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87 frog tips from Bassmaster Magazine
87 frog tips from Bassmaster Magazine
Originally published July 2008Dean Rojas has hopped floating, hollow-bodied frogs to the forefront of topwater bassin' baits. The Texas pro has been seen throwing his Spro BronzeEye frog under...
The blueprint for fishing laydowns
The blueprint for fishing laydowns
What once stood tall and proud as a bird sanctuary now lies lowly in the water, providing food and shelter for bass. ...
Building the world record bass
Building the world record bass
Long, spindly arms protrude from behind the head of the freshwater prawn, looking like hinged blue coffee stirrers tipped with tiny pincers. Dr. Gary Schwarz walked through knee-deep mud to grab a...
Prespawn smallmouth: North vs. South
Prespawn smallmouth: North vs. South
Most smallmouth experts agree that prespawn is prime time to whack a trophy bronzeback. They’re moving shallower and putting on the feedbag big time after a long winter, and those big females...
The forage connection
The forage connection
Todd Driscoll, a district fisheries biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife, competes in nearly three dozen bass tournaments a year. Driscoll has learned that performing well at the scales is...
A six-pack of topwaters that doesn't fit the mold
A six-pack of topwaters that doesn't fit the mold
You’d have to forgive Jon Bondy if it appeared as if he’d gone a little bit crazy during practice for an Elite Series event on Falcon Lake in 2008. While the other pros flipped and...
Go subsurface when you walk-the-dog
Go subsurface when you walk-the-dog
The hypnotic side-to-side gait of a topwater lure, such as a Zara Spook or a Lucky Craft Sammy, can produce vicious and predictable strikes, but when the fish fail to connect it can leave an angler...
Horton’s tips for Pickwick Lake
Horton’s tips for Pickwick Lake
Pickwick Lake in northwest Alabama belies the notion that all good things must come to an end. Completed in 1938, the bass fishing in this storied 47,500-acre Tennessee River reservoir is better...
Life in a tail spin
Life in a tail spin
In a tail spin, you say? Back in the 1970s, every bass angler’s tacklebox had several 1/2- or 3/4-ounce compact, teardrop-shaped lead body baits with a single treble hook and a rotating...
Fish Michigan's Lake Superior
Fish Michigan's Lake Superior
If you’d like a remote fishing adventure that you can drive to, put Bay Mills in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on your to-do list. Here you can launch in Lake Superior’s Whitefish...
Fish Michigan's Lake Huron, Saginaw Bay
Fish Michigan's Lake Huron, Saginaw Bay
Just north of Saginaw Bay, the legends and lore of the Alpena Shipwreck Museum and Tours offers exciting tales of Lake Huron. Then you can create your own tales on the lake. As with many other...
Fish Michigan's Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay
Fish Michigan's Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay
A short drive from the Sleeping Bear Dunes and ranked No. 9 on Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes of 2014, Grand Traverse Bay has long been a trophy smallmouth mecca. Every year it yields brown...
Fish Michigan's Lake Erie
Fish Michigan's Lake Erie
Lake Erie Metropark at the mouth of the Detroit River provides quick and easy access to Lake Erie’s western end where trophy smallmouth call home. It’s also the site of plenty of picnic...
Fish Michigan's Lake Michigan, Big and Little Bay de Noc
Fish Michigan's Lake Michigan, Big and Little Bay de Noc
These sister bays in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are revered for their walleye fishing and their camping. The abundant smallmouth bass, often 5 pounds or more, are practically untapped here....
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