How-To

How-To

Aaron Martens: Bridges are bass magnets

The media referred to him as the "troll under the bridge," and he didn't bristle at the description. After all, Martens depends on bridges during many different seasons and all over the country.

How-To

Boyd Duckett: The fall Trap

Cast, crank, repeat. Compared to the Rat-L-Trap, few lures on the market produce more consistently with as little effort or expertise.

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Boyd Duckett: Don’t think too much!

Duckett says that as novice anglers begin to acquire more knowledge about the sport, they tend to complicate things. That's where most weekend anglers get into trouble.

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Bradley Hallman: Crashing a crankbait

"Most people think that if you throw a deep diving crankbait in shallow water, it's going to get hung up, but it doesn't," says the Oklahoma pro.

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Bradley Hallman: Brushpile Primer

Brushpiles can also be a deadly technique after the dog days have passed and bass begin to cruise the shallows — if you know where to put them and how to fish them.

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Bill Lowen: Go big or go home

Bill Lowen was raised fishing the stingy Ohio River, where a limit is a rarity for many anglers, and a really heavy limit is a once-a-decade event.

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Bill Lowen: Skinny water boat set-up

Wouldn't he be better off in a johnboat, a kayak or a canoe? After all, the self-proclaimed "river rat" loves to venture as far up a tributary as he can.

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Brian Snowden: Deep wood bass

On his home waters of Table Rock Lake, Snowden has become a master at cashing checks by coaxing bass from deep water treetops.

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