How-To

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: Gross' jig modification

Buddy Gross shares a tip on how to keep skirts firmly in place when a changeup is needed.

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Livesay's winter a-rig

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Land of Giants: Be selective for winter slobs

Jerkbaits for winter bass

Queen’s gambit

1-Minute Angler: Changing a jig's rate of fall

Beginner's Tacklebox: Kyle Welcher

Targeting transition zones for winter bass

Winning winter cranking targets

Techniques for better bass fishing, part 1

By Industry News

Resolve to learning some new presentations that will make any angler a more versatile and effective bass angler.

Don’t fear cold fronts

By Keith Combs

There’s always a way to catch big bass, an angler just needs to figure out the bite.

Deeper into lure tinkering

By Mark Hicks

Elite pro Drew Cook shares modifications that resulted from his almost constant tinkering with jerkbaits and crankbaits.

1-Minute Angler: Repairing plastic lures

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Hunter Shryock talks about gluing his baits back together for longer life.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Experimenting with lipless lures

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In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video brought to you by Mercury Marine, Clent Davis talks about the different sounds that come in handy when throwing a lipless crankbait like the Yo-Zuri Rattlin Vibe.

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.

<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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The drawdown is not a letdown

By David A. Brown

During drawdown months, fish gravitate to whatever rocks, stumps and laydowns remain submerged.

Avoiding ‘spin out’ on tournament days

By Gary Clouse

One common trait among the top anglers in this sport is they maintain a cool head under duress when things don’t go well on the water.

1-Minute Angler: Jig rigging tip with Welcher

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Learn how Elite pro Kyle Welcher makes a jig present differently based on the trailer he selects.

How Stracner fishes flat-side crankbaits in shallow water

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Flat-side crankbaits can be dynamite when water temperatures cool off in the late fall and winter.

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Bassmaster Elite Series champion Keith Combs walks through some of the key elements that go into effective cranking.

I wood if I could

By David A. Brown

A collection of useful tips to help anglers catch bass around natural wood targets.

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