Gear
Bass fishing, then and now
Our early bass boats were square-ended johnboats weighing a little over 100 pounds. They were ideal for "sandpapering a shore" — the expression we used that meant saturating a shoreline with casts.
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Up against a wall
Few things are as intimidating to a bass angler as a reservoir ringed with high cliffs and deep water.
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Year-round jig fishing
Read how the jig-and-pig of this millennium, aside from a few cosmetic changes, is the same as that of the last — a leadhead jig with a rubber skirt, tipped with a pork or plastic trailer.
Three slick tricks for thick weeds
The Florida Everglades has been called "The Sea Of Grass." But, as any angler who has spent time on Florida's other waters can attest, the moniker pretty much applies statewide. In fact, if there is a single defining characteristic to Florida bassing, it is that anglers will spend a considerable amount of time tossing lures to targets that bear a stronger resemblance to a well-manicured lawn than to open water.
Junior World Champions crowned during Classic week
Age, agility and experience was all that separated the anglers casting in the inaugural Junior Bassmaster World Championship from a similar competition universally accepted as the sport's most prestigious event.
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Choose the right topwater
Close your eyes, reach into your tacklebox and grab a topwater bait. Chances are, it will catch bass. Maybe not right now. Maybe not even today or tomorrow – but...
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Sorting out spots
Read how the contenders in the 2002 Citgo Bassmasters Classic had to figure out how they would fish Lay Lake. A few used tactics that mixed both largemouth and spotted bass.
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Cranking throughout the spring
Crank it up. That is the advice of some of America's brightest fishing minds when it comes to locating and catching bass throughout the entire spring fishing season. When the...
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Bridges: A bass superhighway
Bass will stay on bridges year-round, but a lot of fishermen dismiss them because they are so obvious.
Replica mounts
Sure, anyone on any given day can catch a trophy bass, but it takes a dedicated conservationist to resist the temptation of keeping that once-in-a-lifetime catch and taking it to the taxidermist.
