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I live in east Tennessee where I’m blessed to be able to fish 12 months a year. The smallmouth fishing can be really good here in wintertime on our highland lakes like Cherokee and Norris.The...

Bass anglers are creatures of habit. We reach for baits that have rested in our tacklebox for years, like comfort food on a Sunday morning. These "go-to baits" evoke strong memories of battles won...

Over the past several years I’ve been making a concerted effort to teach myself how to cast proficiently with both hands. I’m not where I want to be yet, but being an ambidextrous caster has...

This time I want to talk a little about hooks. But not so much about what model or design of hook to use and not about which company makes the best ones. Instead, I want to talk about the factors...

With the water temperatures getting colder and the bass getting lethargic it might seem like going finesse in the winter is obvious. It is to some, not so much to others. I’m in the first group...