Bank Fishing

Bank Fishing Basics: How to select a great bank tackle storage system

So you’re a bank angler looking for the best way to store and transport your tackle. Well, you’re in luck. There’s a seemingly endless number of ways to do this....

Bank Fishing Basics: Frogs offer the ultimate bank fishing bait

You don’t always get a clear look at them, but those shimmering streaks that plink and plop into the lake when you approach are one of the largemouth bass’ favored...

Bank Fishing Basics: What should go into a bank fishing tacklebox

Bank fishing is by far the cheapest and easiest way to get into fishing. With the bank being the port of entry for so many anglers, we thought it would...

Bank Fishing Basics: Two great bank fishing combos

Versatility is critical when it comes to effectively fishing from the bank. The same way it’s important to have a little bit of everything in your tacklebox, you’ll want to...

Bank Fishing Basics: Current leads to land success

Admittedly, we weren’t cool with getting out-fished, but Bassmaster Elite Series pro Drew Cook and I were targeting something different than the guy who was whacking panfish from atop the...

Bank Fishing Basics: How to break down bank fishing

We typically have a very limited amount of resources to work with when fishing from the bank. There’s more tackle and more opportunity to move around when fishing from a...

The ‘shore’ thing for smallmouth

I must admit, covering professional bass fishing often fosters an undeniable envy, particularly when limits include those brown bullies known as smallmouth bass. From southern reservoirs like Pickwick and Cherokee...

It started on the bank

The stand of submerged trees was only about 20 feet from the bank, but I considered it a long cast with the 6-foot spincast outfit I was using. I’m pretty...

Jocumsen’s shore fishing basics

Bass Basics: Where can I go fishing?

Thanks to the internet, finding good fishing spots is easier than ever. There are hundreds of websites packed with information about prime public fishing waters and the types of fish...