Late fall, early winter smallmouth
I’m up in Canada, and fall is long past. It was 20 degrees below zero at my house last week. But for most of you it’s still late fall or...
Confronting the cold
Cooperative and kind, moody and temperamental, straight-up bad hair day. Sure, we could be describing a teenager’s dynamically fluctuating dispositions, but we’re actually talking about fourth-quarter weather — specifically that...
Big jig vs. Texas rig
Caleb Sumrall breaks down when and how he decides to choose between a big jig or heavy Texas rig when flipping dense vegetation.
Lipless crankbaits for winter bass
Most weekend anglers use lipless crankbaits like the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Lucky Craft LVR and Strike King Red Eye Shad mainly when targeting active bass during spring and fall. But...
Follow the food for fall success
Throughout the year, Jason Christie invests significant time and effort into locating the structures that hold the biggest bass. That objective doesn’t end during the year’s final quarter, but it...
Trimming jigs
If you’ve ever seen The Nutcracker with a full orchestra, you know that the dancers and musicians get way more attention than the lighting crew; unless the latter screws up...
Jerkbaits for every season
In my six years on the Bassmaster Elite Series, many of my best finishes have come on hard jerkbaits. They’ve occurred on a pretty wide variety of fisheries – everywhere...
