Topics: Tips

Crankbaits 101

Mar 18, 2013

Do you know the ABCs of crankbaiting? It may be time for a refresher course from the man who's designed some of the best baits ever created.

All about water temperature

Mar 15, 2013

Over the next couple of weeks, most everything smallmouth bass do will depend upon the water temperature.

Anxious, exciting time

Mar 12, 2013

I'm ready to get on the water. I feel like the last four or five months all I've done is talk about fishing.

Swimbaits my way

Mar 11, 2013

Give these three swimbait tips a try and you'll catch more and bigger bass.

The Big Time

Mar 11, 2013

For me, getting hired by Jim Bagley was my entry to the "big time."

Four stages of the spawn

Mar 10, 2013

Bass in Florida begin making beds in January, and you can catch spawners on and off for the next six months. If you can't catch bass during the spawn, don't waste your money fishing bass tournaments in Florida.

Jerkbait madness

Mar 8, 2013

It’s jerkbait madness time in most parts of smallmouth country right now.

Prespawn power fishing with jigs

Mar 7, 2013

Power fishing with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jerkbaits can be very effective for locating prespawn bass, but a jig can be just as efficient.

A six-pack of topwaters that doesn't fit the mold

Mar 6, 2013

Go ahead, drink in the sight of these unusual baits and digest the unorthodox methods the pros employ to catch bass with them.

Bass fishing lessons for the ages

Mar 5, 2013

On the first day of practice for the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the California Delta, I hopped into the boat of world-beater Kevin VanDam.

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