Bass Fishing

Study shows Basin bass reg unnecessary

For just about the entire time Brent Bonadona has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin, there has been a 14-inch minimum length limit on bass coming from the area. And for the most part, Bonadona has been pleased with the results of that regulation, which was put in place shortly after Hurricane Andrew ravaged Southcentral Louisiana in 1992.[…]

Bass Fishing

Venice Bass Brigade

Jonathan Ryan is an avid speckled-trout angler.

The perfect day for him is finding some new honey hole in what’s left of the Delacroix marsh, and throwing double-rigged Hybrids to specks that are on Jenny Craig’s new plastic-only diet.[…]

Bass Fishing

Made in the Shade: Catch more bass by fishing the shade

My Lucky Craft Sammy topwater landed less than its length from the base of a cypress tree. I mindlessly snapped it back and forth a couple times to impart that lazy walk-the-dog action that big bass just can’t seem to ignore.

At 7:30 in the morning, my shirt was already soaked with sweat, so I diverted my attention away from my Sammy sitting lifelessly on the surface in an effort to see if there was any shade we could get under.

The slurping sound hardly registered in my mind, so when I turned around to walk my Sammy again, I was surprised to find that it was nowhere to be found.[…]

Bass Fishing

‘D’ Shad does its job

Take it from some people who don’t throw this particular soft plastic as often as others: the “D” Shad catches bass after bass after bass. That may sound strange at first glance, but let me explain.[…]

Bass Fishing

A splash of color

There’s a reason so many of the worms, skirts and trailers we see in the bass-fishing arena are green pumpkin — the color mimics crawfish and all types of finfish forage.[…]

Bass Fishing

Size matters

Like most baits, football-heads come in various sizes and styles, with each made to address certain scenarios. For illustrative purposes, Hackney breaks down Strike King’s trio:[…]