Smallies under the umbrella
The first time Mark Zona got a smallmouth bite in northern Michigan on an umbrella rig, he couldn’t contain himself. “Oh my God,” recalls Zona, host of Zona’s Awesome Fishing...
Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth sense – Part 2: Respect the elders
Editor’s note: Read to part 1 Practically speaking, the best stewards of any resource are the folks who value its longevity. B.A.S.S. tournament anglers are not the only ones exemplifying...
Smallmouth sense – Part 1: The goby factor
They’re always watching, waiting, lurking inside the wire. Give them a window of opportunity and they’ll exploit it; often with devastating results. The culprit: Neogobius melanostomus, the round goby —...
Have you tried the fluff?
If you’ve watched Bassmaster LIVE when the summer smallmouth tournaments are going on over the past several seasons, it’s not uncommon to see anglers quickly unhook their big smallmouth and...
Gauging smallmouth reliability
Visit the Tennessee River Valley and you’ll hear a frequent proverb among fishermen. “Playing with smallmouth is like playing with fire,” the locals will utter. “Eventually you’re going to get...
Wading for stream smallmouth
A veteran wader walks anglers through his successful habits of this peaceful pursuit.
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Walters winning strategy to break 105 pounds of smallmouth
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday brought to you by Mercury Marine, Patrick Walters lays out his week at the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario and how he got the...
Unlock the Lake: Special smallmouth anglers at Champlain
In the Humminbird Unlock the Lake at Lake Champlain, the Bassmaster LIVE crew break down the stellar week for Alex Redwine, Bryant Smith, Justin Atkins, Cody Huff and Kyoya Fujita.
Ned swingin’
It’s hard to come up with a new lure that’s truly game changing, because so many innovative baits have been introduced in recent years. VMC has met that challenge with...
