How-To

Spinnerbaits in cold water

In spite of this versatility, many fishermen regard spinnerbaits as seasonal tools and stow them away when the water temperatures drop. Brent Chapman, veteran Elite Series angler and nine-time Classic qualifier, has a different approach.

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What a year!

I'm at Lay Lake trying to get ready for next year's Bassmaster Classic. Obviously, the fish will be responding differently in February, but I want to learn as much about the lake as I possibly can before it goes off-limits.

How-To

Shake It Up, Baby

When a lot of anglers think of wintertime fishing, they think there are just a very few ways you can catch bass. But that's not exactly true

How-To

All in the head

The leadhead jig works. It's one of the most versatile, precise tools you will ever tie on your line. Fishing a leadhead is more of an approach or system than it is just another lure. It's a method of presentation that can be as simple or as complex as the angler wishes.

Micro guides

The latest rodmaking innovation — micro guides — is sure to become a widespread option, if not an outright design change, once anglers recognize the advantages these smaller guides offer.

How-To

Think Big for Winter Spots

Visit spotted bass lakes during winter months and you'll probably see most anglers finessing dainty plastics over rocky points, along shorelines and down bluff banks.

B.A.S.S. Nation

Waiting is the hardest part

Recreational anglers voiced their concerns about proposed restrictions on the use of lead in fishing weights and lures before the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission during the agency's December public meeting.

EPA halts ethanol hike

The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will delay a final decision on Growth Energy's petition to allow ethanol blends up to E15 into the gas market until more testing data is available.

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