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Throw a lipless year-round

Todd Faircloth took a gulp of cool, Texas air on the waters over Sam Rayburn. He took several, in fact, trying to catch his breath after landing an 11-pound, 6-ounce monster from a...

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When smallmouth are a drag 

JVD’s postspawn pattern for bronzebacks is a tournament-tested winner  Last summer, Jonathon VanDam found  himself in a St. Lawrence River slugfest  with a familiar foe. Going into the final  day...

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Bernie’s top trio for topwater targets 

Nine-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bernie Schultz has three favorite topwater lures to target April bass  Visual targets. That’s what Bernie Schultz says you’re looking for during spring. Depending on your local latitude, April and...

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Jerking channel swings

The Minnesotan shares a Missouri trick for seducing prespawn bass on highland reservoirs Seth Feider loops his fingers around the jerkbait, twisting a thin fluorocarbon line into a shark knot...

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Power up your shakeyhead

Jesse Wiggins is pioneering a heavy metal movement with mega worms and 1/2-ounce shaky heads Jesse Wiggins felt a slight pressure under his line beneath the warm, Florida sun. He watched the thin...

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Punching grass with Cliff Prince

Without a doubt, flipping and pitching are two of the most often discussed techniques in all of bass fishing. But it wasn’t until the past decade or so that punching,...

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Fishing light line around docks

If Justin Lucas were going big-game hunting, he’d probably head into the woods with just a pocket knife and a plan and emerge with dinner and a trophy. That’s effectively...

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Sight fishing for dummies

By notching his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory in March 2022 at Santee Cooper Lakes, Drew Cook affirmed thathe deserves to be considered one of the best bass pros in...

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How to fish blade baits

Blade baits are thin metal lures that sink fast, vibrate frantically on retrieve and are capable of catching bass at extreme depths. They’re most commonly used by smallmouth anglers in...

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Flashing a blade bait

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Paul Mueller knows a thing or two about fish ing in the cold. While living and guiding in New England, Mueller has learned to cope with...