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June 1, 2026
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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. […]

Bass 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. […]

Bass Fishing

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. […]

Bass Fishing

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. […]

Bass Fishing

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. […]

Bass Fishing

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.  […]

Bass Fishing

Bet on Calling Panther for May

May 15, 2014 Paul Elias

Calling Panther near Crystal Springs is a fairly new lake that holds numbers of big bass, timber, lily pads and other structure. […]

Bass Fishing

Barnett gets 172,000 Floridas, delivered

May 14, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Longtime Barnett Reservoir bass angler Dudley Salers watched Tuesday (May 13) as a biologist poured about 5,000 Florida largemouth fingerlings into an ice chest in the fisherman’s boat, and then delivered the perfect line. […]

Getting the most out of your crankbaits sometimes requires a few adjustments.
Bass Fishing

Pro shares crankbait secrets

May 12, 2014 Andy Crawford

With the bass spawn wrapping up and fish transitioning from their shallow bedding areas to deeper water, crankbaits are about to become more important parts of anglers’ arsenals. […]

Bass Fishing

Bass stocking can remedy habitat loss, but is it the best solution?

May 5, 2014 Hal Schramm

Following up on anglers’ complaints of declining bass fishing, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources fishery biologists found fast-growing, healthy largemouth bass but low abundance of young fish. […]

Bass Fishing

Seawalls provide spring action

April 29, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

BAM!

There was nothing subtle in the bass’ attack on the crankbait, which had been thrown down the seawall behind houses on the subdivision lake and retrieved parallel to the bank. […]

Bass Fishing

The ones that wouldn’t get away

April 16, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

The bass was jumping. Then it was diving.

Then it was racing for the boat. Then it went under the boat, and even made a run at the big motor at the back of the boat. […]

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