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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.

Smallmouth and crankbaits

We are in the middle of a few tournaments where smallies could play a role so I thought this might be a good time to talk about smallmouth bass and crankbaits. The first thing I want to say is...

Northern smallmouth: Details matter, part 2

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Groh's Ned rig

Lineberger looking to erase a bad taste

Tackle Tip: Blaylock's setup for tough summer fishing

Whitaker's frog fishing approach

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1-Minute Angler: Spinnerbait trailer hook

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How Benton selects flutter spoons

Drew Benton breaks down his flutter spoon collection and explains how he selects a spoon on a given lake. Benton won 2018 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest at Lake Travis, and one of his key baits was a...

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Tackle Tip Tuesday: Cook's swim jig retrieves

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Whitaker on summer dock fishing

Jake Whitaker loves to fish docks all year long, but in the heat of the summer some of the biggest fish in the lake will take haven under a dock. Whitaker likes to fish his baits in the deepest,...

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Shopping used boats

By Gary Clouse

One question I often get asked by anglers looking for their first bass boat is, “What should I get in a used bass boat?”It’s a good question and one that certainly deserves a lot of forethought...

It’s time to slide up

By Nick Ratliff

In my recent blog a few weeks ago, summer was just getting into full swing, bass throughout the southern half of the U.S. were in postspawn, and I told you that finding the river or primary creek...

Going deep with swimbaits

By Steve Price

Although Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ray Hanselman perfected his deep swimbait strategy on Texas’ Lake Amistad, it has applications across the country.

Yes, bass can hear you

By Mark Menendez

Sometimes it’s good to review some of the basics of bass fishing, and so it is with noise. We all know that the surest way not to get a bite is to drop our locker lid down as hard as gravity...

Just because it’s old…

By Drew Benton

Now’s the time of year when we’re all looking at new products and imagining how many bass we’ll catch with them, and that’s absolutely correct. We will catch bass with the newest and best products...

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Menendez on selecting crankbaits

Mark Menendez explains how the characteristics of a crankbait bill will give the bait a wiggle or a wobbling action, which are great during different times of year. This Tackle Tip Tuesday video is...

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Making night moves

By Jake Whitaker

With the Guntersville tournament behind us, we’re more than halfway through the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. It will be several weeks before I leave home to fish the next Elite event at...

Lester's hot summer crankbait tips

By Alan McGuckin

Team Toyota pro angler Brandon Lester considers himself a “No Shoes Nation” kind of guy. Lester lives on the Alabama-Tennessee border, but loves to spend a couple free weeks in the summertime six...

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Gustafson on shallow jigs

Jeff Gustafson explains a few key components to fishing a Maribou jig for smallmouth up north in this Tackle Tip Tuesday video presented by Mercury Marine. He includes his favorite sizes, colors...

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Jerkbait for all seasons

By Kelley Jaye

I guess by now it’s no longer a secret that you can enjoy success with a jerkbait throughout the year, not just during the prespawn. If you had any doubt before that they’ll eat it during the...

Long worms, long bass

By Drew Benton

You hear about long worms occasionally, but not nearly enough. They’re some of the best lures ever made when the water’s warm.They make for a slow and easy meal that a bass can pick up without a...

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