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News & Tips: The 6 Most Important Fishing Lures to Use When Bass Spawn...
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The 6 Most Important Fishing Lures to Use When Bass Spawn

Fishing the bass spawn is one of the best times to catch hawg bass, but even then they can be finicky. We trolled the best of the internet to find half a dozen top recommendations for boating big…
News & Tips: Kevin VanDam's Secret Bait
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Kevin VanDam's Secret Bait

Every once in a while there’s a new kid on the block that changes the rules a little.  With the emergency of the swinging football head, four-time Bassmaster Classic winner Kevin VanDam has found the…
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Kevin VanDam Shares His Top Fishing Techniques

Kevin VanDam (KVD) is to bass fishing as America is to apple pie and baseball. So for the upcoming summer months, who better to chat about fishing for bass in natural lakes during the toasty time of…
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3 Bassmaster Elite Series pros Share Plastic Worms for Summertime Bass

Oh yeah, it's time to get your bassy little buddies all fired up and ready to play this summer. Nothing like rippin' lips and getting your fishing rod bent to intensify the summer heat. The old…
News & Tips: Ish Monroe on Frogs, His Go-To Lure in the Summer (video)...
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Ish Monroe on Frogs, His Go-To Lure in the Summer (video)

Ish Monroe has several pro fishing wins under his belt. He's known for pursuing big bass and going for the win every time he's competing. So, during the summer, what is Ish's go-to lure to start his…
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Top Bass Lures for Summer Fun From Jimmy Houston

Summertime is fun time across most of the bass fishing world. Our favorite piscine foes are active and  we can fling and sling a variety of lures at them to tempt them to play with us. Since fun is…
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Pitching Jigs With Randall Tharp

The jig is up for Rapala pro Randall Tharp. Thought a nod to a verse from a Styx song might brighten your day. Now, let's focus on flippin's sticks instead. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Tharp, who is…
News & Tips: Josh Bertrand’s Carolina-Rigging Tricks for Finicky Largemouth Bass...
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Josh Bertrand’s Carolina-Rigging Tricks for Finicky Largemouth Bass

Sometimes what is old can be made new again, and such is the tale of the Carolina-Rig.  Despite being directly responsible for countless fishing tournament wins and trophy bass brought to the boat,…
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11 Lessons on Jerkbaits for Early Season Bass

By Steve Pennaz This past February, on a bitter cold morning better suited for hot coffee and a roaring fire, I met Elite BASS Pro Chad Grigsby at a just-opened Perkins to outline our plans for…
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Jig Fishing Tips With Fishing Pro Randy Howell

What does Randy Howell always have at the ready on his boat when bass fishing? Sure, a Livingston Lures crankbait would be a good guess, but you're guaranteed to find a jig when Howell is starting to…
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Crankbaiting Tips From Fishing Pro Mike Iaconelli

Mike Iaconelli loves his crankbaits. Especially during spring months. Whether it's pre-spawn, spawn or post-spawn, crankbaits are on the menu in the boat of the former Bassmaster Classic champion.…
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Spring Bassin' Techniques From Pro Angler Ish Monroe

With a name like Ish, ya just gotsta fish. In fact, Bass Pro Shops staffer Ish Monroe certainly does that. As a Bassmaster Elite Series pro and multiple title holder there and on the FLW Tour, Monroe…