Bass Fishing
When it’s time to change your fishing line
Learn the best, most-comfortable way to strip and respool line and stick with it to make it less of a chore. […]
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Bass Fishing
Punching practices
Submerged vegetation is to bass as politics is to lying — you won’t find one without the other. […]
Bass Fishing
’Yak attack — Tips for bass fishing from a kayak
After pushing their plastic boats from the tops of their vehicles and into Barnett Reservoir, Dwayne Walley and Brad Case slipped along the edges of the backwater lily pads barely, making a ripple as the day came to life around them. […]
Bass Fishing
Line doesn’t lie – Top bass pros know when and where to use mono, braid and fluoro
Monofilament, fluorocarbon and braided line — options are numerous, and while certain fundamentals definitely guide the decisions; there’s plenty of room for creativity and situation-specific uses. […]
Bass Fishing
Barnett bass length approved
Mississippi wildlife officials on Wednesday gave final approval to 2016-17 statewide fisheries regulations, including a change in the minimum length limit on bass at Barnett Reservoir. […]
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Calling Panther Lake is where you should be fishing for bass in May
Calling Panther near Crystal Springs has a great population of big bass.
And the high water in March more than likely helped the bass have a big spawn. […]
Bass Fishing
More tips for muddy-water bass-fishing tactics
Here are some other muddy water strategies that will put bass in the boat. […]
Bass Fishing
Bait choices for muddy-water bass
Fishing guide Darold Gleason follows a simple yet effective plan of covering water with reaction baits to locate active areas. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish ID: It’s more than spots
Spotted bass are very similar in appearance to its closest cousin, the largemouth bass, and similar in power and fight to its other nearest relative, the smallmouth that looks nothing like it. […]
Bass Fishing
The right hook set when bass fishing with frogs
Tournament angler Tyler Temple knows plastic frogs are a big-bass bait, which he proved with this lunker he caught at Neshoba Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Getting the right frog action for more bass
“We fished a two-day tournament on Guntersville (in Alabama) last year, and we led the tournament after the first day and we caught every bass on that Scum Frog,” Gibson said. “We fished a lot of vegetation, and strikes came all day long. […]
Bass Fishing
Hoot Gibson’s frogging gear
“If I had my choice I’d use a broom handle to fish frogs with, but since I can’t I like a 7-foot 3-inch extra heavy action rod,” said Gibson. “You’ve got to set the hook and turn that fish right at the get-go. If you use a medium-heavy or limber rod you’re out of the ball game. I use my rod with a Shimano Curado with 65-pound PowerPro braid.” […]