Tactics for high-pressure lakes
For many Bassmasters, competing in tournaments is what bass fishing is all about. Every angler with a competitive streak, whether he fishes against other members of his local bass club or on the pro circuit, dreams of scoring a great catch in a tournament and ending up in the winner's circle.
How to fish river lakes
While bass living in those waters have the same basic needs, catching them requires an understanding of the differences in how fish live and feed in such dissimilar environments.
Marty Stone’s finesse flippin’ strategy
Marty Stone explains 'finesse flippin' which has served him well in tournaments.
Weighting soft jerkbaits
Tommy Martin adapts his bait to meet the needs of the fish, that's how you stay in this business as long as he has.
Shad fetish
Spring through fall, Echols tunes in to shad movements to stay in touch with feeding bass. He targets high spots next to creek and river channels. Here bass feed on suspended shad that roam over sloping bottoms and ledges.
Three approaches to bed fishing
In this article, you can read how skilled bed fishermen use their ability to an advantage with the big money usually ending up in their pockets.
Smallmouth in murky water
Veteran smallmouth guides answer Don Wirth's questions about locating these fish.
Advanced sonar tactics
The heart of Robbins' advanced sonar fishing method is a transducer mounted to the outboard with a homemade bracket.
Brauer’s tournament tactics for big bass
The common practice is to catch the five bass permitted daily, regardless of size, then start looking for larger fish. Brauer, by contrast, targets larger bass from the moment the first practice day begins.
Advanced worm fishing
In this article, you can read how the plastic worm is one of the earliest artificial bass baits developed, and serious anglers learn early how to fish it. Anglers Wendlandt, Martens and Daves have developed their own rules for using plastic worms.
