Just when you thought you might, just might have seen it all as far as artificial lures designed to fool bass, well — you know what they said about just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. […]
Of course, one of the keys to consistently boating fish is to determine a pattern when hitting the lake. Accomplishing that is a matter of covering enough water, accomplished tournament angler Terry Bates said. […]
Terry Bates said he’s most conscious of which rods to use when he’s fishing visible cover. […]
As mentioned in the main article, Terry Bates uses a variety of lures. But he has his favorites. […]
Terry Bates said Bee Lake might be a small waterway, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t lots of options. […]
In July, bass are looking for cool water containing plenty of oxygen. I’ve picked Pickwick Lake to fish because the hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam will be generating power and creating plenty of current that’s very oxygenated. […]
John Williams said he saw the splashes a good half a mile across Sardis Lake, and knew his slow day of fishing would soon turn around. […]
If anyone ever deserved to catch a monster bass, Drew Hopper of Olive Branch is that fisherman. […]
Terry Bates rammed the throttle down on his Ranger, and we shot up on plane instantly and cruised toward our first stop of the day on Bee Lake just after dawn. […]
Vegetation is the key to success on this lake, Steve Grace said. […]
One reason why stripers and hybrids have been slow to catch on with more fishermen is that people consider them poor table fare. […]
Like any bass fisherman, B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds struggles to find largemouth during the spring transition, when fish move from shallow spring spawning grounds to their deep summer haunts. […]
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