7 bass-fishing mistakes to avoid
What separates the bass pros from the weekend warriors who feel lucky to bang out a few bites? Here are some thoughts from touring pros.[…]
What separates the bass pros from the weekend warriors who feel lucky to bang out a few bites? Here are some thoughts from touring pros.[…]
Effective use of shoreline breaks requires a mental balance of the opportunities and risks. In some cases, break represents a damage hazard to your boat, while other cases just present potential fishing disruptions.[…]
The Atchafalaya River was high most of the year, and bass-fishing successes were hit and miss.[…]
Daniel Burnett Jr. is used to dealing with plenty of heat, but not the kind that was coming from his camper’s air conditioner earlier this month near Toledo Bend.[…]
On a hot July day in Knoxville, Tenn., Ott DeFoe was sorting and arranging his fishing tackle while preparing to go fish Bassmaster tournaments at Lake Champlain and the Deleware River.[…]
The Sabine River will kick off the 10th anniversary season of the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2015.[…]
A 52-year-old man was injured Monday morning on Bayou Black when he apparently lost control of his bass boat and struck a tree.[…]
We stepped to the bow, angled the trolling motor and mentally prepared ourselves for prospecting a long stretch of bank.[…]
Ronnie Bland broke in his brand new Ranger 520 Comanche in style recently on Toledo Bend.[…]
Greg Hackney just won the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Cayuga Lake on Sunday, and Judy Cagle caught a monster 14.66-pounder at Toledo Bend Saturday afternoon.[…]
No one would have ever expected that a spur-of-the-moment scouting trip at Toledo Bend would have resulted in catching a monster bass in the sizzling heat of Saturday afternoon.[…]
Greg Hackney saved his best for last at Cayuga Lake on Sunday.[…]
Prospect’s Thomas Cain and his father, Bud, were hoping to score on some bull bream when they headed out of San Miguel into the 12-15 area early on Aug. 5 — but none were to be found.[…]
In some parts of the country, redfish are called “channel bass.” Reds and largemouth bass hail from different fish families, of course, but these two species share more than a common nomenclature — they share an interest in crankbaits.[…]
Deep water alone offers no promise of bass. Opportunity level, however, increases with the presence of fish-friendly features like ledges, humps, deep stumps, etc.[…]
There’s nothing like early-morning or late-afternoon blowups when a big bass smashes a topwater lure.[…]