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Tommy Biffle: Spooks over dark spots

Tommy Biffle lives in Oklahoma, where the deer gun season always opens on Nov. 20. On that day the landscape is typically dotted with orange-clad, rifle-toting hunters with murder on...

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Jason Williamson: Fishing the jighead fluke

Many bass anglers are intimidated by the challenges of fishing in January. This is typically the harshest month of the year. Water is cold. Bass are deep. Their metabolism is...

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Dialing in craws and creatures

With crawfish being one of the most important food sources for all species of bass, it’s little wonder that soft-plastic lures mimicking these creeping crustaceans are among the most effective...

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Fish a big lipless crankbait in the spring

Fish earlier, deeper and go big. Magnum big. “Everyone knows that prespawn bass head to the shallow flats and the lipless crankbait is a great way to catch them,” says...

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When to throw big squarebills

Much has been written about square bill crankbaits, but there is a disparity when it comes to the sizes that most anglers tie on. The big sellers are square bills...

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Proven patterns: Prespawn

You’ve been waiting all winter, and it’s finally here — the prespawn. Big female largemouth are shallow, hungry and look as though they’ve swallowed softballs. Water temperatures are in the...

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Conquer falling water with Clifford Pirch

The term “fall” describes a season when the temperatures start to drop and leaves begin falling off the trees. But many anglers associate fall more with falling water levels. That’s...

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Proven patterns: Grand lake

It’s late February on a 73-year-old, 46,500-acre highland reservoir in Oklahoma that offers 1,300 miles of shoreline. The water temperature is in the high 40s or low 50s, and visibility...

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Hard jerkbaits with John Crews

John Crews is a crankbaiter, no doubt. He’s plenty mean with a plastic, too. But what you might not know is that Crews is wicked with a jerkbait. His proving...

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Rip rappin’ bass on the rocks

Most bass anglers are well aware that riprap can produce quality fish at times, and for some pro anglers, it’s basically their go-to structure anytime they run across it in...