Bass Fishing Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Jeff Bruhl likes to throw jerkbaits for January prespawners in the Tchefuncte River.

Prespawn Tchefuncte bass

The winter is a fantastic time to throw jerkbaits and twitchbaits in the Tchefuncte River while hunting down prespawn bass. […]

Curt Crool’s son proudly holds a nice-sized bass, one of 35 he caught while working a suspending gold/orange Rogue on a bitterly cold January day with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Jump on the Toledo Bend roller coaster for bass

John Dean

As we get closer to the prespawn period on Toledo Bend, don’t be surprised to see double-digit bass caught. […]

Barry Henry smiles as he holds a nice-sized bass caught on a cold winter’s day in the Crackerhead area of Lake Verret while fishing with Bill McCarty of Morgan City.

Take a bite out of Crackerhead bass

Don Shoopman

There’s a network of canals due east across Lake Verret from the Shell Beach area where the bass fishing turns on in January. […]

Greg Terzia has won many tournaments on Claiborne with fish like these, taken from the ends of deep boat docks.

Lake Claiborne gets hot for bass

Kinny Haddox

Like most bass, the largemouths on Lake Claiborne near Homer just like to find a good spot to hang out in January while waiting for warmer weather and the spawn. […]

Guide Darold Gleason shows off a couple of nice bass up at Toledo Bend.

Goin’ deep at the Bend

Jerald Horst

Largemouth bass fishing in Louisiana, especially South Louisiana, is a shallow-water affair. Most fish are caught in waters 6 feet deep or less.

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Lure Review: Stanley’s Code-Red VibraWedge spinnerbait

Don Shoopman

THe new “Code-Red” VibraWedge spinnerbait will help you put more bass in the boat. […]

Above: Noah Jarrett of Hallsville, Texas, caught this chunky bass while fishing in the FLW High School Open on Nov. 4 at Toledo Bend. Jarrett, who fished with Davis Butrum, is the son of Ben Jarrett. The father-and-son found bass in the same patterns as guide John Dean — in shallow areas around peppergrass and milfoil — on buzzbaits, plastic frogs and Flukes in the middle section of creeks keying on channel swings in 2- to 10-foot depths.

Action at Toledo Bend should improve

John Dean

A guide to catching bass in December at Toledo Bend. […]

Fish Lake Bruin like a pro

Chris Ginn

One of the most fascinating things weekend bass tournament fishermen can witness is professional anglers picking apart their local lakes when major tournaments roll into town.

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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs said a topwater frog is a great all-around lure for shallow wintertime bass.

Nothing like topwater frog explosions Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: Tough fishing, when five […]

November’s best bets

Chris Holmes

Best bets for freshwater and saltwater in November. […]

Sabine River bass surprise

Jerald Horst

“We are very blessed,” Johnny Watkins said. “There are very few places where you fish bass on a shrimp pattern.

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A little retrofitting with new hooks on your lures could mean a difference in the number of fish you catch.

Hooking it up – How to change hard bait hooks

David A. Brown

You buy a bait, remove it from the packaging, tie it to your line and make a cast. Everything should work as expected, right? Yeah, that’s generally how it goes; and as long as you’re selecting reputable products, you should expect reasonable teamwork between the piece that attracts a fish and the piece(s) that make them regret their mistake.

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