Bass Fishing
Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad
Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic. […]
August 2016
Fishing
Electric propulsion update
Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever. […]
Columns
Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts
If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property. […]
Field Notes
3 tips to mop up on mangroves
Every summer, when July and August roll around and Tommy Vidrine can tear himself away from catching hammer speckled trout at Grand Isle, he heads offshore in pursuit of another hard-fighting fish. […]
Bass Fishing
Get up extra early to beat the heat
Former Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite has a few ideas on how to beat the heat for summer bass — and most of them begin after dark. […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t wash your fishing spot
Ken Sherman is a perfectionist, paying close attention to every detail involved in catching fish. And one of the things he says many bass anglers overlook is the importance of boat handling when approaching a log jam or tree. […]
Bass Fishing
Busting lily pad bass at Ross Barnett
Nothing’s more exciting than watching a big bass blow up on a topwater lure — whether I catch the bass or not. […]
Bass Fishing
Top 5 tips for more jig bass
Bass anglers have proved over the past decade or so that jigs will produce bass bites even in the heat of summer. Here are his tips to catch more fish. […]
Bass Fishing
Delivery methods for bass-fishing laydowns
One of the most-common angling misnomers is the general lumping of flipping and pitching into one homogenous image. […]
Bass Fishing
Road Runner guy
T.J. Stallings is an avid angler who mixes his fishing passion with his job as P.R. Director/lure designer at TTI Blakemore, which, more than coincidentally, makes the Road Runner lures that Stallings loves for creek trips. […]
Bass Fishing
Find bass near shoals and mouths
Another creek bass expert, Brent Baucum, has specific areas that he always targets.
“I usually catch my biggest fish up to 100 yards below the shoals,” he said. “But, as far as numbers, I catch more right above the shoals or in the outside creek bends. They are usually deeper and hold some better fish in the small creeks.” […]
Bass Fishing
Top ambush spots for creek bass
Shoals: Many shallow water streams, creeks and rivers are filled with rocky bottoms and many of these have rocky shoals or small rapid areas that are perfect ambush spots for bass. […]