Bass Fishing Archives - Page 31 of 86

June 19, 2026

The Ned rig might not look like much, but bass often smash it when other lures don’t produce a bite.

You need a Ned rig

December 18, 2017 Joel Masson

If someone were to give you only one box of lures you could use for the rest of your life, the last thing you might want thrown in would be the relatively boring-looking Ned rig. […]

Even when the weather cools down at the end of December, you often can catch some very chunky bass at Bogue Homa that weigh 5 to 7 pounds each.

Bogue Homa’s fishery, with its numerous creek channels, active bass and an abundance of vegetation, is a great December fishery. Early on, you’ll take bass on top; they’ll be along the edges of drop-offs later in the month. […]

Pete Ponds said a west-facing riprap bank is a great place to start looking for aggressive bass in December, even on a Bandit 200 crankbait.

Ponds: 5 Lures to tie on in December

December 15, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Bass pro Pete Ponds will always have these five lures tied on when he goes fishing in the late fall and winter in Mississippi. […]

Even on a blue-bird day after a cold front, Pete Ponds feels bass can be aggressive enough to fool on shallow flats using a BooYah Hard Knocker lipless crankbait.

Chill out, catch more winter bass

December 1, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Bass pro Pete Ponds has a very interesting take on cold-weather fishing. […]

Bass anglers Derward Maudlin and Mike Damron won a tournament with 20.36 pounds this year, including a 5.96-pound lunker caught on a Delta Lures buzzbait.

Delta Lures’ buzzbaits

November 29, 2017 Don Shoopman

“Hey, can I borrow one of those?”

Accomplished Helena, Ark. bass angler Derward Mauldin has heard that question many times before in his boat when he’s fishing with a Delta Lures buzzbait during tournament action in Arkansas, Mississippi or Louisiana. It’s perhaps the ultimate compliment, or endorsement if you will, for any artificial lure manufacturer who puts a product on the market. […]

Rat-L-Traps are not inherently snag-free, but bass pro Cliff Crochet said you can make one simple alteration to throw the lures around hard structure and catch more fish.

Remove back hook from Rat-L-Trap to catch more fish

November 16, 2017 Andy Crawford

Rat-L-Traps are absolute fish-catchers. There’s just something about the lipless crankbaits that bass and redfish love — or hate, whatever. They will just crunch them. […]

Tools and tactics

November 15, 2017 David A. Brown

Swapping hooks is not a complicated process, but a little know-how facilitates the task. Invariably, the biggest challenge is flexing the split ring enough to remove and add a hook. […]

A feature on Google Earth allows anglers to go back in time to see features on Okhissa’s lake bottom before the lake was impounded to see potential bass-holding spots.

Google Earth helps turn back time at Okhissa

November 15, 2017 Chris Ginn

During the construction of Okhissa Lake, several humps were pushed up around the lake bottom, and several rock beds were created with railroad ties and loads of gravel. […]

Early in the morning, or any time Paul Elias sees bass schooling, he likes to throw a Zara Spook.

Pickwick Lake’s bass bonanza

November 15, 2017 Paul Elias

Catching 30 to 50 bass per day is what you can expect in November on Pickwick Lake, which corners Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee and should be one of the hottest lakes in all those states this month. […]

Hooking it up – How to change hard bait hooks

November 1, 2017 David A. Brown

Changing the factory hooks on your hard baits is an easy way to tweak your lure’s performance — and put more bass in the box. […]

Lake Okhissa is still a great bass lake, even with its ‘new-car smell’ long gone.

Okhissa’s ‘Back to the Future’ bass

November 1, 2017 Chris Ginn

The north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake in the Homochitto National Forest was nothing like it was in 2007 when the Bill Dance Signature Lake first opened. Instead of waiting for an endless line of eager anglers to launch their boats, I drove right up to the ramp and had my pick of the best parking spots. […]

Despite its length, you can still connect on the hookset with the Mag 12.

The Mag 12 Buzz Worm

October 30, 2017 Don Shoopman

That two different professional anglers can fish a new 12-inch worm completely differently — with both catching solid numbers of quality bass — is a testament to the new Mag 12 Buzz Worm from Mister Twister. […]