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When smallmouth are a drag
JVD’s postspawn pattern for bronzebacks is a tournament-tested winner Last summer, Jonathon VanDam found himself in a St. Lawrence River slugfest with a familiar foe. Going into the final day...
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Bernie’s top trio for topwater targets
Nine-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bernie Schultz has three favorite topwater lures to target April bass Visual targets. That’s what Bernie Schultz says you’re looking for during spring. Depending on your local latitude, April and...
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Jerking channel swings
The Minnesotan shares a Missouri trick for seducing prespawn bass on highland reservoirs Seth Feider loops his fingers around the jerkbait, twisting a thin fluorocarbon line into a shark knot...
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Power up your shakeyhead
Jesse Wiggins is pioneering a heavy metal movement with mega worms and 1/2-ounce shaky heads Jesse Wiggins felt a slight pressure under his line beneath the warm, Florida sun. He watched the thin...
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Punching grass with Cliff Prince
Without a doubt, flipping and pitching are two of the most often discussed techniques in all of bass fishing. But it wasn’t until the past decade or so that punching,...
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Fishing the winter drawdown
Knowing the plans for preventing floods in the spring can improve your chances of catching wintertime bass on man-made reservoirs. Reservoir authorities annually draw down lake levels during the winter...
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Fishing light line around docks
If Justin Lucas were going big-game hunting, he’d probably head into the woods with just a pocket knife and a plan and emerge with dinner and a trophy. That’s effectively...
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How to fish blade baits
Blade baits are thin metal lures that sink fast, vibrate frantically on retrieve and are capable of catching bass at extreme depths. They’re most commonly used by smallmouth anglers in...
