Bass Fishing Archives - Page 55 of 86

June 20, 2026

Early in the month, bass will be feeding on bluegill spawning in shallows.

Bet on Calling Panther for May

May 15, 2014 Paul Elias

Calling Panther near Crystal Springs is a fairly new lake that holds numbers of big bass, timber, lily pads and other structure. […]

A few thousand Florida bass fingerlings are poured into an ice chest to be ferried by a fisherman to protective habitat in Barnett Reservoir. About 25 bass anglers helped MDWFP hatchery officials place 172,000 Florida bass in the 33,000 acre lake.

Barnett gets 172,000 Floridas, delivered

May 14, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Longtime Barnett Reservoir bass angler Dudley Salers watched Tuesday (May 13) as a biologist poured about 5,000 Florida largemouth fingerlings into an ice chest in the fisherman’s boat, and then delivered the perfect line. […]

Getting the most out of your crankbaits sometimes requires a few adjustments.

Pro shares crankbait secrets

May 12, 2014 Andy Crawford

With the bass spawn wrapping up and fish transitioning from their shallow bedding areas to deeper water, crankbaits are about to become more important parts of anglers’ arsenals. […]

Stocking is one option to maintain fishing successes, but dumping millions of fry into any waterway is expensive and resource intensive.

Bass stocking can remedy habitat loss, but is it the best solution?

May 5, 2014 Hal Schramm

Following up on anglers’ complaints of declining bass fishing, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources fishery biologists found fast-growing, healthy largemouth bass but low abundance of young fish. […]

Pete Ponds shows off a couple of nice bass caught during the post spawn.

BAM! Post-spawn topwater fever

May 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Pete Ponds worked the edge of an emerging grass line with a favorite popper while searching for hungry post-spawn bass. An errant cast sent the lure a few feet further into the grass than he planned, but he simply started popping the lure back to the edge of the grass.

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Kim Ponds, wife of bass pro Pete Ponds, holds up a pair of big largemouth, the results of a double they caught on a seawall on a 500-acre residential lake in Madison County. Seawalls attract fish when it's time to fatten back up after the spawn.

Seawalls provide spring action

April 29, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

BAM!

There was nothing subtle in the bass’ attack on the crankbait, which had been thrown down the seawall behind houses on the subdivision lake and retrieved parallel to the bank. […]

The lips on the Scatter line of Rapala crankbaits give the lures action that drives bass to bite.

Two new standout crankbaits

April 29, 2014 Don Shoopman

A proven Rapala crankbait moved to the forefront of bass fishing on the biggest stage when it helped produce the 2014 Bassmaster Classic champion three months ago in Alabama. […]