Gear up for a quick release. A small net and good pliers will help you release fish unharmed. If you want to keep bass to eat, the best tasting fish are mid-sized and caught from cold water. Bass are ...

There are many great ways to jig for smallmouth bass, though Ivo shares some great tips on how to make a normal tube jig into something much better! In a short while Ivo lands a nice set of smallmouth ...

In today’s 7-8–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -Seth Feider has teamed up with Z-Man to create the new “Secret Agent” smallmouth bait. Definitely worth a look. -Bass jigs are a standard, a go-to, a ...

The hot and humid months of summer always seem to transform bass fishing lakes into a downright mess — ­impoundments chock-full of supersize cabin cruisers, runabouts, and jet-skis. Once the sun goes ...

Catching largemouth bass in the fall doesn't have to be a difficult task. By choosing the right lures for the job, finding green weeds, keying-in on deep rock and wood, following the bait, and turning ...

One of the earliest bass baits I remember, both slightly bewildered by but also fascinated with, was the flipping jig. As a teenager I would eagerly read magazine copy on this lead and rubber lure, ...

The morning’s action had been steady, a multi-species assortment that included largemouth bass, a modest-sized musky and an oversized bullhead. When my partner Sid’s casting rod bent into a strong ...