Schultz: Topwater turning point
A long time ago, some anonymous angler figured out how to entice these lock-jawed largemouth into biting — simply by allowing a soft-plastic lure to lie motionless, sometimes for 30 seconds or more.
Keeping your bass boat alive, part 5
Mark Hicks shares the steps for renewing the gel coat on a bass boat.
Palaniuk talks cranking for smallmouth
Given the chance to fish for smallmouth bass immediately before and after the spawn, it’s always a safe bet that Brandon Palaniuk will be slinging crankbaits.
Christie: It’s time to find offshore fish
It’s not the Bassmaster Classic, but this week’s BASSfest on Kentucky Lake has kind of a mini Classic feel.
Hackney: Selecting the proper jig, part 2
I struggle with the definition of a swim jig because, really, you can swim any jig you want. All you have to do is raise your rod tip and crank fast.
Ike: Fishing grubs, part 2
There are three basic styles of grubs — curly-tail, boot-tail and straight-tail.
KVD: Adjusting for really big fish
Bass fishing is about making adjustments to various conditions that confront an angler throughout the day.
Christie: How to practice for tournaments
I think the biggest thing that determines my overall approach to practice is the tournament format – is it a multi-day event or a single-day shootout?
How Terry “Big Show” Scroggins fishes flooded shoreline bushes
April showers bring May flowers is an age-old expression, but for Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry “Big Show” Scroggins, it’s more like “spring rains put bass in the bushes.”
Ike: Fishing grubs, part 1
A grub will catch any predator that swims. That includes stripers, wipers, crappie, bluegill and flatheads.
