Counting to five
The best tournament anglers in the world make mistakes during every event they fish. In 220 tournaments over two decades, veteran Virginia pro John Crews admits he’s made plenty. So...
Heavy spinnerbaits for offshore fishing
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Drew Cook is one of the best sight fishermen on tour. If you want proof, you need look no further than the 105 pounds and 5...
Froggin’ without grass
We are well into summer and, in most parts of the country, the water temperature has climbed above 75 degrees. That tells me it’s froggin’ season. Most people reserve weedless...
June is topwater time
If you love a topwater bite, there’s no better time to be fishing than right now. Topwater baits also do well in the fall when bass go on the feed, but you absolutely can’t beat the postspawn to...
Lane’s downsizing lure tactics
The thing about extremes is that their self-imposed limitations can impede consistency. That’s particularly true for anglers that let their specialty turn a race horse into a one-trick pony. Not...
Hot Spots: Buggs Island
Also known as Kerr Lake if you live in North Carolina, Buggs Island Reservoir has flown under the radar in the national bass tournament scene over the last two decades....
Grinding through the postspawn
Immediately after the bass finish spawning, they always go into a two-week funk. It seems like every one of them have lockjaw. The bass have yet to gang up on...
Handling the Elite heat
This week’s Bassmaster Elite Series stop on the Sabine River may well turn out to be one of the year’s hottest events. Living in South Florida, that’s nothing new to...
Forward-facing sonar and wary fish
Let me begin by saying I’m not a forward-facing sonar expert, and there are other Bassmaster Elite Series pros better with it than I am. But I have had some...
