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Top lures at Sabine River 2021

Ito created a heavy-duty Neko rig, using a Nories Sankaku T-San, rigged on a 2/0 Ryugi Infini Hook, with a 3/16-ounce weight.

Top lures at Sabine River 2021

See the lineup of lures that landed the best limits on challenging Sabine River in Texas.

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Day on the lake: March edition

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of our lives, including bass fishing. The rapid spread of the coronavirus prompted B.A.S.S. to reschedule the Elite Series tour soon after the early March 2020 Bassmaster Classic, forcing pro anglers to eithe

Day on the lake: March edition

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Scratch the hatch

Scratch the hatch

Numbers tell the tale

Numbers tell the tale

Feider's compact spinnerbait Lock Down

Feider's compact spinnerbait Lock Down

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Wendlandt's approach to spawners

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Wendlandt's approach to spawners

Why physical fitness matters

Why physical fitness matters

Radio: Hite, Blaukat and Tacoronte

Radio: Hite, Blaukat and Tacoronte

Managing tidal fishery changes

Managing tidal fishery changes

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Card on the Tokyo rig

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Card on the Tokyo rig

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In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, Brandon Card explains the benefits of switching to a Tokyo rig versus a Texas rig in areas like Florida and during the spawn.

How to trust your instincts

How to trust your instincts

By Chad Morgenthaler

Sometimes the hardest thing to do on the water is to take the bold step and scrap everything you know and just go fishing.

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Top 100: Palaniuk on Pickwick Lake

Top 100: Palaniuk on Pickwick Lake

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Elite angler Brandon Palaniuk discusses how he can tune his Lakemaster maps when fishing a tournament on Alabama's Pickwick Lake.

Land of giants: Battling the monsters of spring

Land of giants: Battling the monsters of spring

By David A. Brown

Spring stages vary, but one simple truth does not: those bragging-rights studs may be in their most vulnerable time of the year.

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Elites' top muddy water baits

<b>Bob Downey<br>Go-to bait:</b> A Rapala DT06 in the new Chartreuse Rootbeer Crawdad pattern.

Elites' top muddy water baits

Wherever an angler lives and fishes, these go-to baits will produce largemouth in off-color water.

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Putting the wheels back on

Putting the wheels back on

By Chris Zaldain

Anglers should realize a slump can be fixed by addressing things one small issue at a time.

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Johnston's magic dock on Pickwick

Johnston's magic dock on Pickwick

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A magic dock produced numerous fish for the Canadian angler and gave him an opportunity to win the event.

Hackney's utilitarian swim strategy

Hackney's utilitarian swim strategy

By David A. Brown

Greg Hackney appreciates options, but he’s also a fan of simplicity, especially when it comes to his swim jig tactics.

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Tech Tip Thursday: Nelson's shad spawn approach

Tech Tip Thursday: Nelson's shad spawn approach

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Ron Nelson breaks down lures to use when the shad begin to spawn and the bass are heavily feeding on bait around shallow cover.

How to catch bass in a flooded lake

How to catch bass in a flooded lake

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Bassmaster Opens angler Andrew Upshaw shares tips for fishing a high, muddy lake after a storm moves through.

St. Croix Rod: Monster Bass Time

St. Croix Rod: Monster Bass Time

PARK FALLS, Wisc. (March 30, 2021) – Good morning West Coast! Temperatures should be in the upper 70s this week with lows in the 60s. Do you know what time it is?Dang right: It’s monster bass...

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Cobb's finesse bed fishing

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Cobb's finesse bed fishing

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In the latest Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Brandon Cobb breaks down his "finesse" approach to bed fishing.

Sight fishing alternatives

Sight fishing alternatives

By Steve Price

Some fisheries are simply not great for sight fishing spawning bass, and Jason Christie has solutions for this problem.

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Lock Down prespawn with Pipkens

Lock Down prespawn with Pipkens

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See how Minn Kota Spot Lock keeps the boat in position when fishing in current, and how Chad Pipkens used it and Humminbird 360 MEGA Imaging at Pickwick Lake.

For 10 days in February, everything really was bigger in Texas

For 10 days in February, everything really was bigger in Texas

By Andrew Canulette

A Texas lake gave up a flurry of lunkers during the cold weather event in February of 2021.

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