Get ’em on the gizzards
“Look, they’re blowing up on shad!” Wow. Pretty exciting, right? But when you hear that exclamation, what do you envision? From tournaments to fun fishing, such exhilarating moments typically refer...
Prespawn cold fronts — the fallback plan
Party pooper, killjoy, Debbie Downer — late season cold fronts deserve such disdainful monikers because they’ll put the kibosh on the prespawn action. Bummer, for sure, but chin up; the...
Shapeshifting dock patterns at Lake Martin
Lake Martin has a ton of spotted bass and fewer largemouth, but the largemouth run bigger. When I fished the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament there, I relied on forward-facing...
Martin fit my style perfectly
I like to take a fast-paced but disciplined approach to tournament fishing, so the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin really fit my style. I thought this lake set up very...
How to fish for bass during a shad kill
Learn how to catch more bass during an ultra-cold water scenario where a shad kill is happening.
Fishing tough rivers
A lot of people don’t like fishing rivers like the Tombigbee and the Arkansas, which are on the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series schedule this year. The same can be said...
How to fish the ‘ball of fuzz’ dice bait
Find out more about the "ball of fuzz" craze that took over the recent Lippert Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin.
The differences between bass and redfish
Growing up in Florida, the largemouth bass has always been my favorite species of fish to catch. Everything about a bass is awesome. The way they hide in cover and...
Randy Howell’s ‘new’ tricks for winter bass
A veteran pro discovers what he’s been missing during the colder months.
