Bass fishing tips from Bassmaster Elite anglers and other bass fishing experts. Learn about fishing tackle, rods, reels and techniques to help you catch more bass.
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Isolating structure on bass highways
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, one of the best structure fishermen in the world, Brandon Palaniuk, talks about isolated structure in the fall season. BP also gives a few bait…
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Don’t miss this glidebait window
There’s a window of opportunity going on right now in much of the country. It’s a short transition between fall and winter. Even in the South, we’re seeing cooler nights...
My favorite approach for fall largemouth
I love it when the weather starts to cool in the early fall. The days get shorter, and the leaves begin to turn colors and fall to the ground. This signals...
Land of Giants: Bundle up tight
Though some see the winter months as a good time for hot chocolate and a roaring fire, anglers willing to brave the elements can score a personal best The start...
Autumn is for old-school power fishing
There’s no doubt that forward-facing sonar has greatly impacted our sport and the fishing industry. But fall is a great time to get away from this technology and hammer bass...
Redfish: Wading winter waters
The popular motivational statement encourages: “Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.” Now, replace “ship” with “tide,” then replace “swim” with “wade” and you have...
How I use digital maps and waypoints
I recently served as a boat captain at a high school tournament. The two young anglers I chaperoned were really smart and talented. They were skilled with their tackle, boat...
Palaniuk’s jerkbait color system revealed
Two-time Elite Series Angler of the Year Brandon Palaniuk has always had theories about jerkbait fishing and color selection, but now that he’s added forward-facing sonar into his toolkit, he’s...
Fun fish to improve
One of the things you learn when you get into fishing is there is nothing better for learning than time on the water. We can read all we want and ingest...
What to do when fishing sucks
It’s the time of the year when fishing can be at its toughest – on just about any body of water. The summer-to-fall transition period can seem like an eternity. We start getting...
How we caught fish right before a major hurricane
Just days before Hurricane Helene will hit, we landed trout and nearly a big redfish, taking advantage of the late summer feeding frenzy in the Big Bend area.
Find flowing water for bites
Fall’s not too far away, but in much of the South, we’re still in the dog days of summer. Air and water temperatures are high and fishing can be tough,...
Coping with the fall turnover
My 13-year-old son, Vegas, and one of his buddies fish a youth team bass tournament league that typically draws 30 to 40 boats. When I launched them at an event...
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...
