Bass Don’t Hibernate
Dustin Wilks tells us how the key to catching winter bass is weather stability.
Greg Hackney – Square Bill Crankbaits
Greg Hackney gives tips on fishing with square bill crankbaits.
It’s all in the jig
When I think of smallmouth bass lures, I always start with the jig. It's all there, really. Everything you need to catch a brown bass can be found in that hunk of lead, strands of hair, rubber or silicone and a hook.
Tubes Vs. Grubs
Jon Bondy was fishing tubes with a couple of clients for postspawn smallmouth in relatively shallow water, but one of his customers wasn't a very good angler and couldn't get the hang of it.
Fish Stupid
The idea was to catch spotted bass on topwater plugs back in the creeks. It's a traditional fall pattern on Martin and about as reliable as a fishing pattern can get.
Day on the Lake – Lake Caroline
Go on the Lake with B.A.S.S. pro Bink Desaro on Lake Caroline, Mississippi.
Day on the Lake – Lake Mitchell II
Go on the lake with B.A.S.S. pro Steve Daniel on Lake Mitchell, Alabama.
6 Keys to a New Bait
They know what a new bait will, and will not, do for them. And most importantly, they develop confidence that it will work.
Winter tactics
Thousands of Bassmasters nationwide fish small bodies of water: reclaimed mining pits, county and state park lakes, stock ponds, pothole lakes, pay lakes, even golf course water hazards.