So you want to fish the St. Johns River?
There are only a handful of legendary bass destinations in the country. True, there are hundreds of places to go fishing, but only some of them have earned the magical...
Florida is just different
If you’re planning your first Florida fishing trip over the next couple of months, keep in mind that fishing for bass there is quite different than other areas of the...
Late winter river fishing
A lot of anglers ignore rivers this time of the year. That is a mistake. If conditions are right, you can have a great multispecies day, one you’ll remember all...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Why Talley upgrades hooks
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video brought to you by Mercury Marine, Bassmaster Elite Series champion Frank Talley explains why most professionals swap out treble hooks on their crankbaits and...
Queen’s gambit
Focus. An intense gaze beaming from the eye of the competitor. Peer across the bass fishing landscape and you’ll see dozens of thousand-yard stares in each field every weekend. They’re...
Winning winter cranking targets
Yes, we’ve had a couple of cold fronts, but a relatively mild winter can bolster a seasonal tactic of which Elite Series pro John Crews was already a believer —...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Winter ditch fishing with Arey
In this week’s Tackle Tip Tuesday brought to you by Mercury Marine, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Arey walks through how and why he fishes the Pulse Fish Lures Spinnin’...
Techniques for better bass fishing, part 1
PARK FALLS, Wisc. – It’s a new year, and if you’ve resolved to take steps to improve your bass-angling success and enjoyment in 2022, you’re reading the right article. We all...
Don’t fear cold fronts
When I was growing up, it was accepted wisdom that when a cold front arrived the bass would go into shutdown mode. That’s a good excuse for not catching fish,...
Deeper into lure tinkering
Few anglers are as fanatical about tinkering with lures as Florida Bassmaster Elite Series pro Drew Cook. He often spends hours casting into his mother-in-law’s swimming pool so he can...
