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Mueller's winning setup at Lanier
Mueller's winning setup at Lanier
Paul Mueller explains his winning equipment setup for the Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier.
Sullivan's lipless colors and cadence
Sullivan's lipless colors and cadence
Randy Sullivan breaks down a few colors he likes to throw in a lipless crankbait and also explains a few ways to retrieve the lure to get more bites.
Fishing current
Fishing current
It’s a rare day when there isn’t some current somewhere in the water we’re fishing. It may not be obvious, but it’s there. Understanding it, and how it affects bass, will make a huge difference in...
My take on dock fishing
My take on dock fishing
I love to fish docks. They produce bass for me from the prespawn through the postspawn and right on through the summer months. Docks are a high priority for me regardless of where I’m competing in...
Don’t wait too long
Don’t wait too long
This is about the time many anglers start thinking about fishing again. The problem is all they do is think about it while they wait for the warm winds and rains of April. That’s too bad, because...
Spawning skill sets
Spawning skill sets
In my spare time, one of my hobbies is poker — Texas hold ‘em. When I lived in New York, I was close to a casino so I played a lot and even competed in tournaments.You hear a lot of people talk...
How Lowen flips a tube
How Lowen flips a tube
Bill Lowen explains three mistakes anglers make when fishing a tube around shallow cover. A tube is a versatile bait for all species of bass and any depth. Lowen especially loves flipping a tube...
Getting in gear
Getting in gear
I use reels that have different gear ratios to help me overcome the diverse fishing situations I face on the Bassmaster Elite Series. I keep several spare baitcasting and spinning reels with...
A year-round lipless crankbait
A year-round lipless crankbait
When I won at the St. Johns River, the spinnerbait and worm produced the winning fish, but it was a new lure from Luck-e-Strike that put me in position to win.The Hail Mary is a uniquely designed...
What the polar vortex will do to bass, part 2
What the polar vortex will do to bass, part 2
The basic idea in my last column was that there’s not too much to worry about when it comes to the bass themselves. The situation with their environment is a little more troubling, though. ...
Fishing pressured water
Fishing pressured water
I grew up learning how to catch pressured bass from Ohio’s small inland reservoirs. These lakes have little in common with the fabulous smallmouth fishing in Lake Erie’s Western Basin. I often...
Winter fishing made easy in East Tennessee
Winter fishing made easy in East Tennessee
Winter fishing can be slow but there is one new technique that can be very effective and entertaining. With the vast improvement in fishing electronics, a relatively new technique has developed,...
It’s time for shallow cranking
It’s time for shallow cranking
The bass are beginning to move toward their spawning areas in the South, and they will be doing so throughout the rest of the country in the coming weeks and months. That means it’s time to get...
6 tips to make bass fishing more fun
6 tips to make bass fishing more fun
Not every bass angler is a serious tournament competitor. I suspect many just want to have a day out with Mother Nature, away from it all, or they fish club tournaments as a hobby. Family, jobs and...
