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Bass fishing tips from Bassmaster Elite anglers and other bass fishing experts. Learn about fishing tackle, rods, reels and techniques to help you catch more bass.

1-Minute Angler: Canterbury's favorite knots

The 2019 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Scott Canterbury shows off a lineup of effective bass fishing knots.

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Single out cypress

Why anglers should learn to flip and pitch

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Cox's soft plastic hook

Best of Opens top lures 2021

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Gustafson breaks down the FG knot

Keep 'em in suspense

Good fishing this time of year

1-Minute Angler: Wiring harnesses for electronics

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Find grass for a fall bait chase

By David A. Brown

Through the fall months, southern fisheries will find largemouth bass munching plenty of bream, crawfish and inattentive frogs.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Fall bladed jig

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In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video brought to you by Mercury Marine, Mark Menendez pairs down a Strike King Thunder Cricket to look more natural in the fall.

Cranking and jigging for hot winter action

By Steve Price

Anglers don’t need a ton of tools in a lure arsenal when heading out to catch bass in January, if they know precisely where to look.

Swindle: Failure makes you better

Whether you are 8 or 80, there's one lesson you need to learn from a bad day on the water. Gerald Swindle wants you to know that failure is the only way you get better at something.

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Spybait secrets

By Steve Quinn

Although the spinbait trend has been a slow burn, pros are finally leaking hidden techniques that make these lures deadly in a host of situations.

Always tinkering with tackle

By Patrick Walters

Tinkering with bass fishing gear is one of Patrick Walters' passions and something that has contributed to his successful career.

<b>8:09 a.m.</b> He switches to a perch-colored Megabass 110 Plus suspending jerkbait and targets docks.<br><br><b>SIX HOURS LEFT</b><br><b>8:15 a.m.</b> Back to the RkCrawler. “This looks like an awesome spawning cove, but it’s deep enough to attract

Day on the lake: Harvey Horne

Find out how Elite pro Harvey Horne fared on a small lake he’s never seen before when given seven hours to locate and catch bass.

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2021 Elite Series lure trends

By Craig Lamb

Breaking down how many times each style of bass bait appeared in the Top 10 of 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series events.

Christie's championship creek criteria

By David A. Brown

Getting off the beaten path is easier said than done, and doing so can present a feast-or-famine scenario.

Taku talks to smallmouth

By David A. Brown

Japanese pro Taku Ito never caught a  smallmouth until last year, and he has  proved to be one of the best in the world  at speaking their language.

1-Minute Angler: Trimming jig trailers

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Derek Hudnall talks about how he trims his jig trailers.

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Fall drop-shot tips

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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Darold Gleason explains why he relies heavily on a drop shot for southern largemouth in the late summer and early fall.

1-Minute Angler: Palaniuk's glide bait

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Learn about the glide bait setup favored by Brandon Palaniuk. Keep it rigged and ready for the best shot at big bass.

Land of giants: The hunt for fall studs

By David A. Brown

A handful of the nation’s top hawg snatchers share advice on how to catch a day-maker.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: How Livesay modifies frogs

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In this Tackle Tip Tuesday brought to you by Mercury Marine, Lee Livesay gives a few frog modifications for fishing thick grass mats in the fall season.

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