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Bigmouth patterns on highland lakes

In this article, you can read how largemouth in steep, deep reservoirs follow seasonal routes and behave in similar ways to bass in a typical lowland reservoir.

Fate of famed Florida lakes uncertain

Two of Florida's most famous big bass lakes are facing an uncertain future.

Demystifying jig fishing

Darryl Burkhardt says that knowing which jigs to use is second nature to tournament pros,

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Fishing cover correctly

There are days when bass roam far from their home base in a brushpile or weedbed, but more often, you've got to hit or penetrate the cover with your baits to catch fish.

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Short & sweet baitcasting

In this article you can read, how angler Kelly Jordon goes back to using the short-handle rod as he did when growing up as a young boy fishing a creek near his home.

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35 techniques you should know

At the recent CITGO Bassmaster Tour event presented by Busch at Georgia's Lake Seminole, winner Gary Klein was asked if he was surprised at the skill levels of the younger pros in the tournament.

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Sensitivity training

Roland Martin and a host of other pro anglers explain the importance of sensitivity to feeling while fishing.

The evolution of bass tackle

Just after dawn on the morning of June 5, 1967, when Bill Dance cast a blue Fliptail plastic worm across a sunken roadbed in Beaver Lake and caught what is generally considered to be the first-ever largemouth taken in BASS competition, he unknowingly turned a century-old industry into an overnight success.

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Bleeding bait hooks

It doesn't surprise T.J. Stallings that so many anglers sing the praises of Daiichi's Bleeding Bait Hooks. As a tad, Stallings helped out in his father's bait shop, Tim's Tackle Box, located near Orlando, Fla. One of his responsibilities was a dog and pony show designed to increase sales.

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Carolina rigs: When huge is better

Anglers shouldn't be intimidated by the bigger baits. Bass of all sizes will chase down bream or big shad, especially when bass are being territorial, like during the spring.