Next March, the eyes of the bass fishing world will focus upon Lake Guntersville, a legendary TVA impoundment loaded with grass and big bass. There are 75 Elite Series pros who dream of competing...

In the mid-1990s, David Fritts was revered throughout central North Carolina as the King of the Yadkin. He was known nationally as the crankbait guru who won the 1993 Bassmaster Classic on Logan...

Let me tell you right off the bat that picking a good crankbait rod has nothing to do with price. Get that out of your head right now. High-dollar models that cost hundreds of dollars won’t do...

I was asked recently by a recreational angler why he seems to catch more bass on flat-sided crankbaits than on ones that are more round bodied. The answer to that is really pretty simple. They look...

Choosing which crankbait to throw on any given day is part science and part art. Regardless, there are some basic rules — we’ll talk about them in this column — that should govern your selection....

I’ve been deer hunting for the past week or so here in Texas. I love it. I went in with six or seven other guys, and we leased six thousand acres of land. We have a cabin with most of the trimmings...

In the 61 years I’ve lived, I’ve seen a lot of things and done a lot of things. With all the changes this year, you might think I see things differently. I don’t. In fact, this is the year I’m...

A lot of anglers have trouble getting as much depth out of their crankbaits as they should get. A likely explanation for that is that he or she doesn’t understand what factors control running depth...

Last time we talked about how to find isolated spots offshore. This time let’s talk about how to fish those spots. I’m going to talk about crankbait presentations but really everything I say...