Bass Fishing
Gleason goes Wild Thang for August bass
Veteran bass pro Darold Gleason of Many catches bass in August with his favorite Texas-rigged plastic worm, a V&M Baits Wild Thang.[…]
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Bass Fishing
“Yellow Magic” for Bayou Bartholemew bass
Try Yellow Magic topwater bait for largemouth bass at Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in north Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Find current, then fish it
August is not the time to “camp out” on a spot. Don’t settle for fishing stagnation this month — find some moving water and find the bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crème’s Tube Worm
Crème’s Tube Worm is a plastic worm that floats and “has that tube aspect to it,” a deadly combination, according to Brett Preuett.[…]
Bass Fishing
Frog bait is Reehm’s August favorite
Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, a veteran of the FLW Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series, throws various frogs, mostly popping frogs, for his August bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Start shallow, but best bite at Toledo Bend is deep
August’s heat moves Toledo Bend bass into deep water, but don’t forget the shallows. Try shoreline cover early or late, but most fish are biting deep.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big spinnerbait is bass pro Ragusa’s go-to August bait
Slow-rolling big Delta spinnerbait will get bass pro Lucas Ragusa August bass. It triggers them to chase and eat, particularly in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Field Reports
Pond bass
Eleven-year-old Jake Bergeron caught this bass while fishing in a small neighborhood pond in Mandeville.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh bass by the MILLIONS! (roughly)
A great competition. Each angler could weigh in one redfish, one bass and one other, and his cumulative total would determine his standing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hot shallow water bite at Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake expert Rex Moncrief has been on a hot shallow water bite for the past few weeks. He did not mind sharing some of his fishing secrets.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crushing the bass over grass
Dockside TV heads out with its weedless fluke and crushes the bass over grass that they find while wearing their Matrix Mirror sunglasses.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish STACK UP in this deep-water area!
When the summer sun makes the bait-rich shallow marshes uncomfortable and sometimes downright uninhabitable, bass seek deeper water with lots of current.[…]
Big Bass
Double digit bass makes Bussey opening special
Brandon Johnston’s first double digit bass came from Bussey Brake on July 18. A lake he grew up fishing as a youngster years ago.[…]
Big Bass
Chasing bream lands Caddo lunker in trouble
Charlie Gaston of Keithville hooked an 11.60-pound largemouth bass at Caddo Lake on July 10 in less than three feet of water.[…]
Bass Fishing
Greg Hackney’s productive July lure
Plastic worm is summer bass-catcher, according to Louisiana pro Greg Hackney. His favorite is a 6- or 7-inch Strike King Rage Tail Cut-R.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish offshore ledges for Toledo Bend’s July bass
When the water heats up, bass pro Brett Preuett of Monroe looks for bass around ledges and humps at Toledo Bend this month.[…]