Bass Fishing

The haunt for reds in October

For most fly anglers in our state, it’s not the waters that torment us, but what swims in them. As we count down to All Hallow’s Eve, and the invasion of predatory species into our estuaries, the fly fishing can be so good it’s frightening.[…]

Bass Fishing

Delicious Decline

The Choctaws called it “Atchafalaya” (ha-cha-fa-lia) for Long River, and, indeed it is long, winding through the center of a 930-square-mile region of bottomland hardwoods, with pristine backwater lakes, bayous and seemingly endless tupelo and cypress swamps in between.[…]

Bass Fishing

Shallow Sure Thing

Chris Burnham hadn’t fished his home lake in over two months. The owner of Old River Lure Company had been out on the road fishing bass tournaments in East Texas, and he only got to see Lake D’Arbonne out the window of his shop while he packaged his company’s Mister Hooty spinnerbaits between events.[…]

Bass Fishing

Scumdog Walker

Scumdog is designed to make walking the dog so easy that it becomes second nature, and will allow you to spend your time and thoughts finding and catching fish rather than concentrating on the rhythm of your lure.[…]

Bass Fishing

Gene Larew HardHead

Professional bass angler Tommy Biffle of Oklahoma is known as the founder of the bait presentation technique called “pitching.” Now after two hot summer major tournament wins in Oklahoma and Tennessee, he is also known to be the master of a new bait dancing technique that is now being called “bottom buggin.”[…]

Bass Fishing

Berkley PowerBait Chigger Toad

The PowerBait Chigger Craw from Berkley stole the show at the 2007 Bassmaster Classic with Boyd Duckett claiming the championship, and Berkley has added a new member to the PowerBait Chigger family that will cause a stir on the water – the 4-inch Chigger Toad.[…]