Flippin’ and pitchin’ are a big part of successful bass fishing. It’s hard to consistently catch bass if you can’t do those things efficiently. The thing is, though, most of what’s out there about...
Last time we talked about the things I look for when I’m trying to find bass that are all over the place in their transition — prespawn, spawn, postspawn. This time let’s look at some things that...
This is a crazy time of the year, and this has been a crazy year. That makes for a wild combination. Depending on where you fish, and the recent weather in your parts, the bass might be anywhere...
The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods didn’t turn out to be anything like what I expected. I missed the mark with my predictions and my thinking. That, coupled with...
How might this field deal ‘em on Lake HartwellSame as a deck of playing cards, there are 52 anglers competing in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.Bear with the...
The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods is settin’ up nice, and I couldn’t be happier. The last four or five out of the last six Bassmaster Classics we’ve chased...
To be perfectly honest, I find this year’s GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods to be a very challenging tournament to navigate. For Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing players, there...
I ended my column last time with the observation that the one good fish is never a given. I also observed that it’s something you can’t control. You can fish carefully and methodically using all...
It seems like we always hear about patterning bass or finding the right spots. It’s like finding bass is the way to win in a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. But for me it’s really all about...
Over the years I’ve developed a theory that there are two basic groups of bass. We’ll start with the easy group first. I call them resident bass. Resident bass move into an area after they...
We’re going to talk a little bit this week about what I call the myth of deep winter bass. There’s no doubt that when winter first starts bass move deep. We all know that. Unfortunately, for a lot...
When I say something like that everyone thinks that the answer is obvious. Well, maybe…The deal is that you’ll catch more bass in better lakes than you will in gar-holes. But what that really means...
Now — and I mean right now, today — is what I call the second prespawn. In most of our country water temperatures are dropping, but they’re not yet cold. The bass are moving up shallow, they’re...
I’ve been doing this for years now, and I’ve seen a few changes in our fish and in our fisheries. One of the most interesting is the change in our northern smallmouth bass. They’re not like they...
Those flamboyant colors that have been showing up on everything from boats to sneakers and tournament jerseys are finding their way onto Bassmaster Elite Series anglers’ spinning reel spools.While...
Editor's note: Read part 1.Last time we talked about dealing with a warmer early fall. It’s like what usually happens in October and November is now happening in November and December. Nevertheless...