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When the stripers are biting in the late summer, early fall period, doubles on the fish are common for fishermen when trolling with crankbaits. Dustin Frucci of Louisville, Ky., holds a double caught with the author last fall.

Rez stripers starting to heat up

September 12, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

It really wasn’t fair last year, since so many bass fishermen were on Barnett Reservoir in September and then October, pre-fishing for the B.A.S.S. Central Open that was held on the lake. […]

A quarter-ounce white spinnerbait with small tandem Colorado blades may be an old trick, but it still works when the pads start to die in the fall.

Itty-bitty blades find big ol’ fall bass

September 12, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

The cold chill from the early morning boat ride was still numbing the bones when the small white-skirted spinnerbait made its first splash of the day. […]

The moments right after a summer pop-up thunderstorm can produce a great topwater bite in lowlight conditions when bass enjoy the cooler conditions.

Storm watch: Be careful, but also take advantage

August 15, 2014 David A. Brown

A constant concern for summer bass fishing is the afternoon thunderstorm, and savvy bass anglers know that such weather can positively influence the bite. […]

For a change of pace, Johnny Cumberland switched to a chartreuse and white Chatterbait and caught this spotted bass.

Day on the Lake: Cool Okatibbee Creek

August 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Bam! Not long after Johnny Cumberland slid his canoe into Okatibbee Creek at the crack of dawn, a bass smashed his Rebel Crawfish crankbait and dove down into the swift current. […]

Summer in the shallows can often yield a great topwater bite.

Up tight — Pro fishing tips to catch summertime’s shallow bass

August 1, 2014 David A. Brown

So on our list of summertime favorites, we find cookouts, lemonade and offshore bass fishin […]

Ken Murphy displays a bass he caught right before sundown on the lily pads in the area of Okatibbee Lake near the island above the road.

Day on the lake: Okatibbee’s grass bass

July 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Pow!

A hungry bass rewarded Ken Murphy quickly, smashing his frog as he worked the pads and grass on an old minnow pond dam in Okatibbee Lake. He had pulled only the one rod from his rod locker, and the custom-made swimming frog tied to it produced the first strike of the day. […]

A plastic frog fished around logs can produce some of the bigger bass strikes in the Pearl River.

Plucking the Pearl — Float-trip tip for Middle Pearl River bass

July 1, 2014 David Hawkins

When people talk about the Pearl River “between the dams,” the conversation likely involves the water between the main dam of Barnett Reservoir and the low head dam 33 miles upriver at the north end of the lake in Scott County. […]

On lures like his Talon Signature Series Finesse Swim Jig, Pete Ponds will use the hard to see fluorocarbon line. It is his go-to line for 75 percent of his fishing.

Bass basics: Line class 101

June 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Less than 20 years ago, bass fishermen had only to decide what pound test Dupont Stren or Berkley Trilene monofilament line they wanted in one of three colors: green, clear or blue. […]

A sign posted at the entrance gate to Okhissa Lake directs fishermen on what to do to have their fish weighed and entered in the C-Spire Share-A-Trophy program.

Okhissa Lake program protects lunker bass

June 16, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When it opened in 2007, fishermen knew that Lake Okhissa near Bude would soon begin producing huge largemouth bass as the original stocking of fish cycled through to maturity. […]

This nice spotted bass fell for Steve Grace's Shaky head off a main lake point.

Day on the Lake: Kemper County Lake

June 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Watching a bunch of boats blast off for a bass tournament was not what Steve Grace wanted to see when he pulled up to the ramp at Kemper County Lake, and it meant the fisherman would have to alter his plans on the 652-acre lake. […]

June is time for frogs

May 28, 2014 Andy Crawford

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Greg Hackney said he much prefers when bass move off the spawning grounds and become more predictable. […]

Whether he's banging his crankbaits on rocks or deeper timber, B.A.S.S. Elite Series Pro Pete Ponds of Madison concentrates on giving his lures life, albeit erratic, in hopes of triggering a bass' predatory instincts.

Bass basics: Giving crankbaits life

May 22, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Pete Ponds found bass stacked in the mouth of a creek on Lake Eufala in Alabama, the only thing between him and his first B.A.S.S. tour victory was triggering their predatory feeding instincts. […]