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The tournament angler holds a bass he caught just after noon. Bates said once the sun gets up high in the hot summer, you can catch awesome strings of bass by flipping the grass.

Top gear for Bee Lake bass

July 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Terry Bates said he’s most conscious of which rods to use when he’s fishing visible cover. […]

Bates’ killer topwater bait, a Jitterstick, with slight modifications.

Best lures for Bee Lake bass

July 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

As mentioned in the main article, Terry Bates uses a variety of lures. But he has his favorites. […]

Bates is always on the lookout for spots likely to hold big bass.

Where to fish for Bee Lake bass

July 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Terry Bates said Bee Lake might be a small waterway, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t lots of options. […]

Mann’s new Three-For-All has only one hook, but mimics a small pod of baitfish.

In July, bass are looking for cool water containing plenty of oxygen. I’ve picked Pickwick Lake to fish because the hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam will be generating power and creating plenty of current that’s very oxygenated. […]

Drew Hopper, his son Eli, 6, and the monster bass they caught in February.

15-5: Dad rewarded with monster bass

July 9, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

If anyone ever deserved to catch a monster bass, Drew Hopper of Olive Branch is that fisherman. […]

Cypress trees running along Bee Lake often hold lunker bass. Terry Bates hooked several out of these trees on a Zoom Brush hog.

Day on the Lake: Bee Lake

July 1, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Terry Bates rammed the throttle down on his Ranger, and we shot up on plane instantly and cruised toward our first stop of the day on Bee Lake just after dawn. […]

Want to give a youngster a taste of fishing power? Turn him or her onto a hybrid striped bass bite on Barnett Reservoir. Wes Partridge was 8 when he caught this one.

Cooking striped and hybrid bass

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

One reason why stripers and hybrids have been slow to catch on with more fishermen is that people consider them poor table fare. […]

When the bite is on, stripers will take a Bandit 200 deep in their throats.

Best techniques for stripers and hybrid bass

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

There are two ways to catch stripers and hybrid bass. Here are the basics. […]

When the sun gets low, the surface action can explode. Sid Montgomery can certainly testify to that.

On top

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When the big stripes or hybrids are schooling on top, it can get wild. They will hit most anything, including a crankbait because a lot of the fish in a school will be down under the surface action. […]

On ultra-lights, even the little stripers are a thrill, and where you catch one, you can catch and release a hundred.

Ultra-light fun

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Many of the surface schools you find in late May or early June will be the fish stocked the previous year, and they will not have reached the legal size limit of 15 inches. […]

Dustin Frucci with a pair of Barnett hybrid striped bass.

Size limits

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Striped bass and hybrid striped bass are counted together, with an aggregate limit of six per fishermen allowed each day. There is a 15-inch minimum length limit on both. […]

Steve Grace fights and brings in a bass along the edge of a pad field.

Steve Grace’s top Columbia Lake tips, techniques

June 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Vegetation is the key to success on this lake, Steve Grace said. […]