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.
Top Tackle: The great profile debate with Kenta Kimura
In this Top Tackle video, Kenta Kimura discusses the topic of bait profile and how he used to think about it and how he now understands the use of ultra…
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Breaking down new water
I get a lot of questions from anglers who want to find bass quickly on a body of water they’ve never been to. Many of these folks are tournament competitors,...
Meet you back at the D.O.C.K.
There are two things every confident bass angler believes the moment he roars from the ramp. First, this could be the day I break my PB, even though the conditions...
Land of giants: Postspawn hawg-hunting
From north to south, June ushers in some of the best big-fish opportunities of the season.
Day on the Lake: Davy Hite
DOTL Challenge: Ask a Bass Fishing Hall of Famer to break down a 110,000-acre lake in five hours while we log his every move.
It’s time to make some noise
It’s summertime, and that always makes me think about one of my favorite ways to catch bass — throwing a buzzbait. Truthfully, I like throwing a buzzbait anytime the water...
Prepping for events
We’ve had a couple of weeks off since the Carolina Swing — two events in South Carolina — and it’s been good to be home with Melissa and the kids...
Tweaking tackle for success
It’s easy to get overly focused on one presentation that may be working and overlook small tweaks that can add a few more fish to the livewell. My mind is...
Urchin uproar with Brandon Palaniuk
If you tuned into live coverage of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes, you were witness to something special. More than an impressive parade of heavyweight...
Adjusting with changing water levels
Normally, by late May, Oklahoma should be well into the hot weather, even though summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21. It just started warming up the last couple of...
Cobb shares his favorite worm ‘tricks’
Any lake, any day, Brandon Cobb’s a serious contender, largely because the South Carolina pro always has a few tricks up his sleeve. Or, at least in his tacklebox. Fact...
Free rig insights
This unique free-sliding presentation adds a finesse spin to a classic power-fishing rig.
