Bass Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Toledo Bend getaway

Kinder resident Marcus Norris shows off three of the bigger bass he caught on a three day trip to Toledo Bend the last week of March. […]

March double-digit Toledo Bend lunkers keep rolling in

Chris Berzas

Here’s four more stories of bass anglers scoring successfully on the bounty of March’s Toledo Bend lunker largemouth bass. […]

Fowler makes the most of three strikes; lands big bass at Toledo Bend

Don Shoopman

Dale Fowler had his hands full with a lunker bass that bit on a watermelon/red Strike King Shim-E-Stick on March 21 in Slaughter Creek at Toledo Bend. […]

Andre Weber holds an 8.50-pound bass he caught while fishing March 22 in Lake Fausse Pointe. Weber is having a heckuva month. In early March he caught a 5 1/2-pounder, his previous personal best, in Sandy Cove, a notorious spawning area in the lake. On March 19, he caught a 7.25-pounder along the levee on a spinnerbait. Three days later this 'hawg' bit on a Strike King Hack Attack Jig while he was fishing with his brother and their grandfather, Larry Ransonet. All three bass were released. (Photo courtesy Andre Weber)

Fourth big bass this month from Lake Fausse Pointe

Don Shoopman

Andre Weber of Jeanerette is having a heckuva month. The the Catholic High School junior caught three lunker bass in Lake Fausse Pointe. […]

Michael Kelly of Zachary displays his huge Toledo Bend 10.45-pounder taken near Alpine Landing on a YUM Dinger Bama Bug. (Photo courtesy of Toledo Bend Lake Association)

Four Toledo Bend lunkers over 10 pounds

Chris Berzas

It’s March Madness at Toledo Bend as this month offers the best chances for anglers to catch a double-digit lunker largemouth. […]

Annabelle Guins and her father, Doug, know very well how to take quality Toledo Bend largemouths during the shad spawn. (Photo courtesy Doug Guins)

Take advantage of shad spawn at Toledo Bend

Chris Berzas

In April, Toledo Bend’s largemouth bass will chomp down on spawning shad. This father-daughter duo shares what they do to catch numbers of quality bass. […]

“Better late than never” nets Thompson a lunker

Kinny Haddox

Dalton Thompson of Picayune, Mississippi, is glad he didn’t sleep late. He caught his dream lunker largemouth the morning of March 24 at Caney Lake. […]

Bass go wild over Despino’s V&M bait in April

Don Shoopman

Randy Despino, who spent the past two years on the FLW Pro Tour, will rely on the V&M Flat Wild this month at Toledo Bend. […]

Shad spawn on? Spohrer can’t miss with this bait

Don Shoopman

Gerald Spohrer of Gonzales turns to spinnerbaits made by Delta Lures to trigger bass bites at Toledo Bend around docks and Lake Verret around cypress trees […]

Hackney’s April attack hinges on his Hack Attack swim jig

Don Shoopman

Greg Hackney, one of the most successful and recognizable Louisiana bass pros, plans to be swimming a jig for bass this month. […]

Latuso wields this bait for April bass

Don Shoopman

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Robbie Latuso had a ready answer for what he wants to throw for fun or in crunch time in April, a Delta Lures spinnerbait. […]

Rising water makes for great bass fishing at Toledo Bend

John Dean

April will be a prime month for bass fishing at Toledo Bend. The majority will be in depths of 5 to 10 feet, up and down the lake, west to east. […]

Classic Cherry Picking at Bassmaster Classic

Don Shoopman

We follow along with Louisiana pros Darold Gleason and Caleb Sumrall as they compete in the Bassmaster Classic, which was won by a North Carolina pro. […]