Bass Fishing Archives - Page 39 of 86

June 19, 2026

For interior work, use shallow diving crankbaits to probe among branches.

Pick it apart — How to fish laydowns

August 1, 2016 David A. Brown

Wood — once a tree, felled by man or nature, it’s now a bass fortress and a structure to be negotiated, encroached upon, invaded by those seeking a face-to-face with said fish. […]

Delta Lures’ Thunder Blade is taking off because of the vibrating jig’s quality components and fish-catching abilities.

Thunder Jigs – Buddies started Delta Lures to recreate their favorite baits

July 26, 2016 Don Shoopman

LaPlace is the home of Delta Lures and the Thunder Jig, among other artificial lures being made by two serious bass fishermen.

Fred King and Roy Laborde are churning out Thunder Jigs, which are similar to ChatterBaits, as quickly as they can in a home operation that includes hours of testing prototypes in a swimming pool. […]

Be patient and catch more bass on topwater

July 23, 2016 Brian Cope

Anglers will drastically improve their hookup ratio, said Deschenes, if they wait until the feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook. […]

Even in the heat of summer there are bass that remain shallow, and frogs will get the bites.

Hoppers call in summer bass

July 22, 2016 Dan Kibler

Bass fishermen have a lot of different lures to choose as their go-to baits at different times of year and for different fishing situations.

But it’s a good bet that there aren’t many like North Carolina bass pro Dylan Fulk, who reaches for a soft-plastic frog. […]

Focus on bridges for summer bass

July 19, 2016 Andy Crawford

Bass pile up around deep-water points and ledges, but one of the most-overlooked structures comes in the form of bridge pilings. […]

Bright crankbaits, like a chartreuse with a blue back, will produce in the summer, our two hot-weather bass experts will tell you.

Breaking point

July 15, 2016 Michael O. Giles

Terry Bates looks for breaks, ledges and points 8 to 12 feet deep where he finds a drop with deep water running close to a point. […]

Terry Bates pinpoints bass suspended around trees in deep water, where he flips and pitches tubes to lure explosive strikes.

Cool Carolina tubing tips

July 15, 2016 Michael O. Giles

Chucky Hamrick is a fan of the magnum tubes in the summer, but not in the traditional sense.

“I like to Carolina-rig tubes,” Hamrick said. “I’ll use the magnum tubes on a Carolina rig and put rattles in them, and they’ll float higher and they mimic small shad. Sometimes a slow-falling tube will be just what a bass needs to entice it into biting. […]