How-To

The donkey rig

"My friends and I call it the donkey rig," Menendez said. "It's absolutely one of the funniest ways of fishing. If you're not catching any, you'll amuse yourself the whole day because the action is so erratic and so different.

How-To

Desaro’s swivel trick

The swivel has proven an effective tool for securing soft plastics in place, and Desaro believes its silver coating gives off an attractive flash as well.

Elites to close on Table Rock

BASS is ending its 11-event, inaugural CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series season on Missouri's Table Rock Lake on Sept. 14-17. And once the four-day tournament called The Rock presented by TheraSeed is over, one angler will be $100,000 richer

How-To

Brauer’s creature feature

"So I started taking a big action tail-type worm and actually shoving it up inside it. And it almost looked like a monster lizard in the water. I caught good fish on it. I caught quality fish."

How-To

8 tips for fishing seawalls and riprap

If you are ready for a change of pace, try your hand at fishing rocky riprap and seawalls — those obvious shoreline-hugging features found on lakes, rivers and reservoirs across the country.

How-To

Chad Brauer’s jig system

When boys are born, some fathers will place a small baseball mitt in their crib. Legend has it that Chad Brauer's basinet contained an assortment of Strike King jigs.

Elites hits the home stretch

Among the talented field competing in the CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series' Empire Chase presented by Mahindra Tractors on New York's Oneida Lake, July 6-9, are several anglers who have navigated the waters in previous, lower-level BASS tournaments.

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