Big Bass
Boyce angler lands 11.91-pound whopper at Toledo Bend
There’s no doubt 11 is Richard “Ricky” Stephens’ lucky number.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Cover crasher — Crankbait tips for the Atchafalaya Basin
If you had to pick one lure to use this summer to stack up Atchafalaya Basin bass, which would you pick. A worm? A jig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Opposites attract — Keys to ‘heavy finesse’ bass fishing
Put ‘power’ into your ‘finesse’ fishing with some interesting rig-lure combinations that will trigger bass to bite while others struggle.[…]
Bass Fishing
Flippin’ Frogs
Across the foggy water, Kenny Covington heard the conversation coming from a nearby boat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tchefuncte loaded with bass now
The Tchefuncte River has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the toughest bass fisheries in the state, and could arguably be considered the most challenging river to pattern and fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass creel limit increases Saturday
Beginning this Saturday, bass anglers in the Atchafalaya River Basin will once again have a 10-fish daily creel limit, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
Bass Fishing
VIDEO: Watch 8-pound bass flipped into boat
The biggest bass I’ve ever caught weighed just more than 8 pounds, and I can clearly remember waiting nervously for buddy Artie Cosby to lip the pig after I wrestled the fish to the boat. Flipping onto the deck never, ever crossed my mind.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassmaster Magazine names Toledo Bend No. 1 bass fishery in nation
The rest of the nation is about to find out what pretty much everyone in Louisiana already knows: Toledo Bend Reservoir is the No. 1 bass fishery in the land.[…]
Bass Fishing
Follow postspawn bass for consistent bites
Perhaps the most-frustrating season for bass fishermen is that period between the end of the spawn and when fish settle into their deeper, summer patterns.[…]
Bass Fishing
How pros rig magnum worms
To get the most out of a big worm, Bassmaster Classic champ Casey Ashley suggests dropping down in line size.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slick river vegetation bassin’
Punching through vegetation is a great way to catch bass, and lure manufacturers are now creating new options for just that purpose.[…]
Bass Fishing
The biggest and best Lake D’Arbonne bass
While 8-pounders like David Harrell likes to catch are enough to send most of us to the local tackle store to show off, those fish are just about half the size of the official record on D’Arbonne.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best lures for Lake D’Arbonne bass
David Harrell has an “everyman” approach to fishing for big bass. He doesn’t have any big secret weapon or perfectly matched tackle and bait combo.[…]
Bass Fishing
Laiche, Louisiana team win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional
Overcoming a tournament handicap and applying angling ingenuity ranked ahead of a secret lure and technique for Jamie Laiche, overall winner of the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yum’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter
Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by Yum Baits at the ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida.[…]
Big Bass
Nighttime trip yields 11-pound hawg at Toledo Bend
Daniel Burnett Jr. obviously likes operating under the cover of darkness.[…]