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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.

Land of the giants: Early summer studs

If you want to learn how to catch little fish, you are looking in the wrong place.

Elite punchbait logic

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Whitaker's frog basics

Lessons from legends: Charlie Campbell

The long road to learning about home

1-Minute Angler: Mullins' fish finders

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Jocumsen's glide bait strategy

No-contact cranking

Fishing standing timber

<b>Favorite #3:</b> “It would be Mercer calling your boat number and name out in the morning. That’s just really exciting and gets me going.” And it’s even better when you get a morning dockside interview with the Bassmaster Elite Series emcee.

5 favorites with Brandon Cobb

Here are Brandon Cobb’s five favorite rituals for the magical tournament takeoff time of day.

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1-Minute Angler: Dyeing baits

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The dependable buzzbait

By Mark Hicks

It seems like today’s pressured bass would have learned to avoid anything as obnoxious as a buzzbait.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Walters talks Tokyo rig

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Patrick Walters explains how versatile the Tokyo rig is because it's a power fishing combo of two techniques.

Water Safety Month — set an example

By Luke Stoner

May is Water Safety Month, but realistically safety should be paramount everyday someone launches a boat.

1-Minute Angler: Jocumsen organizes drop-shot weights

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Elite Carl Jocumsen shows how he keeps his fishing weights organized.

Rook still reeling ‘em in

By Steve Wright

Arkansas angler Scott Rook hasn’t fished any type of bass fishing tournament since October 2018.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Hartman downsizes jigs

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Jamie Hartman explains why he prefers to downsize his jig during the spawn in order to get a few extra bites while on the water.

Drew Cook: Guntersville go-getter

By David A. Brown

Find out why the Florida pro has strongly favored upriver spots since he laid eyes on Guntersville a handful of years ago.

Zaldain doesn’t think bass read textbooks

By Alan McGuckin

Chris Zaldain is convinced bass don’t read text books – especially as related to the postspawn.

Combs' tips for setting electronics sensitivity and contrast

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Elite pro Keith Combs shares how he sets up his Humminbird units.

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In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Rob Digh discusses how he uses scents and dyes with soft plastics.

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