Bass Fishing Archives - Page 46 of 86

June 20, 2026

When you find bass on Pickwick Lake schooled up, you can catch numbers of nice-sized fish.

Current and mussel shells

July 16, 2015 Paul Elias

I like Pickwick in July because the bass will be schooled-up, holding on the river channel. As long as the current’s running, you can catch bass all day. […]

According to Pete Ponds, these eight lures average about 40 years in age, and yet all are still very productive.

Old lures pros prefer

July 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Ever wondered what old lures top bass pros carry in their boats? You know what, so do they. […]

Pete Ponds is hoping somebody recognizes the Top Striper Lure featured here and can help him find more. Originally made in Alabama in the 70s and 80s, Ponds uses the feathered plastic jig behind a popping cork to call bass to the top.

Ponds: Help me find Top-Stripers

July 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Bass pro Pete Ponds of Madison has an urgent request for readers of Mississippi Sportsman magazine.

“Please, anybody, if you have any leads on an old lure made in Hueytown, Ala., back in the 80s called a Buck’s Top-Striper, I’ll buy every one you can find,” said Ponds. “I’m online (facebook.com/pondsbassman); just get in touch.” […]

Pete Ponds gets on the deck to land fish, especially when they are hooked on one of his precious old lures he still uses 40 years after he acquired them.

Oldies but goodies — Antique lures that still catch bass

July 1, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Like Babe Ruth pointing beyond the fences in Yankee Stadium, or Michael Jordan signaling a swish after releasing a 3 at the buzzer, Pete Ponds called his shot.

The FLW Tour angler looked at a fallen treetop and made a bold prediction.

“Get ready,” he said, “this is where it’s gonna happen. Watch this old lure work its magic.”

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Zell Rowland holds up a bass caught on the YUM Sharp Shooter.

YUM’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter

June 25, 2015 Don Shoopman

Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by YUM Baits at the 2014 ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida. […]

Continuing to load up on bass after the postspown is a matter of following the fish to their summer haunts.

Follow postspawn bass for consistent bites

June 23, 2015 Dan Kibler

Perhaps the most-frustrating season for bass fishermen is that period between the end of the spawn and when fish settle into their deeper, summer patterns. […]

Denson masters bass in the heat

June 18, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Shannon Denson of Fannin loves fishing in the heat. He gives his top tips for how to catch summer bass at Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]

Guide to handling big bass

June 16, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Proper handling techniques will definitely increase the chances of long-term survival for your trophy bass. […]

On Aliceville Lake, all bass fishermen agree that vegetation is the key, leading one local angler, Steven Fikes, to say “where there is grass, there are bass.”

Factoid for Aliceville bass

June 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Mississippi fishermen can fish the entire Aliceville Pool, a.k.a. Pickensville Lake, with a Mississippi fishing license, even though a lot of the lake is in the state of Alabama. Mississippi anglers can fish Columbus Lake then be locked down to fish the Aliceville pool. […]

Wesley Rushing took this bass from a shallow stand of up-and-coming lily pads.

Rigging and fishing a Speed worm

June 15, 2015 David Hawkins

A rig that Aliceville Lake fishermen love for fishing shallow vegetation is known locally as “the Speed worm.”

In this application, a Speed worm is any ribbed worm in the 4- to 6-inch range with a curly or flat tail. […]

Punching a big worm into vegetation can be a highly productive summer tactic.

How pros rig magnum worms

June 15, 2015 David A. Brown

To get the most out of a big worm, Bassmaster Classic champ Casey Ashley suggests dropping down in line size. […]

FLW bass pro Pete Ponds of Madison feels anytime and any water in Mississippi is a good time to try a frog, a big-fish bait that he feels many fishermen will only throw around vegetation. This one lured a 5-pounder off a ledge.

Ponds never shy about throwing frogs

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Ka-SPLOOSH!

Nothing can match the exciting sound, and hopefully the feel, of a bass blowing up on a plastic frog. […]