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A lure falling through the water column mimics the natural actions of prey that triggers predatory fish into biting. The falling lure can imitate a dying shad sinking to the bottom or a minnow diving to the bottom to feed or a crawfish slowly descending at the end of its hop out of the rocks or a sinking worm flushed …
Spring is just around the corner, and to me, that means one thing: BIG. FAT. BASS. After a long winter, I’m jacked up to start slinging baits and ripping lips. I’ve spent hours in the garage this winter stocking, organizing, and tweaking my fishing tackle for the upcoming season. With hundreds of baits to choose from, deciding what to tie …
The versatility of a plastic grub makes it an ideal lure for presenting horizontally or vertically to wintertime bass in clear waters. A twin-tail plastic grub attached to a 3/8- or 1/2-ounce standup jighead is my favorite lure to drag in ultra-clear water for bottom-hugging bass. If the water is stained, I prefer a bulkier bait so I attach the …
Black and blue is one of the best color combinations for a bass jig, but the color combo has never really caught on with lure manufacturers of crankbaits. However, I have discovered the touring pros have been using all black or black-and-blue crankbaits to catch bass in certain situations throughout the years. The late great pro bass angler Guido Hibdon …
Tackle box organization is essential for any serious angler. Whenever I got the chance to fish with one of the touring bass pros I always liked to take a sneak peak in the pros’ boat storage compartments to see what lures they used and how they organized their tackle. The pros know that time is of the essence when they …
A bass’ metabolism slows way down in the winter, so the fish can go a few days without eating if it gulps down one big baitfish. As winter progresses and the water gets colder, big baitfish are hardy enough to survive the cold water, but smaller baitfish such as threadfin shad and young gizzard shad start succumbing to the frigid …
Throwing swimbaits for bass is an easy way to present your bait from top to bottom in clear water if it is rigged correctly. The beauty of a paddletail swimbait is that it can be rigged different ways to make it fall vertically with its head down or swim horizontally. It can also be rigged weedless for fishing around cover …
Touring pros and fishing guides have always reserved a spot in their tackle boxes for tailspinners but newcomers to the sport seem to be more attracted by all the latest creations of lure manufacturers. The veteran anglers know the heavy metal lure with a spinner on its end has the characteristics of both a spinnerbait and a jigging spoon, so …
The bass pros love tinkering with their lures and a jig is one of their favorites to modify. Heeding the advice of the pro anglers, lure manufacturers have designed jigs that you can take right out of the package and catch bass. However, some pros still prefer tinkering with their jigs to improve the lure’s design and hook-setting potential. All …
So this story is a little odd but felt like I had to share. I could ramble on and on about what a legend he is, but it’s almost just as funny to me to see how genuinely confused the news anchor was when she was reading the story. You’ll have to go here to watch since they don’t let …
The ability to see clearly determines how far a bass will chase something down and eat it. Bass and most other predators rely on sight to hone in on and capture prey. However, unlike terrestrial hunters, bass must compensate for reduced vision to hunt in a shrouded underwater world. The Lateral Line And How It Works A bass’s lateral lines …
The spread of bass tournaments into Northern waters has exposed more anglers to smallmouth bass on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. Throughout the years tournament competitors from the North and South have noticed differences in the habits of Northern and Southern smallmouth. They also have discovered techniques for catching bronze backs differ from the North to the South. Here’s …
