Life in a tail spin
If your bass fishing is in a downward spiral, perhaps it’s time to go retro with bait selection. Elite Series pros explain why the old tailspinner still deserves a place on your casting deck.
Two is good (but sometimes three is better)
Don’t let the lack of a spare anything ruin your tournament or your fishing trip.
Fish Michigan’s Lake Superior
If you’d like a remote fishing adventure that you can drive to, put Bay Mills in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on your to-do list. Here you can launch in Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay, and you can visit one of the oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
Fish Michigan’s Lake Huron, Saginaw Bay
As with many other areas of the Great Lakes, gobies have caused the smallmouth bass in the bay to pack on weight.
Fish Michigan’s Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay
A short drive from the Sleeping Bear Dunes and ranked No. 9 on Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes of 2014, Grand Traverse Bay has long been a trophy smallmouth mecca.
Fish Michigan’s Lake Erie
The habitat here is unlike the reef fishing done elsewhere on the big lake.
Fish Michigan’s Lake St. Clair
The short drive from the metropolis of Detroit to the Lake St. Clair Metropark takes you from concrete and bustling traffic to a fishing resort atmosphere.
Tips for tackling bass in September
September is a transition month, when summer temperatures finally begin to give way to the coolness of fall. This break from the sauna sounds like great news, but it's a time when many tournament anglers struggle.
Bass fishing’s forgotten fall patterns
While most early fall advice focuses on shallow cranking, a few pros have kept these lesser-known tactics to themselves for success in the transition between seasons.
8 tips for creek bassing
Often, when the other guys are out in the middle of the lake fishing deep ledges and channels, you'll find Elite Series pro Bill Lowen in the backs of creeks and bays fishing water that's only a few inches deep.
