me out (of school)!”
By: Joel Shangle
JEFFERSON Co., Tenn. – The 18 teams who qualified to fish the inaugural College Fishing Heavy Hitters Presented by Columbia PFG event on Douglas Lake gathered Saturday at nearby Carson-Newman University on the eve of the unique big-bass event to gear up for the one-day competition. The 18 qualifying squads were presented with kits of outerwear and apparel by Columbia PFG, educated on the unique catch/weigh/immediate release rules for the event, and enjoyed a meal to get them ready for the day ahead.
By: Joel Shangle
JEFFERSON CO., Tenn. – The hunt began Sunday morning for the Douglas Lake bass that would crown the first-ever College Fishing Heavy Hitters Presented by Columbia PFG champions. Eighteen college teams took off from the Dandridge Boat Ramp to compete in the first-of-its-kind college-level “every fish counts” tournament with a $2,000 big-fish prize and the coveted heavyweight belts awaiting.
By: Joel Shangle
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – As the hours tick down to the start of The Champions by World Bass Enterprises , the focus will quickly turn from “Who made it?” and “How much money are they going to win?” to “How will they catch 'em?”
By: Joel Shangle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – You probably don't think of Nashville as a fishing town, do you? No sir/ma'am, Nashville is most likely where you to go listen to country music, dance in a honky-tonk and have a good time with your friends. You don't go there to catch a bass … right?
By: Joel Shangle
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned shotgun start to kick off the richest tournament in bass-fishing history?
By: Joel Shangle
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – At almost 100 miles from dam to dam – plus the waters of the Cumberland River running through Nashville – there's a lot of room to explore on Old Hickory Lake and the playing field for The Champions by World Bass Enterprises . The 62 anglers competing for the $3.25 million cash purse and $1.25 million winner's reward covered almost every square inch of it on Day 1.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Coming into The Champions by World Bass Enterprises, the 62-angler field knew that conditions might be tough on the Cumberland River. As usual, though, some of the field figured it out pretty well.
