Color them caught

Now that summer is here, many fish are leaving the bank, heading for offshore structure. And that’s when skills with your electronics come into play. Whether it’s brushpiles, stump rows,...

Day on the lake: Brandon Coulter

Fishing the postspawn can be one of the most frustrating times on the water. The fish are tired and lethargic from the rigors of making babies, and are often in...

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Smallmouth in the postspawn

I’ve chased smallmouth bass since I was a kid fishing in the Pocono Mountains. They’re one of my favorite fish to catch. In truth, they fight harder than largemouth and...

Rethinking your approach

After a really tough year in 2016 I decided it was time to take a new approach to my fishing. I knew I was a better bass angler than what...

Hot weather and big bass

I’m writing this a few days before the Fourth of July. Merciless hot weather is right around the corner. The heat will change the behavior of big bass. If you...

Remembering Max Leatherwood

B.A.S.S. Tournament Team contractor Max Leatherwood passed away peacefully this morning after a battle with cancer. After retiring from teaching Max started working as a Tournament Assistant in 2006 initially...

Daily Limit: Raccoon stowaway

Most anglers can report having a creature hitchhiker of some sort in their boat, but few have experienced an encounter like Chad Dorland and his partner. Dorland, of Ocala, Fla.,...

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