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Big spotted bass are what Paul Elias is going after this month, but he also may catch big largemouths.

Three steps to monster bass

November 1, 2011 Paul Elias

This month, I’ll be catching monster spotted bass, largemouths and smallmouths. I’ll be catching all these bass in the same places, at the same time, using the same tactics and lures. […]

Making subtle changes to Senkos can produce more bites when bass fishing gets tough.

Small changes produce more Senko bites

October 17, 2011 David A. Brown

Sometimes, fish just need a little something different to push them over the edge. With plastics, a change in color can be just the thing. Several manufacturers like Yamamoto offer worms with chartreuse tips, but dipping tails in dyes like Spike It enables anglers to alter any of their colors with a simple dunk. […]

Largemouth bass, even those such as Manabu Kurita’s world record-tying 22-pound, 4-ounce fish, tend to be homebodies with small ranges.

Study shows bass don’t move much

September 28, 2011 Jerald Horst

Like any other non-migratory critter, each largemouth bass has a home range, loosely defined as the area that the animal uses regularly in its quest for survival and reproduction each year. Lots of anglers assume that largemouth bass rove widely in their pursuit of food and oxygenated water.

While indeed, evidence exists that young school-size bass do move extensive distances, particularly in open reservoirs, most of the time bass just don’t go that far. As hard as it is for fishermen to admit, a lot of times when they can’t buy a bite, the fish haven’t left the area. […]

The size and the fight of Pickwick Lake smallmouths are legendary.

Dam smallmouths: Target rocks for Pickwick bass

September 27, 2011 Paul Elias

This month the smallmouths will start biting — particularly on topwater. I enjoy catching smallmouths at Pickwick Lake, which shares our border with Alabama and Tennessee. […]

With bass hiding within lily pads, skipping a stickbait across the tops of the vegetation often draws sudden and aggressive strikes.

Stick it to ‘Em

September 27, 2011 David A. Brown

Say you want to fish reaction baits, finesse and traditional Texas-rigging in the same trip. How many baits is that? Three? Maybe more? […]

September anglers on Bogue Homa can expect to catch some fish in the 3- to 5-pound range.

Autumn bites. Bogue Homa features early fall action

August 31, 2011 Paul Elias

Lake Bogue Homa, 6 miles east of Laurel on Highway 84, was restocked by the state about three years ago. This lake, with its 15-inch size limit, has a healthy population of bass. You’ll catch numbers of small fish here, but also some 3- to 5-pounders. The lake holds a lot of vegetation, including lily pads, grass and cypress trees. […]

Are these future sport fish or just expensive forage?

Fry and fingerlings: Can size improve stocking success?

August 31, 2011 Hal Schramm

Ask a bass angler after a subpar fishing trip what they think management needs to do to improve the fishing, and the answer almost always will be “stock fish.” […]

A jigging spoon can often stimulate a lethargic school of bass and ready them for follow-ups with crankbaits, Carolina rigs, etc.

Pickwick’s offshore ranges abound with bass

August 30, 2011 David A. Brown

It may feel like the proverbial needle-in-a-haystack, but ledge fishing is one of the most productive tactics for summer bass on Pickwick Lake. […]

Jeff Collum swings another jig bass into the boat.

Bass fishing good, getting better on Columbus Lake

August 30, 2011 Michael O. Giles

Jeff Collum worked a shallow bank picking apart the isolated cover like a skilled surgeon. Without hesitation he flipped, pitched and worked every piece of cover on and off the bank. Suddenly a bass struck his jig. Collum reared back and slammed the hook into the old sow’s jaw.

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