Bass Fishing
It’s always football season
Much more than a chunky, lumbering bottom bumper, the football jig offers a diverse tool for probing deeper spots — especially those with lots of hard stuff on the bottom.[…]
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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:[…]
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Slow down for more summer bass
When largemouth bass play hard to get, it’s time to pull out the clichéd yet profoundly applicable allusion of the tortoise and the hare.[…]
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Dress it up
Increase your chances of pushing those pensive fish over the edge with these three bait enhancement tricks.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow down for more summer bass
When largemouth bass play hard to get, it’s time to pull out the clichéd yet profoundly applicable allusion of the tortoise and the hare.[…]
Bass Fishing
Reaction Reduction
Now, with all this talk of subtle presentations with baits that are mostly made for such approaches, let’s not overlook the fact that bass lures built for speed don’t necessarily have to move at a peppy pace all the time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow-down signs
Side-viewing sonar has proven invaluable for many aspects of the bass fishing game, but Johnston said it’s particularly strategic during the hot months because it helps locate bait schools. Find the food and you’ll find the bass.[…]
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Jeane slams 13-pounder during recent Everstart tournament
George Jeane Jr. took a medical leave from his duties as a touring FLW pro this year to recover from surgery, but on his first tournament back in the saddle he proved he can still catch the big ones when he landed a 13-pounder during a late-May tournament.[…]
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Afternoon Delight
It doesn’t take much to get a typical Louisiana bass angler out of bed early during June. He knows he’s not going to be out there on the lake all that long anyway.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big worms not the only brush-pile baits that work on Caney Lake
There’s no doubt a big Texas-rigged worm is the way to fish the numerous brush piles in Caney Lake during the summer because they work more often than not.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: June 2012-Bass
The nation’s top bass anglers head to Toledo Bend this month, and the coastal trout action is as hot as it gets.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bait change ends with Toledo Bend lunker bass
When New Iberia resident Blake Trahan began the second day of the annual Louisiana Bass Cats Tournament on March 10, he had no idea what lay in store for him.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tempting Tubes
Designed to imitate a range of forage, tubes are among the most versatile and productive baits in a bass angler’s arsenal.[…]
Bass Fishing
Little Lake Syndrome
One of my platoon sergeants when I was in the Army stood maybe 5 1/2 feet tall after putting on his boots. At first glance, there wasn’t much to this fellow, a Fiat on a freeway full of Ford trucks.
However, it didn’t take me long to learn that there was more to this man than met the eye after he picked me up from my initial processing into my new assignment at Baumholder, Germany.
Little dog syndrome, little man syndrome — whatever you want to call it, my new boss for two years had it. Whatever he was lacking in size, he tried to cover up by physically asserting his presence, and he was good at it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Boat-launch bass
Modern bass boats are high-powered machines specifically designed to provide fishermen with all the advantages necessary to conquer the world of the largemouth bass. High-powered motors allow bass fishermen to quickly cover many miles in search of prime bass habitat.[…]