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News & Tips: Why Loud Lures Catch More Largemouth Bass...
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Why Loud Lures Catch More Largemouth Bass

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Preferring to lie in wait under a canopy of cover for the next meal to swim by, these fish possess heightened senses that are fine-tuned for efficiency.…
News & Tips: Bassmaster Classic Winner Rick Clunn Recounts His Best Fishing Day Ever...
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Bassmaster Classic Winner Rick Clunn Recounts His Best Fishing Day Ever

by Rick Clunn, as published in Volume 2, Issue 1 of NITRO Performance Fishing Boats Magazine My family and I were visiting relatives on our summer vaction in California. We were camped out at Pine…
News & Tips: Tips for Bass Fishing Heavy Cover
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Tips for Bass Fishing Heavy Cover

A mistake a lot of fishermen make when flipping and pitching is dropping the bait on the outside edge of the structure or cover, and that spooks any resident bass. Instead, drop it right at the base…
Jay Yelas by Jay Yelas
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Yamamoto Fishing Pro Jay Yelas Digs Senko Worms

Mercury pro Jay Yelas loves fishing for bass when they are in the shallows. Like everyone who chases bass, Yelas has his preferred methods of extracting these piscine warriors from their cover. One…
Bass Pro Shops pro Scott Martin with a pair of chunky spotted bass  by Bass Pro Shops pro Scott Martin with a pair of chunky spotted bass ...
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Bass Pro Shops Pro Scott Martin Thrives on Competitive Bass Fishing

When you are born with a pedigree in the world of bass fishing like  Eagle Claw Trokar pro Scott Martin was, ya know bass fishing legend Roland Martin's son, it is expected that fishing is in your…
Ish Monroe at the Lewis Smith FLW  by Ish Monroe at the Lewis Smith FLW ...
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Bass Pro Shops Pro Ish Monroe Is On Fish

Ish Monroe had a down year in 2014 failing to make the championships in either the FLW Tour or Bassmaster Elite Series. Prior to the 2014 season, and the start of the 2015 bass fishing tournament…
News & Tips: Sight Fishing Blindfolded: Catch Bedding Bass in Low-Visibility Conditions...
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Sight Fishing Blindfolded: Catch Bedding Bass in Low-Visibility Conditions

As far as Ott DeFoe knows, his eyesight is as good as that of anyone else on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Just a few months shy of his 30th birthday, he doesn’t wear glasses, doesn’t need ‘em, and…
News & Tips: 6 Tips to Get in the Weeds for Good Fishing (video)...
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Tips for Catching White Bass

When water temperatures reach the low 50s, whites start moving upstream, out of the lakes and reservoirs, until they reach a dam or other obstacle that blocks their travel. Here the white bass stack…
News & Tips: Bass Fishing Tips: How to Use Wobblers Style Lures...
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Bass Fishing Tips: How to Use Wobblers Style Lures

Largemouth and smallmouth bass love wobbler style lures and you should, too. The fishing lure’s wobbling action causes powerful surface strikes that will shake you to the bone. Fishing wobblers such…
News & Tips: 3 Ice Fishing Secrets for Lake Superior Smallmouth...
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3 Ice Fishing Secrets for Lake Superior Smallmouth

Itching for summer smallmouth action? No need to wait until ice-out to battle trophy bronzebacks. With many fish over the 20-inch mark, Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay has some of the best smallmouth…
News & Tips: Fishing Tip: Fish Windy Banks for Bass...
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Fishing Tip: Fish Windy Banks for Bass

If you want to catch bass fishing windy days in early spring, find windy banks. Many times, you’ll find that these areas hold the warmest available water on the lake you’re fishing. Baitfish will…
News & Tips: 6 Must-Have Crankbaits for Largemouth Bass...
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6 Must-Have Crankbaits for Largemouth Bass

  You could spend hours trying to narrow down what crankbaits are most important for putting fish in the boat. Crankbaits are available in all styles and shapes, making narrowing down the options a…