Bass fishing tips from Bassmaster Elite anglers and other bass fishing experts. Learn about fishing tackle, rods, reels and techniques to help you catch more bass.
Tackle Tip Tuesday: How Hamner won the 2024 Bassmaster Classic
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, Justin Hamner gives his strategy to catch key bass each day of competition and how he utilized multiple kinds of jerkbaits and mixed in a…
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Tackle systems: Search baits
As we enter spring, more and more bass are beginning to move shallow. When that happens, they tend to spread out — some to the backs of pockets, others to protected flats...
Why I love lily pads
I’m not a scientist, but I know many different species of lily pads grow in lakes and rivers from Canada to Florida and from Maine to California. I’ve caught bass...
Hacking springtime cold fronts
Spring is here, and you know what that means: cold fronts. Most bass anglers dread cold fronts. They always seem to line up perfectly with the biggest tournaments on your...
Is scoping a skill?
There’s a lot going around on social media and message bords about the technology that’s being used on our boats. There seems to be a feeling that “forward-facing sonar” or...
1 Minute Angler: Jocumsen’s tool for wacky rigs
The VMC Crossover Tool is your best friend for wacky- and Neko-rigging. Watch Bassmaster Elite Series pro Carl Jocumsen demonstrate.
Bass basics should precede forward-facing sonar
When I started out bass fishing in my early teens, forward-facing, side-imaging and down-imaging sonar had yet to be invented. I had to rely on 2D sonar, as did every...
Three forward-facing sonar tips
This year, my Nitro Z21 XL/Mercury Bass Pro Shops boat arrived at my house sooner than ever before. That has given me an opportunity over the last month or so...
Feeling lighter going into 2024
During the recent offseason, I lost some weight to get in shape for the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series season. But I’m not talking about my waistline; I’m talking about the...
The smell of success
We can use the right-sized jig, choose the ideal trailer, match colors to water clarity and local forage, but still find the fish snubbing our presentations. For covering water and...
1-Minute Angler: Jocumsen’s drop-shot rigging tip
Watch how Bassmaster Elite Series pro Carl Jocumsen rigs a drop shot two different ways: Texas rig and with hook exposed for better hook sets.
Florida bassin’ helps warm up winter
It seems like half of the bass fishing world goes to Florida this time of year. And why not? Most of the country is languishing in cold or unpredictable weather...
Beginner’s guide to bank fishing at Logan Martin Lake with Josh Butts
As the seasons shift, beckoning the early whispers of spring, there’s a nostalgic pull towards the simple joys of fishing from the bank. It’s a timeless venture, one that many...