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Time invested in thoroughly probing laydowns is usually rewarded.

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August 15, 2018 David A. Brown

When planning your summer bass outing, keep these points in mind about shallow water fishing from bass pro Jason Christie. […]

Bass after dark

August 1, 2018 Michael O. Giles

Summer fishing trips are much more productive when you want until the sun sets to hit the water. Here are some nighttime tips for more bass. […]

When you see bass schooling on top, cast to them with either a walking bait or a shaky head worm when they go deep.

July: frog time at Ross Barnett

July 12, 2018 Paul Elias

July is when bass in Ross Barnett go to the lily pads that are plentiful in the reservoir, which is a relatively shallow lake, holding numbers of 5- to 6-pound fish. […]

Paul Elias depends on his depth finder to locate the ledges and see the structure and bass at Pickwick before he ever starts chunking and winding.

Bet on Pickwick’s ledges during June

June 12, 2018 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is a great ledge lake. Although you primarily will be fishing for and catching largemouths there in June, when you get a strike, you don’t know what you’ll reel in, because all types of fish and baitfish will be running those ledges. […]

Sustaining quality fishing in aging reservoirs will require providing good habitat for bass and for anglers.

Enhance habitat, fish will respond

June 7, 2018 Hal Schramm

Table Rock Lake is a 43,100-acre impoundment on the White River in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri that was built in 1958. […]

Take a shot at summer bass

June 1, 2018 David A. Brown

‘Shoot’ your bait back into the dark recesses under a dock, and you’ll get more looks from hungry bass that dig the shade. […]

Use your electronics to find post-spawn staging areas, similar to the ones used by bass during the prespawn.

Post-spawn tips for Pickwick

May 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Once you get post-spawn bass pinpointed, you could be in for some of the best fishing of the year, especially at Pickwick Lake. […]

Bass learn to avoid capture

May 7, 2018 Hal Schramm

Larger bass may be harder to catch than smaller bass because they are fewer in number and have had more time to learn to avoid anglers. […]

The Speed Scremer features “arms” that provide maximum action bass just can’t resist.

Creme Speed Scremers

April 23, 2018 Don Shoopman

Dusty Anders of Deville was excited when he called an outdoor writer in early February.

The 50-year-old firefighter, an avid bass angler and part-time fishing guide, had just boated an 8-pound bass on one of his favorite new soft plastics. […]

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