Bass Fishing
More tips for muddy-water bass-fishing tactics
Here are some other muddy water strategies that will put bass in the boat. […]
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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.” […]
Bass Fishing
Muddy water moves — Pro fishing tips to catch bass in muddy water
When runoff makes the water murky, bass don’t give up on eating — so fishermen shouldn’t give up on catching them.
You just have to understand how fish use different sensory elements from sight to sound to water displacement. […]
Bass Fishing
Top 3 spotted bass hotspots in Mississippi
Robbie Bridges rocked his bass boat with great force when he set the hook. A second later, with his knees and back bending against the pull of the fish and the current, he made his plea. […]
Bass Fishing
Hop-along — Expert frog-fishing tips
Sploosh!
The water of Neshoba County Lake exploded when a huge bass smashed Tyler Temple’s black plastic frog. […]
Bass Fishing
Limits proposed for Lake Tangipahoa
With the long-awaited reopening of Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin State Park scheduled for September, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks last week proposed limits designed to restore the great fishery. […]
Bass Fishing
14-inch minimum proposed for Barnett bass
Fishermen on Barnett Reservoir soon won’t be able to keep any largemouth or Kentucky spotted bass less than 14 inches in length, under a plan approved Wednesday by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Bass Fishing
Pickwick Lake bass fishing turns on in this month
You must understand water levels and temperatures to find and catch April pre-spawn and post-spawn bass at Pickwick Lake.
But if you know what type of bank and structure to look for and what baits to use you’ll catch more and bigger bass. […]