Gauging smallmouth reliability
Visit the Tennessee River Valley and you’ll hear a frequent proverb among fishermen. “Playing with smallmouth is like playing with fire,” the locals will utter. “Eventually you’re going to get...
Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
Wading for stream smallmouth
A veteran wader walks anglers through his successful habits of this peaceful pursuit.
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Walters winning strategy to break 105 pounds of smallmouth
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday brought to you by Mercury Marine, Patrick Walters lays out his week at the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario and how he got the...
Unlock the Lake: Special smallmouth anglers at Champlain
In the Humminbird Unlock the Lake at Lake Champlain, the Bassmaster LIVE crew break down the stellar week for Alex Redwine, Bryant Smith, Justin Atkins, Cody Huff and Kyoya Fujita.
Ned swingin’
It’s hard to come up with a new lure that’s truly game changing, because so many innovative baits have been introduced in recent years. VMC has met that challenge with...
Fish care done the right way
I saw something at the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River presented by Black Velvet that was inspiring. The fishing was pretty darn good; Micah Frazier’s come-from-behind victory...
To fizz or not to fizz
During the recent Bassmaster Elite Series Northern Swing, there was a lot of talk during the Bassmaster LIVE coverage regarding “fizzing” – the technique of venting the excess gas from a...
Champlain’s southern smallmouth surprise
Each time the Bassmaster Elite Series visits Lake Champlain, a common question persists: Will “Ti” play? Ti’s short for Ticonderoga — the area best known for the namesake fort, originally...
Essential smallmouth gear with Redwine and Przekurat
Take a look at Bassmaster Elite Series pros Alex Redwine and Jay Przekurat's essential smallmouth gear.
