How-To
Jerkbaits, rocks and grass
Now that jerkbaits have become established as essential bass lures, a consensus exists among many respected anglers regarding when and where to cast these baits for optimal success.
How-To
It’s all in the head
Ask a bass fisherman who cut his teeth on a clear water lake to name his go-to lure the one he turns to when he can't catch a fish on anything else — and the odds are he'll quietly say it's a leadhead jig teamed with some kind of plastic body.
Ray Scott opens Classic events
In this article, you can read about Ray Scott, whose star power cannot be denied. Scott is the impassioned ambassador to a sport whose theatrics were just the kick-start needed to open the Classic Outdoor Show at the Louisiana Superdome.
A day on the lake with Larry Nixon: prespawn
BASS tournaments are major events held on huge bodies of water. Pro anglers spend days determining fish catching patterns before the actual competition, and the tournament itself may span the better part of a week.
How-To
Top six spots for cold weather cranking
Crankbaiting in cold water is not really a popular technique because it doesn't work all the time, but there are definitely times and places where crankbaits will outperform any other lure this time of year.
Cruising bass
Scott Rook vividly remembers one bass he encountered during a Bassmaster Top 150 tournament in Georgia a few years ago.
Eye surgery clears the way for Cook
Having decided to undergo laser vision correction surgery, read how Ken Cook has improved vision and can better see fish in the water.
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.
How-To
Up against a wall
Few things are as intimidating to a bass angler as a reservoir ringed with high cliffs and deep water.
How-To
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.
