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Texas angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.04-pounder Friday evening
After a brutal Friday morning with just a couple of bumps here and there on Toledo Bend, Kyle Fisher finally caught a bass after lunch — a whopping 6-incher.[…]
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A spinnerbait primer: Which blades bring glory?
Spinnerbaits are among the most-effective and most-popular lures that bass fishermen carry in their tackle boxes, especially in the spring. But they are also lures that present fishermen with all kinds of options in terms of sizes, colors and the size, shape and colors of the whirling, jangling blades that give them their fish appeal.[…]
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Love is in the Air
Life goes on and in order for it to do so, babies must be made.[…]
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Many angler catches 11-pound Toledo Bend hawg
Saturday morning, more than 340 teams set out early during the Texas Team Trail bass tournament on Toledo Bend, and Derek Mong and his father David immediately made their way to the Six Mile area.[…]
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Best hay grass punching setup
Weights of up to 2 ounces can be needed to effectively punch Toledo Bend’s hay grass. So it takes some muscle.[…]
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How to catch bass with lockjaw
The coldest month of the year is here, but you still want to go out and catch some bass. The question is: How?[…]
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Punching the Pearl River for bass
Punching could arguably be one of the most-fun ways to catch bass. There is just nothing like having to wench a fish out of thick cover. […]
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Stressed bass: Run or hide
Largemouth bass can be finicky, temperamental creatures under the best of circumstances. When the effects of environmental stressors are added, catching them can seem nearly impossible.[…]
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Pick it apart — How to fish laydowns
Wood — once a tree, felled by man or nature, it’s now a bass fortress and a structure to be negotiated, encroached upon, invaded by those seeking a face-to-face with said fish.[…]
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Keys to South Louisiana’s fall bass
October is that wonderful time of year when bass are on the move. Here’s some fishing tips from tournament angler Steven “Rock” Rockweiler.[…]
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How to maximize Carolina-rigging
When bass are deep, there’s no better way to coax them into biting than dragging a big chunk of plastic on a Carolina rig past their noses.[…]
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Top 5 nighttime bass-fishing tactics
The weather is just too hot in July and August. That’s why we asked Bass pro Davy Hite his tips for night-time bass fishing.[…]
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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.[…]
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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
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.[…]
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DeRidder angler lands 11.03-pounder at Toledo Bend
Keith Suire Jr. had always figured it was just a matter of time.
The 22-year-old DeRidder angler had been fishing Toledo Bend for quite a while looking for that elusive double-digit bass, but came up just short last year with a 9 ½-pounder.[…]