Bass Fishing Archives - Page 21 of 86

June 18, 2026

Ross Barnett’s shallow bass

November 1, 2019 Paul Elias

When shad move to shallow water, so do the bass. In November, the shad will swim into Ross Barnett’s shallow waters for these two reasons. […]

Recessed line ties make Delta Lure’s Rattling Swim Jig much more weedless.

Delta Lures LLC Rattling Swim Jig

October 24, 2019 Don Shoopman

Delta’s Rattling Swim Jig has been the answer for a number of bass anglers, including Logan Latuso, who won the Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation tournament. […]

How Greg Hackney finds bass in new water

October 8, 2019 Mississippi Sportsman

Greg Hackney makes his living fishing new places. In this video, he goes over his tried and true methods of finding fish in a new place. […]

October is Pickwick time

October 8, 2019 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is Paul Elias’ top choice for October bass-fishing trips. Bass will be roaming, and locating the shad will be the key. […]

Artificial habitat added to a Texas impoundment helped provide cover and an abundant bluegill forage for the bass, and growth rates went up.

Study shows how much artificial habitat improves bass growth rates

October 7, 2019 Hal Schramm

A study was conducted on a 110-acre private impoundment in east Texas, managed for trophy bass, to offer insight into rejuvenating an aging impoundment. […]

Lights, camera, bass action!

September 24, 2019 Kinny Haddox

High school freshman Mack Green from West Monroe gets a taste of what a bass pro’s life is like in video and filming adventures. […]

Ability to detect sounds provides bass real-time directional information about their environment that is little affected by water clarity or water movement.

Bass hearing

September 9, 2019 Hal Schramm

Sound detection is an effective sense for bass detecting their environment. Here’s how they hear, what they hear, what they don’t hear — and why it matters. […]

Paul Elias likes to fish a bladed jig in several different areas of the lake this time of year

Fish Bogue Homa in September

September 6, 2019 Paul Elias

September is the month where grass begins to die and bass fishermen at Lake Bogue Homa can put their lures where they may not have been able to all summer. […]

Find summer spots for spotted bass

September 1, 2019 David Hawkins

September is a great month to chase spotted bass. If there’s current, there’s a place in any Mississippi waters for the pugnacious spots. […]

Largemouth bass like this 10.35-pound lunker are rare, even in healthy, fast-growing populations managed for trophy bass.

Getting a handle on trophy bass

August 13, 2019 Hal Schramm

For many bass anglers, size matters, and several states have implemented management efforts to enhance trophy bass opportunities. […]

Fishing on drop-offs at the ledges and in Ross Barnett’s shallow water, you may not catch any monsters, but you should catch plenty of 11/2- to 2-pound bass.

Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass

August 6, 2019 Paul Elias

A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass. […]

Using the tip of a toothpick, pushed through a soft-plastic bait and the eye of the hook, will help keep a Texas-rigged bait from sliding down. Break off both ends of the toothpick just outside the worm’s margins.

Stick a toothpick in it

August 5, 2019 Craig Holt

One of the best tools a bass fisherman can have, especially during the summer when fish live largely in deep, cool, oxygenated water, are toothpicks. […]