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Tips
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.
Keep your boat dry
Keep your boat dry
Water is the element we all deal with, sometimes loving it and sometimes cursing it. But it’s always there and that means we have to deal with it in places we don’t want it — like in our boats...
Spot stock is rising
Spot stock is rising
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, I spent a lot of time on the lakes of the Chattahoochee River with some truly passionate tournament anglers.The one thing those guys seemed to have in common ...
The best spawns of the year
The best spawns of the year
I’m sittin’ here thinking about fishing the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest at Lake Fork, and I realized, it’s about my favorite time of the year to fish.Most of the people I talk to as I travel the...
Basics of boat packing
Basics of boat packing
One of the most time-consuming tasks a professional angler undertakes is also one of the most important — boat packing. You can’t take every rod and every piece of tackle you own for every...
Have fish all to yourself in the postspawn
Have fish all to yourself in the postspawn
Every angler loves the spring spawn, when fatties are up shallow and can be plucked off of beds. While I enjoy bed-fishing, as well, what I really look forward to is what comes next: the postspawn...
Grass bed subtleties
Grass bed subtleties
Experienced pros break down different scenarios for successfully fishing grass beds in different seasons.
Finding tournament spots with Zaldain
Finding tournament spots with Zaldain
Chris Zaldain fished new spots and ran new water on the final day of the Toyota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier to try and win the event. He explained what kind of spots he was searching for and...
What’s in my Easter basket?
What’s in my Easter basket?
I want to start by thanking each of you who cheered for me during last month’s Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tenn. Being the Carhartt College representative in bass fishing’s biggest event was...
Spinning to success
Spinning to success
I’m a power fisherman. That’s what I love to do. It’s what I’ve done over my first seven years on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour. I’ve always said that if I was going to win an Elite tournament,...
Don’t be a master of nothing
Don’t be a master of nothing
There are so many killer ways to catch bass these days that it’s impossible to master all of them. I make it a point to be as good as I can at one or two things and to try to make them work...
It's reaction bait time
It's reaction bait time
Spring means different things to different people, but for me, this is reaction bait time. A lot of times the water is still cold, and the fish are not in a feeding mode. They’re usually coming out...
Is it spring?
Is it spring?
Is it spring? That question isn’t as simple to answer as you might think. You see, fish don’t care about the calendar. They don’t have a clue about what month it is or what humans think. For...
Johnston's St. Johns setup
Johnston's St. Johns setup
Chris Johnston breaks down his setup at the St. Johns River. He had a setup for the sparse cover and then a heavier setup for the thicker reeds he was fishing.
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.
