Bass Fishing Archives - Page 19 of 85

May 1, 2026

The author really likes the Baby 1-Minus lure when the grass is only about a foot or less under the water, since this crankbait stays shallow, and its treble hooks will tick the grass and trigger a strike from a smallmouth.

Pickwick Lake for April bassing

April 2, 2020 Paul Elias

Choose Pickwick Lake for April bass fishing, since you’ll catch a variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths and spots. […]

North Carolina bass pro Hank Cherry won the 2020 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. (Bassmaster Photo)

NC pro is Classic champ

March 24, 2020 Brian Cope

Hank Cherry became the third North Carolina angler to win the Bassmaster Classic when he led from start to finish on Alabama’s Guntersville Lake the first weekend in March. […]

Two identical, monster bass from the same lake, in the same hour?

March 17, 2020 Dan Kibler

Lake Lamar Bruce got new co-record largemouths on the afternoon of Feb. 23 caught by Scott Lewis of Tupelo and Channing Davis of Nettleton. […]

Bass fishing in the singular; How to target big bass

March 5, 2020 Kinny Haddox

How to single out and target that one big bass? Two Louisiana fishermen, Todd Risinger of West Monroe and Sontus Mitchell of Ruston, share their secrets. […]

Bass moving up at Lake Okatibbee

March 5, 2020 Paul Elias

Although Lake Okatibbee wasn’t producing good bass for a while, in recent years, the lake has bounced back. Here’s the best way to fish there. […]

SPRO RK Crawler crankbaits

February 26, 2020 Mississippi Sportsman

With spring bass fishing right around the corner, SPRO has added four colors to its line of RK Crawler crankbaits, all of them carrying shades of red. […]

March is a prime month to catch big crappie on a handful of the nation’s best lakes, all of which are within Mississippi borders.

Mississippi’s top 5 March fishing hotspots

February 26, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

The late winter/early spring is a prime time for fishing in Mississippi. These five places will provide great fishing in March. […]

The best baits to use during the bass spawn

February 24, 2020 Mississippi Sportsman

The bass spawn is the best time of year to catch the fish of a lifetime. […]

Bill Lewis’ new SB-57 comes in several colors, including crawfish shades for springtime lunkers. Inset: Nick LeBrun depends on lures like the SB-57 to keep him ahead of the game on the pro bass tour.

Bill Lewis SB-57 fits the bill putting bass in the boat

February 14, 2020 Kinny Haddox

It took Nick LeBrun only a few casts to decide that Bill Lewis’s new SB-57 crankbait was going to be a fixture in his tackle box this year. […]

Clear water gives up bass more readily during winter than dirty or muddy water. Water clarity is even more important than water temperature.

Be clear about winter bass

February 13, 2020 Dan Kibler

When it comes to catching bass in February, things are pretty clear to bass pro David Fritts — clear, as in clear water. […]

Stocking may supplement a bass population, but the fish must survive and grow for three or four years to achieve a size interesting to anglers.

Is bass stocking needed?

February 10, 2020 Hal Schramm

Largemouth bass can recover from catastrophic events, and wild fish do better than their expensive, hatchery reared brethren. […]

Mississippi’s February bass frolics

February 10, 2020 Michael O. Giles

Slow down and fish the right baits, and February can be lunker city for bass fishermen on a handful of Mississippi lakes. […]