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.[…]

Bass Fishing

Hot in the Shade

Marsh bass have a rough life. Unlike their fat kin that bide their time lazily lounging under logs in lakes, marsh bass spend their days battling tidal current, searching for something to eat and evading schools of roaming redfish.[…]

Bass Fishing

Change, Change, Change

As a guide on the Red River, Russ McVey gets frequent calls requesting topographical maps of his home water. Folks can hardly believe it when he tells them there isn’t one, and some go on to question his sanity.[…]

Bass Fishing

Rage on the Red River

May’s an excellent month to fish the Red River because the bass have finished their spawn and are starting to move from the bank out to deeper water. But they’re not all the way to the deep places where they tend to hold in the summertime.[…]