Making the case for big baits
If you want to catch big bass, start throwing big baits. That’s not a cliché. If you want to be as successful as today’s bass pros, it’s a fact. That’s...
Weekend Pro Tip: Mosley on lipless crankbaits
A lipless crankbait is ideal for catching prespawn bass on shallow flats. See how to best use the lure with this Power-Pole Weekend Pro Tip from Brock Mosley.
Top lures at Tennessee River
Gussy’s Tennessee technique revealed
Jeff ‘Gussy’ Gustafson explains the ‘moping’ technique he used to win the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River. Though it is a great winter technique, Gustafson says it’s useful...
Fishing cold, muddy water
With more and more anglers thinking about spring bass fishing, I thought I’d give you my thoughts about fishing cold, muddy water — the curse of a bass angler. A...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Hair jigs during prespawn
Elite pro Paul Mueller breaks down his setup and strategy for throwing a small hair jig during the prespawn in today’s Tackle Tip Tuesday video. Mueller mentions how a hair...
Catching a 16-pounder ‘felt like a bowling ball’
Joe McKay had grown accustomed to feeling the hard thump on the other end of his umbrella rig after a full day of slamming lunker bass on Texas’ O.H. Ivie...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Kennedy’s line-thru swimbait
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, Steve Kennedy walks through the process to simply rig a soft plastic swimbait so it is a line-thru bait. Kennedy often uses this setup when...
Upshaw’s tips for buying a used bass boat
Buying a used boat can be difficult, to say the least. Figuring out exactly what should go on the boat, how it should be rigged, how old the boat is,...
Tech Tip Thursday: Techniques for the Florida spawn
In this Tech Tip Thursday brought to you by 13 Fishing, Ron Nelson breaks down his favorite techniques to catch bass around the spawning season in Florida.