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The Ned Rig: A Complete Guide to Baits, Gear, and How to Fish It
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Finesse techniques catch when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if...
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How to Catch Smallmouth Bass
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Smallmouth bass are brutes. Pound for pound, they are one of the strongest and most...
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The Best Way to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Rivers: Hit Them With Topwater Lures...
Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you...
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How to Fish the 2024 Cicada Hatch
Bobby Zylstra’s morning started a little slow, with cool weather and low clouds hanging over Missouri’s Current River on Friday. After wading a ways downstream, he started seeing a few rises here and...
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Hell or High Water: Chasing Smallmouth Bass on the New River
THE NEW RIVER is many things—gorgeous, deserted, dangerous—but new isn’t one of them. It was named unwittingly, so the story goes, after traders labeled each landmark “new lake,” “new stream,” and so...
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Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › There’s no more polarizing topic in the fishing world than forward facing sonar (FFS)....
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The Best Jerkbait Rods of 2024
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Today’s jerkbait rods get a lot more use than their predecessors did. Historically,...
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The Best Spinning Rod and Reel Combos
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › While some anglers like to mix and match their spinning rods and reels, often the best...
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Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record
Earlier this month, angler Rex Remington caught a smallmouth bass from Indiana’s Monroe Lake that should break the existing state record by nearly a pound. Remington weighed the bronzeback on a...
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A Complete Guide to Strolling for Bass: The Ultimate Rig for Forward-Facing...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Since the popularization of forward-facing sonar, many bass anglers have found success...
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7 Forward Facing Sonar Tips: Settings, Mounting, and Techniques Explained
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › You thought you needed forward-facing sonar to catch more fish, so you bought a unit and...
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Podcast: The Secrets to Catching Bug-Drunk Smallmouths
When most people think of topwater smallmouth takes, they envision something violent: A slashing blow and shot of whitewater spraying into the air. Hits like that get the blood pumping for sure, but I...
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Micro Ned Rigs: The Ultimate Bait for Targeting Bluegills and Bass at the...
When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re...
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Wacky Rig: A Complete Guide on Rigging, Setups, and How to Fish It
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › A wacky rig is perhaps the most subtle, natural, and non-invasive presentation bass...
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How to Fish a Free Rig: Here’s What You Need to Know About This Underrated...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The free rig is a cross between the ever-popular Texas rig and the seemingly forgotten...
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Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Old-School Bass Lures the “Cool Kids” Hate (and Why...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The fishing world is one of trends. At any given time, tackle manufacturers are toiling...
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How to Fish the Geecrack Cue Bomb — and Other Rubber Dice Baits
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The world of bass fishing has been flipped over, tossed about, shaken up and turned on...
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Guide to Fishing for Smallmouth Bass in the Fall
Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and...
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A Guide to Largemouth Bass vs Smallmouth Bass
Ditch pickles and bronzebacks, bucketmouths and smalljaws. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass go by many names, and when most Americans think about bass fishing, they picture one (or both) of these...
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The Best Bass Fishing Tips for Beginners
Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in America for one key reason: Accessibility. No matter where you live, there’s a strong possibility there are largemouths close by. Furthermore, you...
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The Best Drop Shot Rods of 2024
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Drop shotting has gone from a fringe technique, looked down upon by some hardcore bass...
View ArticleBassmaster Elite Series Rookie Disqualified for Failing a Polygraph Test
The 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series season wrote its final chapter Sunday when Cory Johnston hoisted the big blue trophy over his head at the St. Lawrence River in New York. Just 24-hours prior, his...
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How to Read a Fish Finder
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › While plenty of bass anglers catch lots of fish by banging the bank and exclusively...
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Tournament Angler Catches Same Record Smallmouth Bass Two Years in a Row
Thomas Russell and his long-time fishing partner and cousin Eric Sullivan were targeting smallmouth on Cayuga Lake when they hooked into the biggest smallmouth bass ever caught in New York state. The...
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How to Fish a Texas Rig: A Complete Guide on Baits, Tactics, and More
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The Texas rig just might be a bass angler’s best option for early summer action. There...
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‘I Was in Disbelief.’ Fishing Guide Releases Montana’s Pending-Record...
Fort Peck Lake in northeast Montana is a sprawling reservoir that holds plenty of walleyes and smallmouth bass. And it’s where part-time fishing guide Josh Johnson caught the bronzeback of his dreams...
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New Lures, Reels, Rods, and Lines Designed for Forward Facing Sonar
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Forward facing sonar (FFS) is the bass fishing world’s latest innovation, and it’s...
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How to Fish a Drop Shot: A Complete Guide
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › By most accounts, the drop shot got its start out West in the clear water impoundments...
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MEGA Live vs LiveScope: What’s the Best Forward Facing Sonar?
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Forward-facing sonar has changed the game in professional bass fishing. While some...
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The 7 Best Smallmouth Bass Lakes and Rivers
There’s no denying that smallmouth bass attract attention from anglers nationwide. From their beautiful patterns, aggressive strikes, and drag-peeling fights, it’s easy to see why. Smallmouth are...
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