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When bass start feeding heavily on baitfish in the fall, you can catch those fish then on just about anything you throw at them. Finding the baitfish is the first step in catching fall bass and the next step is to find the lures that best imitate the forage fish. Here are five lures that best imitate the baitfish bass …
When the air cools and the leaves turn colors signaling the arrival of fall fishing, crappie make a run for the shallows. Like the spring migration to the shallows, the autumn run triggers some of the best action of the year if you can follow the crappie’s fall transition. Where To Find Big Fall Crappie On lakes lacking natural wood cover, brush …
For most anglers, late summer is the toughest time to fish. Accurate, timely bass fishing tips are harder to find in the dog days, and for good reason. It’s hot and miserable for the anglers, and the bass are scattered, beaten down by angler pressure, and downright difficult to catch. Late-summer blues got you down? Try one of these bass …
In the context of bass fishing lures, there’s not much better at generating strikes than a wacky worm. Despite their unnatural appearance, the subtle shimmy they have on the fall is straight catnip to the brains of bass everywhere. As good as they are at getting bites, though, there is definitely a learning curve associated with becoming a master of …
The topwater popper is one of the most timeless bass lures in the arsenal. Countless anglers caught their first topwater fish on a popper, and there is something sublime about the “bloop-bloop-splash” that occurs when a popper is inhaled by an angry bass. As timeless as they are, nowadays few anglers rely on poppers as more than just situational baits …
The best topwater lures vary depending on conditions, bodies of water, and of course, between anglers. Knowing this, we created a list of five of the best topwater lures, according to our team. Take a peek and hopefully it helps you spend a little less time in your tackle box and more time ripping lips. 1) Topwater Walking Bait A …
When the summer heat raises water temperatures into the bathwater range, a topwater bait is the least likely lure most bass anglers would choose then. Although bass can seek cooler temperatures in deeper water, some remain near the surface to feed on schooling baitfish while others stay shallow in the shade of heavy cover and ambush any prey swimming nearby …
The spinnerbait is about as tried and true as it comes for bass lures – you’d be hard pressed to find an angler worth his salt that hasn’t caught at least a bass or two with the old safety pin. Spinnerbait tips come in all shapes and sizes, but rarely focus on the description of the blades attached. One of …
Smallmouth bass were once considered just a northern relative of the black bass family. Now smallmouth bass fishing is now an All-American gamefish pursuit. Smallmouth bass live in many habitats ranging from cool waters of rivers and streams to deep reservoirs and crystal-clear natural lakes. You can find smallmouth bass in waterways either above or below the Mason-Dixon Line. Many …
Chart a year of your bass fishing and you’ll likely have a graph marked full of peaks and valleys. Many factors influence the ups and downs of bass fishing, including rising lake levels. By keying on a bass’ movements during this condition, you will increase your success rates and straighten out those chart lines on a higher plateau. Fishing The …
Some of best spring bass lures are crankbaits in crawfish colors such as brown and orange for bass in the spring because bass forage heavily on crustaceans during the season. I know red lipless crankbaits produced bass in the grass lakes of the South during the spring, but I never really tried them on my home waters of Lake of …
The key to prespawn smallmouth bass fishing in rivers is to think critically about where they spent the winter, and where they spawn – and then locating holding places along that route. In many rivers, bass winter in the channel – but in areas out of the current. Places like the backs of wing dams, in deeper holes behind rocks, …
